A magistrate’s court in Ogba, Lagos, has granted bail to TikToker Olumide Ogunsanwo, popularly known as Seaking, setting the amount at ₦500,000 with two sureties in the same sum. The court’s decision on Monday followed Seaking’s arrest on Saturday after he posted a video on social media allegedly inciting attack on police officers should they […]
Human rights lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi has regained freedom after meeting his bail conditions, and is on his way to his Lagos home. The development was disclosed by politician and activist, Omoyele Sowore. He was arrested earlier in the month for allegedly defaming Afe Babalola, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and founder of Afe […]
A Chief Magistrate’s Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of the former wife of the Ooni of Ife, Naomi Silekunola; the Chief Executive Officer of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat; and the Principal of Islamic High School, Abdullahi Fasasi, at the Agodi Correctional Centre. The remand order followed their arraignment in connection […]
An Islamic group under the aegis of the Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria, the Oyo State chapter has set plans to unveil a Sharia court in the state and its environs. The group, in a flier that went viral on Tuesday, invited guests from across the country to the court’s inauguration ceremony, which will […]
The Legal Practitioners Disciplinary Committee has rejected the request from Chief Afe Babalola’s (SAN) law firm, Emmanuel Chambers, to revoke the practising licence of lawyer and author Tomilola Farotimi, also known as Dele Farotimi, over allegations of criminal defamation and professional misconduct. A petition submitted by a lawyer from Emmanuel Chambers, Mr. Ola Faro, was […]
Kidnappers on Sunday night ambushed an Ado-Ekiti bound 18-passenger vehicle at Emure Ile, kidnapping all the passengers on board. The incident happened at the outskirts of Emure-Owo, as the bus was returning from Onitsha. According to a source at the Road Transport Employers Association of Nigeria, Ado-Ekiti Motor Terminal branch, the bandits kidnapped the driver, […]
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) says international customers owe $5.7 million for electricity supply in the third quarter (Q3) of 2024. The international customers are Paras-SBEE and Transcorp-SBEE both from the Benin Republic; Mainstream-NIGELEC from Niger; and Odukpani-CEET from Togo. Under an international treaty, Nigeria sells electricity to neighbouring countries like Benin Republic, Togo, […]
The Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department, FEMD, said no fewer than 105 persons were rescued from the different cases of building collapse in the territory in 2024. Acting Director General of FEMD, Engr. Abdulrahman Mohammed disclosed this at a media parley, yesterday in Abuja. According to him, the cases occurred at the Prince and […]
Tuesday 24 December 2024 No regrets removing subsidy, tax reform’ll go ahead — Tinubu N935/litre petrol: Labour faults new price, demands further reduction Plateau demands justice as 15 bandits’ victims get mass burial Courts convict 742 terrorists, free 888 392 Nigerians repatriated from Niger Bandits Kidnap Ekiti Travellers, Demand ₦30m Ransom I Meet Financial Obligations […]
Some surviving victims of Abuja stampede: Photo: Sodiq Adelakun/Channels TV. President Bola Tinubu has claimed that indiscipline and poor organization were responsible for recent stampedes in Oyo, Anambra states and Abuja where people died during distribution of palliatives. Speaking during his first presidential media chat on Monday, Tinubu expressed the need for Nigerians to be […]
