A Magistrate’s Court in Ila-Orangun, Osun State, has sentenced 29-year-old Olaniyan Taofik to two years imprisonment without the option of a fine for unlawful entry, theft, and malicious damage. Taofik was arrested by operatives of the Osun Amotekun Corps following a report of theft on the private farm of Mr. Omidoyin Clement in Isale-Osun, Ila-Orangun,…
The United States government has approved the sale of high-powered precision bombs, rockets, missiles, and other military ammunition valued at approximately $346 million to Nigeria. According to the US Defence Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA), the sale aims to bolster Nigeria’s counter-terrorism efforts and combat illicit trafficking within the country and the Gulf of Guinea. The…
Former House of Representatives member Dachung Bagos has strongly condemned the Federal Government’s decision to appoint Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde Marshal, popularly known as Kwam 1, as an ambassador for airport security protocols, describing the move as a harmful precedent. Speaking on Channels Television’s The Morning Brief on Thursday, Bagos said the appointment sends the…
The Airline Operators of Nigeria (AON) has lifted the lifetime ban on Ms. Comfort Emmanson, an Ibom Air passenger previously sanctioned for unruly behaviour. The decision followed an appeal by the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, according to AON spokesperson Professor Obiora Okonkwo. He said the ban was lifted after considering Emmanson’s…
On Tuesday, August 12, Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu officially launched the pilot phase of the state’s Identifier Project, a digital addressing system aimed at standardizing house numbering and street naming throughout Lagos. Speaking at the event held in Victoria Island during the Nigeria Land Titling, Registration, and Documentation Programme (NLTRDP), Governor Sanwo-Olu highlighted that…
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Thursday, August 14, for an official trip to Japan and Brazil, with a brief stopover in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. According to a statement by Presidential Spokesman Bayo Onanuga on Wednesday, August 13, the President’s first destination will be Japan, where he will attend the Ninth Tokyo International…
A former governor of Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, has been released from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), The anti-graft agency had on Monday, August 11, invited and later on detained the former governor who is alleged to have fraudulently withdrawn some cash to the tune of N189 billion when…
The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says no fewer than 8,246 inmates in custodial centres across the country are living with mental health conditions. Assistant Controller General of Corrections in charge of Medical Services, Dr. Glory Essien, disclosed the figure on Tuesday, August 12, in Abuja during a public hearing by the Independent Investigative Panel on…
Former Premier League footballer Ronnie Stam has been sentenced to seven years in prison for his involvement in a multi-million-pound drug trafficking operation. Stam, 41, who played for Wigan Athletic between 2010 and 2013, was convicted of smuggling 724 kilograms of cocaine into the Netherlands, as well as being involved in the trafficking of MDMA…
The Director of Public Affairs and Consumer Protection at the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), Mike Achimugu, has provided clarification on why Fuji musician KWAM1 has not been arraigned in court, unlike Ms. Emmanson, who was recently prosecuted for unruly behavior aboard an Ibom Air flight. Following Emmanson’s arraignment before a Lagos Magistrate Court, many…
