A 41-year-old man identified as AbdulFatai has d!ed in a fire incident in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital. The incident occurred in the early hours of Monday, December 9, 2024 at No. 158, Ile Alaparun Isale, Alore area of Ilorin. The Head of Media and Publicity of the Kwara State Fire Service, Hassan Hakeem Adekunle,…
The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammad Sanusi II, says he always tells his daughters when they are getting married that if their husbands slap them, he expects them to return the slap. The emir said wife be@ting, domestic v!olence form 45 per cent of cases across nine Shari’a Courts of Kano in five years.…
Lagos-based legal practitioner, Dele Farotimi, has filed a preliminary objection asking the Ado Ekiti Magistrate Court to strike out the defamation suit filed against him by legal expert, Afe Babalola. This comes ahead of tomorrow’s hearing of the case.The preliminary objection dated December 9, 2024, was filed through his lawyer, Senior Advocate of Nigeria,…
President Bola Tinubu has expressed optimism about the progress of his administration, acknowledging the challenges facing the nation while assuring Nigerians of better days ahead. Speaking at the graduation ceremony for the Executive Intelligence Management Course 17 at the National Institute for Security Studies in Abuja on Saturday, December 7, Tinubu, represented by National…
Amnesty International has revealed that no fewer than 10,000 people have d!ed in military custody since the Boko Haram conflict in the North-east region of Nigeria started. The human rights organisation also accused Boko Haram and the military of many abuses, saying military personnel violated rules of engagement while carrying out their assignments in…
Atsi Kefas, the sister of Taraba State Governor Agbu Kefas, was allegedly shot by a police escort during an attack by gunmen on Thursday, December 5. The incident occurred along Kente Road in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba State, according to Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication specializing in the Lake Chad region. Governor…
Former Kaduna Central senator in the national assembly, Shehu Sani has shared his opinion about the rising tension at the Kano Emir’s palace. The tension started early Friday morning when police officers wearing advanced gear surrounded the Emir of Kano’s palace, starting as early as 6 a.m. The move came after reports emerged that…
Four members of the House of Representatives have defected from the Labour Party (LP) have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defectors include Tochukwu Okere (Imo), Donatus Mathew (Kaduna), Bassey Akiba (Cross River), Iyawe Esosa (Edo) and Daulyop Fom (Plateau). Their defection was confirmed during a plenary session when Speaker Tajudeen…
The Katsina State Police Command has arrested a notorious fraudster, Bishir Abdullahi, who was found in possession of 14 stolen Automated Teller Machine (ATM) debit cards and accused of defrauding his victims of over N2.7 million. The arrest, made by an alert police officer at a Bank branch in Tudun Katsira area of Katsina,…
The UK Queen consort, Camilla has said it is ‘terrible’ that after 50 years, violence against women ‘has not been eradicated.’ Attending a charity event at the Institution of Mechanical Engineers in Westminster, London, Camilla, the wife of King Charles met with survivors of domestic abuse at a reception marking the 50th anniversary of…
