An Investigative Police Officer, Insp Rachael Jacob-Osoola on Tuesday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how a man, Abdulraman Azirika, allegedly defiled a nine-year-old pap seller, (name withheld) in a market. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Jacob-Osoola, a serving officer at Gender Section,...
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The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu says he will stand as surety for the detained leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu if granted bail again. “I will stand surety for him (Kanu) if the Federal Government wants to release him to me,”...
Chief Judge of Oyo State, Justice Munta Abimbola, has released 100 inmates of the Agodi Correctional Centre Ibadan, on Monday and Tuesday. One of them is a 16-year-old boy (juvenile) charged with alleged murder. Justice Abimbola said the boy is underage and could be more hardened if he continued...
Presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Prince Adewole Adebayo said on Tuesday in Kano that he would address insecurity and poverty if elected. “I will tackle insecurity to pave way for economic growth and development,’’ he told a news conference. He also pledged to create jobs to...
The Delta State Government has said that it never denied Labour Party the use of a venue to hold its presidential campaign rally in Asaba. Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, who stated this at a news briefing on Tuesday in Asaba, described the party’s allegation as ‘cheap lies...
An Anambra High Court sitting in Awka on Tuesday awarded N10 million as damages against the Nigeria Police Force and AIG Abutu Yaro, in charge of Zone 13 of the Nigeria Police. It was over the illegal detention of one Mr Chukwuemeka Ekwueme, a real estate developer. Presiding Justice...
Stakeholders in Ebonyi have drummed support for Chief Ifeanyi Odii, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 11 governorship election. They declared their support in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Abakaliki. According to them, a critical assessment of...
The governorship candidate of the People’s Redemption Party, PRP, Comrade Chris Agu, has condemned what he described as the piling of humongous foreign and local debts of N89. 89 billion local and $123.02 million foreign debts respectively saying that generations of Enugu people yet unborn would not complete repayment...
The Minister of Justice, Abubarkar Malami, SAN. on Monday inaugurated the General Council of the Bar with a call on the leadership of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) not to isolate members. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Council inaugurated comprised of All the Attorneys General...
President Muhammadu Buhari, has urged the Adamawa people to vote massively for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Feb. 25 presidential election, for posterity. Buhari said this at the APC presidential campaign rally in Yola on Monday, urging them to also vote for the...
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem on Monday warned Election Petitions Secretaries (EPT) and support staff to resist advances that could lead to misconduct. Dongban-Mensem gave the warning at the opening of a two-day training and workshop on capacity building for secretaries and other support...
The Labour Party (LP) on Monday released a list of nominated Zonal Coordinators for contacts, mobilisation and grassroots engagement for the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council. The party’s National Chief Mobiliser, Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council (LPPCC), Mr Olawale Okunniyi, made this known in Lagos. Okunniyi said the appointment was in...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar Former Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke has assured the people of the state that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), remain the only viable option to restore the country’s lost glory and should be voted into power in 2023 elections. Senator Imoke, who is...
The ancient town of Yola in Adamawa is full of activities as President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to arrive the state for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign rally. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Buhari is expected to arrive the Yola International Airport by 10.30...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has debunked media reports that its Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar was flown to London, over health challenges. The spokesperson and Director, Public Affairs, PDP Presidential Campaign Management Committee, Sen. Dino Melaye, stated this in a statement in Abuja. Dino...
A swan lets out one last croaky cry and wild kick before giving up the ghost. That is the bird’s one last gasp of air and futile attempt to clutch to life. Governor Nyeson Wike and his G5 Governors now cut such a tragic sight. They are either going...
APC governorship campaign council in Zamfara says reinstating PDP governorship candidate, Dr Dauda Lawal-Dare will not in any way challenge the party’s predicted victory in the March 11 governorship election in the state. The Director, Directorate of Publicity of the council, Alhaji Ibrahim Danmalikin-Gidangoga stated this while speaking with...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has promised to copy what was done in South Africa and Egypt to tackle the issue of power generation and distribution in Nigeria. Obi made this promise during The Peoples Townhall, a live event organised by Channels Television and its...
Sen Sani Musa (APC/Niger East), has said that the antecedents of Sen Ahmed Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, would give him victory in the 2023 election. Musa told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in a telephone interview on Sunday that Tinubu also had the followers and supporters to...
The Chief Judge (CJ) of the Federal High Court (FHC), Justice John Tsoho, recently, said no fewer than 556 pre-election matters were pending before the court as the country prepared for the 2023 general elections. According to Justice Tsoho, a total of 1,838 pre-election cases were filed in the...