Igangan: Court orders release of detained OPC members after three months
The Chief Magistrate Court 2, Iyaganku, Ibadan, in the Oyo State capital, has ordered the release of three members of the Oodua Peoples Congress, three months after their detention by…
ECOWAS Court Stops FG From Prosecuting People Using Twitter
The ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja has restrained the government of President Muhammadu Buhari from prosecuting Twitter users. After the Federal Government banned Twitter, many Nigerians circumvented the ban…
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- Human Rights
- June 22, 2021
- 320 views
Akwa Ibom varsity expels 500-level student for ‘insulting’ governor on Facebook
A 500-level student of the Akwa Ibom State University in Ikot Akpaden identified as Iniobong Ekpo has been expelled for allegedly insulting Emmanuel Udom, the state governor, on Facebook. Ekpo…
18-year-old girl who gave birth in prison regains freedom
The Ondo State High court sitting at the Olokuta Medium Prison in Akure has granted bail to detained alleged #ENDSARS protester who gave birth to a baby boy in prison,…
- Sex Crimes
- June 22, 2021
- 283 views
Strange spirit directed me to rape 80-year-old grandmother, says 65-yr-old man
A 65-year-old man, Emmanuel Joseph has claimed that he was directed by a spirit to rape an Octogenarian woman, in Ondo town, Ondo state. The suspect now in police custody…
Court orders FG to pay $951m to Bayelsa govt
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the Federal Government to pay $951 million being the 13 per cent derivative sum due as arrears of revenue and payable…
- Corruption
- June 22, 2021
- 277 views
Court Sentences Farouk Lawan To Seven Years In Prison
A High Court in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has sentenced the former Chairman of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee on Petroleum Subsidy, Farouk Lawan to seven years in…
- Human Rights
- June 22, 2021
- 225 views
Media bill: Buhari re-introducing Decree 4 under different guise, say stakeholders
The President of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Christopher Isiguzo, on Monday reiterated the position of stakeholders in the media towards the National Press Council (Amendment) Bill currently before the…
National assembly complex flooded after downpour
The roof of the National Assembly Complex leaked as it rained heavily on Tuesday. The main lobby which leads to the chambers of the senate and the house of representatives…
Senate Confirms Gen. Yahaya As Army Chief
The Senate, on Tuesday, confirmed the appointment of Major General Faruk Yahaya as the Chief of Army Staff. The confirmation followed the consideration and adoption of the report of the…
Buhari names Lai Mohammed, Malami, Fashola, others to dialogue with Twitter
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the composition of the Federal Government’s team to engage with Twitter over the recent suspension of its operations in Nigeria. The approval was announced in…
- Kidnapping
- June 21, 2021
- 293 views
Bandits Release Pictures Of Abducted Kebbi Teachers, Students
The gunmen who abducted students of the Federal Government College, Birin Yauri, Kebbi State, have released pictures of some of their victims. An unspecified number of students and four staff…
IPOB Partners Cameroonian Secessionists On Training, Arms Exchange
The proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) is in alliance with a separatist movement in Cameroon in the areas of training for combat operations and arms exchange, Daily Trust learnt…
Yoruba Nation: No going back on planned Lagos rally, says Sunday Igboho
Yoruba Nation agitator Sunday Adeyemo aka Sunday Igboho has vowed to proceed with the planned Yoruba Nation rally in Lagos. The Nation reports Igboho will storm Lagos on Saturday July…
JAMB Releases New Schedule For Candidates Of Delisted Centres
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has asked candidates who were scheduled to take the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) in delisted centres to print new examination notification slips.…
