Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Ikot Ibritam, Oruk Anam Local Government Area of the state has sentenced one Akaninyene Sunday Ekwere, to life improvement for raping a four-year-old girl in the community. Ekwere, a trader in engine oil, electrical appliances and recharge cards, reportedly lured the minor to his shop, where he defiled…
Six traders were arraigned before the Chief Magistrate Court in Lagos Island Local Government on Thursday for allegedly assaulting and blackmailing Nollywood actress, Lizzy Anjorin-Lawal. The defendants—Qudus Jokogbola, Suru Olawale, Edu Shakirat, Fausat Mohammed, Kafayat Ahmed, and Opere Simiat Morenike—were charged while two other suspects are currently at large. According to the prosecution led by…
South Africa’s head coach, Hugo Broos, feels his side played better against Nigeria in Wednesday’s semi-finals encounter which they lost 2-4 on penalty kicks. The Bafana Bafana came back from a goal down to take the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) game to extra time. Reacting to their defeat in an interview with the…
The Bayelsa State Police Command has nabbed one man simply identified as Tony for allegedly beheading his girlfriend, Maxuel Ebibraladei, in Kabeama community in the Sagbama Local Government Area of the state. The tragic incident occurred at about 3am on Saturday. According to the suspect’s neighbour who pleaded anonymity, he was reportedly apprehended by residents…
A High Court in Kano State on Thursday, sentenced a 22-year-old man, Nura Sabiu, to life imprisonment for stabbing an 18-year-old to death. The court also sentenced Dahiru Ubale, 21, to five years imprisonment. Sabiu and Ubale were convicted on two count charges of criminal conspiracy and culpable homicide. Justice Usman Na’abba held that the…
Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has ordered the Commissioner of Police, Waheed Adedamola to arrest a father of three identified as Henry Edet Unung and keep him in Uyo Correctional Centre for one month, for refusing to take care of his own children. The Court presided over by Justice Ntong Ntong, gave…
The Headies Awards is one of Nigeria’s most prestigious prizes in music which has contributed to the advancement of the Nigerian music industry. In new developments, the Headies Academy has announced that the prestigious award is set to return to Nigeria in 2024 after two consecutive editions in Atlanta USA. The announcement was made in…
Osun state Government on Thursday, enroled not less than 300 vulnerable students, from School for Persons with Special Needs into Osun health insurance Scheme (O’HIS) in order to have access to free medical health care. Sahel Standard reports that Osun Health Insurance Agency is being headed by Dr Rasaq Akintunde Akindele, who is the Executive…
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Thursday, ordered a 21-year-old labourer, Shuaibu Haruna to be flogged 12 strokes of the cane for stealing a wallet. The Magistrate, Ibrahim Emmanuel, made the pronouncement after Haruna, a resident of Badiko, Kaduna, pleaded guilty to a one-count charge of theft leveled against him. Haruna prayed the court for…
Osun State House of Assembly has lifted the suspension order placed on the caretaker chairman of Ede South LG, Mr Lukuman Afolabi. The latest development was contained in a statement made available to journalists by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Olamide Tiamiyu on Thursday. According to him, the decision was taken after the…
