The Lagos state department of public prosecution (DPP) has arraigned four staff members of Chrisland High School Ikeja over the death of its student Whitney Adeniran. The staffers which include the school principal, vice principal and two employees were arraigned on Thursday on a two-count charge of manslaughter and negligent acts. The arraigned staff members…
An Ikeja Sexual offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a class teacher, Peter Jacob, to life imprisonment for defiling a 9-year-old pupil with special needs. Justice Abiola Soladoye held that the prosecution had efficiently proved the charge of defilement against the defendant. According to her, the evidence of the respective prosecution witnesses were cogent,…
…withdraws Ortom’s referral to disciplinary panel The Ambassador Umar Illiya Damagun-led National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has reversed some punitive decisions taken against party leaders by the court-restrained National Chairman of the party, Dr. Iyiorchia Ayu. Ayu had led the party into suspending former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim; former…
Nigerian singer and dancer, Korra Obidi has aqcuired a 1.6 million dollar home in Brentwood, Los Angeles. The mother of two announced this on her Instagram page on Thursday. She shared a video which captures the moment she visited the agents to sign the house deeds with her mother who also expressed happiness for her….
Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, known better as Portable, has explained what led to police showing up at his lounge in an attempt to arrest him. He said he beat the person who brought policemen to arrest him over an issue bordering internet fraud. Explaining what transpired in a new video shared on his Tiktok…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, granted bail to a journalist and publisher of an online news outlet, CrossRiverWatch, Agba Jalingo, to the tune of N500,000, with one surety in like sum. Jalingo was accused of defaming Elizabeth Ayade, wife of Frank Ayade, who is the brother of Cross River State governor,…
Federal Medical Centre, FMC Umuahia, Abia State says it has successfully carried out no fewer than 11 kidney transplants in the facility in the last four and half active years. The period covers Dec. 2017 when it had its first surgery till date, deducting 2020-2021, a period by COVID. Dr. Chimezie Okwuonu, a kidney transplant…
Skit maker Ganiyu Kehinde aka Ijoba Lande who was declared missing four days ago has been found. His wife had declared the comedian missing on Sunday. She said, “This is to inform the public that IJOBA LANDE left home to an unknown destination on the 26th of march around 9:00 pm and up till now…
Osun State government on Thursday described the accident which occurred at Olaiya as an unfortunate incident and urged motorists, motorcycle riders and pedestrians to always obey the traffic laws for their own safety. Reacting on behalf of Osun State government, the Executive Secretary Office of Transportation, Engr. Bilal Adiat lamented that the incident which had…
The Federal Executive Council meeting presided by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, approved the sum of N24.2 billion for the provision of internet facilities at 20 airports, some institutions of learning and markets across the country. Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami made the disclosure while briefing State House Correspondents on some…
