The International Press Centre, IPC, has decried attacks on journalists and other media professionals covering the governorship and House of Assembly elections in some parts of the country including Lagos, Ogun and Rivers States. According to IPC’s Journalists’-Election-Day-Safety-Alert-Desk, AIT Reporters and cameramen including Henrietta Oke, Amarachi Amushie and Nkiru Nwokedi were molested and prevented from covering the elections at some polling units in Eti-Osa, Ifako-Ijaiye and Amuwo Odofin local government areas by political thugs and hoodlums. A journalist, Nwokedi was reported to have temporarily lost her phone before it was recovered with the help of Odua Peoples Congress, OPC, men…
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At least 65 persons have been arrested for alleged voter inducement by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on March 18, 2023 Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections conducted across the 28 states. This was communicated by Head, Media & Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren on Saturday. According to the Spokesperson of the agency, 20 of the suspects were arrested by operatives from the Ilorin Zonal Command while 13 suspects were nabbed by operatives on election monitoring duty at the Kaduna Zonal Command. The teams monitoring the polls in the Port Harcourt Zone also arrested a total of 12 people…
In the face of widespread economic strain, national conflicts and social unrest, surveys indicate that confidence in the future is at an all-time low in many countries including Nigeria. According to the 2023 Edelman Trust Barometer, 24 of the 28 countries surveyed are seeing “all-time lows in the number of people who think their families will be better off in five years.” Against this backdrop of pessimism, a special global program featuring the theme, “You Can Face the Future with Confidence!” will be held on the weekend of April 1-2, 2023. The free 30-minute presentation will be hosted locally at…
Tech executives Oo Nwoye, and Ozo Omosigho have launched Collate, an open and crowdsourced online result collation and viewing platform, ReV, built to aid transparency in the coming gubernatorial elections in Nigeria. This innovation is coming on the heels of controversies that marked the result of Nigeria’s last presidential election. Collate aims to have a robust, documented and centralised data of all polling unit results in all states in real time. To achieve this, at least one electorate from all 176,846 polling units, PUs, across the federation is required to pre-register on the platform before Saturday and upload election results at…
Justice Ramon Oshodi of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence court in Ikeja has said that the Medical Director of Cancer Care Foundation, Olufemi Olaleye has a case to answer. The medical practictioner is standing trial on a two-count charge of defilement and sexual assault by penetration. The defendant is charged with defilement of a-16-year old, who is his wife’s niece. The trial judge on Thursday, dismissed the defendant’s application for want of merit. According to Justice Oshodi, “I have carefully listened to the submissions of both prosecution and defence in this case. Six witnesses testified for the prosecution and various…
Edugist, Africa’s education newsroom has launched a network to amplify voices of stakeholders volunteering solutions to the problems facing the education sector in Africa. The network which comprises educators, academics, parents, students, professionals and policy-makers who want to see the transformation of education in Africa. Edugist is providing a platform to make this happen. Speaking on the launch, Edugist Chief Executive Officer, Elvis Boniface said “We are excited to launch this network of leading education voices. We believe this is part of our commitment and contribution to humanity. We want to leave a legacy for future generations. “This launch of…
Justice K. A Lewanya of the Imo State High Court, Owerri, Imo State, has convicted and sentenced one Prince Laseberry Okafor Anyanwu, aka Laseberry Okafor, a former commissioner of Transport in the Rochas Okorocha administration of Imo State, to three years imprisonment on a four count charge that bordered on abuse of office and fraudulent diversion of N180,000,000 (One Hundred and Eighty Million Naira only). He diverted the said sum from the account of the Imo Transport Company to Oma Oil & Industries Limited, a company in which he has interest through phony contracts. According to the charges, “Prince Laseberry Okafor Anyanwu…
Following a viral message on Whatsapp on Thursday, that one Marvelous Barinda of a pupil of Odomola Junior Secondary School, Epe was sent home over wrapping of her books with Peter Obi poster, the Lagos State Ministry of Education has reacted to the allegation. Reacting, Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo, says the ministry is investigating the complaint. According to her, the ministry reassures the public that the matter will be dealt with within the scope of “our strict regulations as the reason for sending home the student is unacceptable – if true.” Speaking through Assistant Director, Public Affairs, Ganiu…
Twenty year-old Damilare Akinwunmi, a member of a gang notorious for dispossessing motorists of their belongings around Pallet area of Ijora-Badia, Lagos have been arrested by the Police in Lagos. The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, CP. Idowu Owohunwa, following the arrest of the suspected robber assured residents of Lagos State that efforts are being redoubled towards eradicating all forms of criminality in the state. Spokesperson of the Lagos State Police Command, SP. Benjamin Hundeyin, said officers of Ijora-Badia Division of the Lagos State Police Command arrested Damilare on Monday. He said luck ran out on the suspect when his victim,…
Stephen Francis is to spend the rest of his life in prison for defiling an 11 year-old- girl. This is the pronouncement of an Ikeja Sexual offences and Domestic Violence Court on Wednesday. Justice Abiola Soladoye agreed with the prosecutor that the convict defiled the minor in his room. According to the presiding judge, the overwhelming narrative of the prosecution witnesses, the two exhibits tendered at Olosan Police Station and at the state CIID Panti, made by the convict voluntarily admitted his guilt. The judge relies on the consistent confessional statements of the convict, the survivor and her mother. “The defendant should…