Human rights lawyer, Dele Farotimi who was released from prison where he was detained has declared that he never lied against anyone throughout his life, emphasising his commitment to truth in his advocacy. Farotimi stated this while addressing the press after his release from the correctional facility in Ekiti State on Tuesday. The activist, who […]

A Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has ordered the remand of the principal of Islamic High School, Bashorun Ibadan, Mr. Abdullahi Fasasi, the proprietor of Agidigbo FM, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, and Naomi Silekunola, an estranged wife of the Ooni of Ile Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, at Agodi Correctional […]

The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee (LPDC) has rejected a request by Chief Afe Babalola SAN’s law firm, Emmanuel Chambers, to revoke the law practicing license of controversial lawyer and author, Tomilola Titus Farotimi, also known as Dele Farotimi, over allegations of criminal defamation and professional misconduct. Farotimi was brought before the LPDC based on a […]

Plateau State Police Command has restricted movement in five local government areas of the State in order to ensure hitch-free Christmas and New Year celebrations. The affected local government areas are Mangu, Bokkos, Barkin Ladi, Riyom and Bassa. A statement issued in Jos by the Command’s spokesman, DSP Alfred Alabo, on Tuesday, also said all […]

In a move to ease transportation challenges during the festive season, the Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Transportation, has officially flagged off its subsidised holiday transport services for Nigerians. The initiative, aimed at ensuring seamless travel for citizens, covers both road and rail transports and is scheduled to run from December 24, 2024, […]

A powerful blast on Tuesday ripped through an explosives plant in northwest Turkey killing 12 people and injuring three others, the local governor said. “According to preliminary information, 12 people died in the explosion” in the Karesi district of Balikesir, Ismail Ustaoglu told the private NTV broadcaster. Footage showed shards of glass and metal scattered […]

South Korea’s opposition said Tuesday it would impeach acting president Han Duck-soo in protest at the interim leader’s refusal to sign into law special bills to investigate his impeached predecessor. The main opposition Democratic Party had set Christmas Eve as the deadline for Han to promulgate two special bills investigating suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol’s […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged aggrieved members in Adamawa State to sheath their sword in order to regain its lost glory in the state. The APC reconciliation committee headed by Senator Muhammed Mana stated this when it visited the secretariat of the party in Yola, the state capital. The visit was the first […]