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…
The sector commander said that the injured passengers were immediately taken to hospital for medical attention while the corpse of the driver was deposited at the morgue. An unidentified driver of a mini commercial bus ” Korope”, on Wednesday, died in an accident that occurred on the Olaiya overhead bridge in Osogbo. An eyewitness, Mrs…
The Federal High Court in Lagos has issued a directive to the Federal Government, mandating them to set prices for various essential goods and petroleum products within a week. The decision came following an originating motion presented and argued by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, before Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa. Falana brought the motion against…
There was a mild drama in a Kano State High Court on Thursday, during the arraignment of Hafsat Suraj, 24, charged with alleged stabbing to death of her domestic staff remained silent when she was asked if she understood the charge against her. Suraj, was alleged to have stabbed her househelp, Nafiu Hafizu, 38, on…
… Decry worsening suffering, non-implementation of 16-point Oct. 2, 2023 agreement The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, TUC, have issued a 14-day nationwide strike notice to the Federal Government. Their grouse is the non-implementation of the 16-point agreement between organised labour (NLC and TUC) and the Federal Government on…
