An Ado- Ekiti High Court in Ekiti has sentenced one Durodola Ogundele, 65, to life imprisonment for raping his 85 -years -old stepmother. The convict was arraigned before Justice Monisola Abodunde on a one count charge of rape. According to…
Governor of Osun, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola of Osun, has said that his victory in the July 16 governorship election would be a landslide one, that the opposition will have no choice than to congratulate him. Oyetola said that with the…
Abimbola Abatta The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the attack on the Kuje correctional facility at Federal Capital Territory (FCT). This is even as he bemoaned that “the escape of detained terrorists and…
A Grade I Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja, granted a teacher, Rabi Abubakar custody of her three-year-old daughter, based on child custody rights in Sharia law. Delivering a ruling, the judge, Muhammad Adamu held that Fawakihud Dawani, Vol.2, page 65…
Abimbola Abatta About 64 Boko Haram suspects have escaped following the Tuesday night attack on the Kuje prison in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). Nigerian NewsDirect reports that over 600 inmates, including the Boko Haram suspects, escaped the prison which…
By Matthew Denis, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Hajiya Saratu Umar as Executive Secretary/Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Investment Promotion Commission, NIPC, for a fresh term of five years. Garba Shehu, the president’s media aide,…
Two female passengers died on Wednesday when a 20-seater boat which departed Ipakodo ferry terminal in Ikorodu capsized. The General Manager of Lagos State Waterways Authority, Oluwadamilola Emmanuel, who made this known in a statement, said the boat capsized almost…
Joel Oladele, Abuja Following the attack on the Kuje Correctional Center, Abuja on Tuesday, the Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO), Mr Abubakar Umar, has told journalists, who have been making efforts to get update, that he’s in a top security…
…Says critical assets have suffered in vandals’ hands Barth Ndubuwah, Port Harcourt The Assistant Commandant General in charge of Zone L, ACG James Bassey has charged the 49 newly trained officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC),…
The Nigerian government has announced the restructuring of five electricity distribution companies, also known as DISCOs, in the country. This was contained in a statement jointly signed on Tuesday by the Executive Chairman of the Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC),…
