The Edo State Government clarified that it is not involved in any legal dispute with Oba Ewuare II, the revered Oba of Benin, Omo N’Oba N’Edo Uku Akpolokpolo. Despite circulating rumors suggesting otherwise on social media, Crusoe Osagie, the Special Adviser (media projects) to Governor Godwin Obaseki, dismissed these reports. He urged residents of the…
In a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court session held on Thursday, May 9, a 23-year-old student named Rabiu Garba was sentenced to 12 strokes of the cane for the theft of a laptop and two cell phones. Magistrate Ibrahim Emmanuel handed down the sentence to Garba, a resident of Badiko in Kaduna, after he pleaded guilty…
Former Aviation Minister, Hadi Sirika, entered a plea of not guilty to the N2.7 billion corruption charges brought against him by the Federal Government. Sirika, along with his daughter, Fatima, his son-in-law, Jalal Sule Hamma, and a firm – Al Buraq Global Investment Limited, were arraigned before Justice Sylvanus Oriji at the Federal High Court…
The Senate has passed the 2024 NDLEA Act (Amendment) Bill, which includes the death penalty as a punishment for drug traffickers in the country. This decision was reached during the third reading of the bill. According to Channels TV, the proposal was adopted on Thursday when the Senate convened into a committee of the whole…
NAFDAC enforcement officers, in collaboration with intelligence provided by the Nigerian Army’s 15 Field Engineering Regiment in Badagry, have dismantled the operations of Mr. Chinedu Okafor, an illegal drinks manufacturer operating from his residence at No. 24, MTN Road, Badagry. According to a statement from NAFDAC, Okafor’s suspicious activities drew the attention of the Nigerian…
The Local Government Area Chairmen in Rivers State have thrown their weight behind the All Progressives Congress (APC) call for the Rivers State House of Assembly to promptly initiate impeachment proceedings against Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The 21 LGA chairmen, operating under the umbrella of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON) Rivers State Chapter,…
Garland Police announced the arrest of 34-year-old Ricardo Reyes Mata, a priest with the Catholic Diocese of Dallas, on charges of indecency with a child. The arrest follows reports of inappropriate contact with two minors during a visit to a Garland residence. Reyes Mata, who previously served at the National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady…
A Nigerian shoemaker named Oluwatimilehin, despite being physically challenged, confidently asserts his ability to satisfy a woman. He shared a drawing depicting a couple engaged in intercourse with the caption, “Don’t mind my legs. I can satisfy you like this.”
The presidency has confirmed that President Bola Tinubu and his team will be returning to Nigeria from Europe on Wednesday, May 8. Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser on Information and Strategy to the President, made this announcement via his official handle on Tuesday, May 7. “President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accompanied by his aides, is set…
The House of Representatives Joint Committee, tasked with investigating the abrupt surge in cement prices in Nigeria, highlights that the cost of cement in Nigeria exceeds that of India and several other African nations. The House initiated the investigation on March 13, 2024, in response to a motion co-sponsored by Gaza Gbefwi (SDP, Nasarawa) and…
