An Ekiti State High Court, Ado Ekiti Division, on Monday sentenced a 25-year-old man, Gabriel Emmanuel, to life imprisonment for kidnapping. Emmanuel, who was arraigned on March 8, 2023, on a three-count charge bordering on murder, kidnapping, and demanding property with menace with intent to steal, committed the offences in 2020 and 2021. The charge…
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court in Ilorin on Friday, March 7, 2025, convicted and sentenced two Chinese nationals, Yang Chao and Wu Shan Chuan, to prison for engaging in illegal mining of solid minerals in Kwara State. A Monday statement signed by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media and Publicity at the Economic…
Operatives of the Akwa Ibom State Police Command have detained a 42-year-old Victor Okoh for the alleged murder of his wife, Victoria Okoh, 38, at their residence in Oron local government area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Timfon John on Monday explained to Journalists in Uyo, the State capital, that the…
These days, have you noticed that you wake up in the middle of the night drenched in sweat? That’s because Nigeria is currently experiencing an intense heat wave. With temperatures soaring as high as 42°C in some regions, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has issued a Heat Stress Watch, warning that high temperatures and humidity…
Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasiru El-Rufai, has left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the Social Democratic Party (SDP). In a statement he shared on Monday in Abuja, titled “Onwards to the Future,” the former Kaduna State governor noted, “As a founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), I have fond memories…
Popular Yoruba Nollywood actor, Babatunde Tayo, popularly known as Baba Tee, has admitted to having a ‘brief’ sexual encounter with Dara, the wife of comedian and skit maker Ganiyu Morufu, also known as Lande. Baba Tee made the revelation during a live interview with socialite Esabod and several TikTok users on Sunday, contradicting his earlier…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed the death of a 31-year-old physician who succumbed to Lassa fever after returning from the United Kingdom. In a public advisory issued on Sunday, the NCDC reported that the total number of confirmed Lassa fever cases has risen to 535 out of 2,728 suspected…
Kwara state Chairman of Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) Alh Idris Abubakar Sakaina was shot dead by unknown gunmen Saturday evening. The spokesperson of MACBAN in the state, who confirmed the death, said he was returning home around 10 pm when he was shot dead in front of his residence. “He is…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Ogun confirmed that four people died, while nine others sustained injuries in a lone accident on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Sunday. Mrs Florence Okpe, the spokesperson for the FRSC in Ogun, confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday. According to Okpe, the crash occurred at 8:30 p.m….
A 40-year-old farmer, Abdullahi Rasaki, has died after a palm tree fell on him in Bogije Village, Ijebu Igbo, Ogun State. The incident occurred around 3:30 pm on Sunday and was reported to the police later that evening by one Gbamila Sunday, according to the Ogun State Police Command spokesperson, Omolola Odutola. Odutola, in a…
