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Passengers boarding a Max Air aircraft around 7 p.m. on Wednesday, heading to Abuja, held their hearts in their hands after one engine of the aircraft caught fire due to a bird strike immediately after takeoff. The aircraft, carrying 100 passengers, including the Deputy Governor of Borno State, Alhaji Umar Usman Kadafur, was grateful […]
Following the arraignment by the Nigerian Police against human rights lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi for allegedly defaming the character of Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) in his book titled Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System, the activist has been remanded in a correctional facility. The judgment was given by the presiding Magistrate Abayomi Adeosun […]
The Ogun State Police Command has arrested one Miss Adeola A. Adeyemo, a trainee teacher at Owiwi Nursery and Primary School in the Obada Oko area of the state, after her pupil went blind from a cane injury in class. Adeyemo, who is a 400-level student at Tai Solarin University, Ijebu Ode, was […]
The Akwa-Ibom State Police Command has arrested one David Nse Emmanuel, who is involved in gun-making with his father, Akpan Nse, and brothers, who are at large. Mr. Akpan Nse and his sons are engaged in the manufacturing of firearms, selling them to criminals in and outside the state, before credible information led to […]
Tragedy has once again struck the families of the Oromonis three years after losing their son, Sylvester Oromoni, a student at Dowen College, Lagos State. A family source disclosed that Rosemary Oromoni, mother of the late Sylvester, succumbed to death in late November after suffering from blood pressure-related issues. It was recalled that Sylvester, […]
Just like Brazil, which has set laws to protect sex workers, the Nigeria Sex Workers Association (NSWA) has also appealed to authorities to protect their members nationwide from abuse and harassment. The grievances of NSWA were revealed in a statement by the National Coordinator, Amaka Enemo, on Tuesday, highlighting that the rate at […]
In a statement addressing the viral video of uniformed policemen scooping fuel from a fallen petrol tanker, the Nigeria Police Force has distanced itself from such acts. On Monday, via its X handle, the Force Public Relations Officer, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, clarified that the personnel in the video, wearing camouflage similar to that of Nigeria’s, […]
The Senator representing Kebbi Central, Adamu Aliero, has given a fresh air of relief to residents in the North-West, stating that the Lakurawa terrorist group has been chased from Nigeria to the Niger Republic. A few weeks back, an alarm was raised by the Nigerian military that a new terrorist group was trying to […]
The judgment by Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja criticizing the October 5 election conducted by the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) has been nullified by the Court of Appeal in Abuja. The Federal High Court had also barred INEC from releasing the voters’ register to RSIEC during the […]
Self-acclaimed leader of the separatist pro-Biafra movement, Simon Ekpa, has been arrested and imprisoned by Finnish authorities over terrorism-related issues. Ekpa was arrested and detained by a district court in Päijät-Häme for causing public incitement with terrorist intent, while four others were arrested for financing terrorist activities. A statement was released by the […]
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