An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 64-year-old Lagos man, Lateef Durojaiye to life imprisonment for def!ling his neighbour’s 11-year-old daughter. The State Lead Counsel, Mr Babajide Boye called five witnesses; PW(1) the survivor mother, PW(2) the survivor, PW (3) the Investigation Police Officer (IPO), PW(4) the nominal complainant neighbour…
A New York judge will decide whether to throw out Donald Trump’s conviction in his criminal “hush money” case based on the US Supreme Court’s decision on presidential immunity earlier this year. The US president-elect faces up to four years in prison after he was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records…
Grade A Customary Court, Mapo, Ibadan, Oyo State, has adjourned for judgment, a divorce suit brought before it by a man, Saka, against his wife, Sadia, whom he accused of irresponsibility, drunkenness and domestic violence. Saka stated that his marriage to Sadia truncated his joy and left him living a frustrated life. According…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has acknowledged that few judges are giving the Nigerian judiciary a bad name. Justice Kekere-Ekun stated this on Saturday at a public discourse on ‘Ethics, Morality And The Law’, organised by the Movement for Islamic Culture and Awareness (MICA) to mark its 30th anniversary and…
Ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State, Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokun has barred the Western Nigeria Security Network, known as Amotekun, and other vigilante groups from participating in election security. In a statement issued on Sunday by Force spokesperson Muyiwa Adejobi, the police chief emphasized that only federal security…
A 23-year-old student from Bulawayo Polytechnic, Inobubele Mhlanga, tragically lost her life on the evening of November 4 after recognizing one of her attackers during a robbery. Mhlanga was confronted by two men, identified as Thamsanqa Ndebele (26) and Euton Sebatha (36), after disembarking from a commuter bus near the TM turnoff in Cowdray…
A 40-year-old man, Tauya Mungate, has been arrested in Mungate Village, Chinhamora, Zimbabwe, for allegedly beating his 13-year-old niece to death after accusing her of stealing a $10 bill. According to reports, Mungate used a switch, a wooden broom, and a fan belt to assault the young girl, inflicting severe injuries. The assault took…
Nantes and Nigeria winger, Moses Simon claimed the Super Eagles have the quality to qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup despite their low position in the qualifiers. The Super Eagles are yet to record a win the qualifying series after four games and are languishing in fifth position in their group with three points.…
US prosecutors have charged individuals allegedly involved in an Iranian-directed plot to assassinate former President Donald Trump. The plot, attributed to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), was purportedly intended as retaliation for the 2020 US-ordered killing of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani, the Justice Department announced on Friday, November 8. The lead suspect, Farhad…
Senator Sani Musa, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, has described the removal of fuel subsidies as the “best thing that has happened” to Nigeria, stating that it allows market forces to set fuel prices more effectively. During an interview on Channels TV’s Politics Today, Musa highlighted the importance of this move in…
