Three men, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly assaulting one Wasiu Olaribigbe. The defendants, Lateef Afolagboye, 25, Sheriff Muhammed, 22 and Idris Afolagboye, 21, are charged with conspiracy and assault. They, however, pleaded not guilty.…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has alleged a plot to arm-twist the judiciary into interfering with the internal activities of the party, in a bid to distract it from pursuing its cases at the Election Petitions Tribunal.…
A former Minister of Education, Obiageli Ezekwesili, has warned that the country might wake up with terrible news headlines from the rest of the world if it continues to wave off consequences of bad behaviour. Ezekwesili said Nigerians have a…
Mr Abdurrazaq Balogun, the Lagos Governorship Candidate of Action Alliance (AA) in March 18th governorship election, says INEC inability to take a position in the party’s national leadership crisis and conflicting court cases led to its poor outing. Balogun, in…
The All Progressives Congress, APC, on Wednesday, prayed the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to dismiss the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s petition challenging the election of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu. APC urged the tribunal to reject the petition in its notice…
An Upper Area Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Wednesday struck out a cheating charge against a businessman, Suleman Ramalan accused of defrauding a customer of N605,000 for lack of deligent prosecution. The defendant, who resides in Abaji, FCT, is charged…
The Police Command in Jigawa has distributed food items to 28 wives of deceased officers to support them during the Ramadan fasting. This is contained in a statement by the command`s spokesman, DSP Lawan Shiisu, on Wednesday in Dutse, Shiisu…
Former Kogi West Senator, Dino Melaye, on Wednesday, distanced the 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, from his governorship aspiration, stressing that the latter won’t interfere with his pursuit. Melaye said those linking Atiku to his governorship…
An Area Court in Jos on Wednesday sentenced Japhet Shualka, 27, a security guard and two others to 10 years imprisonment each for stealing iron rods from a construction site. Shualka is charged alonside Elisa Yakman and Sunday Ayuba. The judge,…
Mr Nuhu Clark, a member-elect for Chibok constituency in the Borno House of Assembly, is dead. The News Men reports that the deceased died in India on Monday, while undergoing treatment. Babakura Abbajatau, The state Commissioner for Home Affairs, Information…
