Court acquits father of defilement of daughter
An Ikeja Special Offences and Domestic Violence Court has discharged and acquitted one Alfred Udiong of an alleged defilement charge of a 14-year-old girl (name withheld). Justice Rahman Oshodi held that the prosecution failed to prove the charge of defilement against the defendant by calling the survivor to give her testimony in the matter. “In […]
NDDC Contractor Edevbie Orders Police Arrest Of Delta State Comedian Otaba Who Posted Abandoned Isoko 132 KVA Substation Project On Facebook
The Nigeria Police Force has arrested and detained a Delta State-based comedian, Ajirioghene Otaba, popularly known as MC 2 Kingdom, over a Facebook video, questioning the abandonment of the Isoko 132 KVA substation electricity project. SaharaReporters gathered that Otaba had few days ago visited the project site in Ozoro, headquarters of Isoko North Local Government […]
Nigerian Government, Binance Executive Gambaryan Clash Again As Information Minister Dares Him To ‘Substantiate Claims In Court’
The Nigerian Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, has described bribery claims made by recently released Binance Company executive, Tigran Gambaryan, as falsehood, asking Nigerians to disregard them. The minister stated this in a fresh reaction on X on Friday, prompting Gambaryan to again tackle the Nigerian government, saying they should “get your […]
UNIZIK expels female student who fought lecturer over video
The management of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) has expelled a third-year student in the Department of History and International Studies, Goddy-Mbakwe Chimamaka Precious, for assaulting a lecturer. An announcement to this effect was made yesterday in a statement issued by the Acting Registrar of the university, Victor Modebelu. Modebelu said the Acting Vice-Chancellor had received […]
Immigration not recruiting, says spokesperson
Nigeria Immigration Service has warned the public against fraudulent recruitment advertisements, saying no recruitment is currently ongoing. A statement by the NIS Spokesman, Akinsola Akinlabi on Friday in Abuja said that recruitments were conducted in a transparent, free, and merit-based manner. Mr Akinlabi said that vacancies were advertised through the NIS website, official government channels, […]
US Congressman Alleges USAID Funds Boko Haram with $697 Million Annually
The damning revelation by a United States Congressman, Scott Perry that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), funded terrorist organisations, including Boko Haram, to the tune of $697 million annually has elicited concerns by some security experts and diplomats in Nigeria. Perry, a Republican representing Pennsylvania, made this assertion during a hearing of […]
TijjaniyyaMaulud…dissecting security alert that nearly marred a religious celebration
Crowd at Kano Tijaniyya Maulud on Saturday, January 25, 2025Eleven years after the infamous attack on Central Mosque near the emir’s palace in Kano State, the devastating memories are still evergreen. The suicide attack left hundreds of innocent worshippers in the pool of their blood. Several people who narrowly escaped death have permanent scars on […]
JUST IN: Court Slams Death Sentence On 2 NSCDC Officials
Two officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) – Azonta Amarachukwu and Ajayi Adebayo – have been sentenced to death by hanging for armed robbery. Justice Onyindamola Ogala of the Ikeja High Court sentenced the duo over a two-count charge bordering on conspiracy to commit robbery and armed robbery levelled against them […]
FG Kicks as Binance Executive Accuses Ribadu of Demanding bribe to fund political ambition
Tigran Gambaryan, an executive of Binance Holdings Limited, has alleged that Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser (NSA), demanded huge sums in bribe money to settle the dispute between the cryptocurrency firm and the federal government. In a post published on Friday, Gambaryan alleged that Ribadu said “he wanted billions in payouts to fund his future […]
League Of Imams in Yorubaland Abandons Practice Of Waiting For Sultan Of Sokoto, Declares March 1 Commencement of Ramadan
League of Imams and Alfas in Yorubaland has announced that Ramadan 1446 AH (2025) will begin on Saturday, March 1, 2025, departing from the traditional practice of waiting for the official declaration by the Sultan of Sokoto, who is regarded as the spiritual leader of Nigerian Muslims. In a communiqué issued by the Office of […]