Funke Busari The acclaimed leader of secessionists group, Indigenious People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu has been re-arrested and currently being docked at the Federal High Court in Abuja. Kanu was reportedly re-arrested on Sunday and brought before the court on Tuesday. Briefing newsmen at a joint media briefing of the Department of State Services and the Police, the Minister of Justice and Attorney General, Abubakar Malami said Kanu was ‘intercepted’ on Sunday 27 June, 2021. Malami said the arrest was by the effort of intelligence services. The Justice Minister said Kanu has been returned to Nigeria to face his…
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Funke Busari, Lagos A-43-year old Adelaja Oloyede has been sentenced to 25 years imprisonment by an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for raping a tailor. Justice Abiola Soladoye delivered the judgement on Friday after finding Oloyede, a trader, guilty of rape contrary to Section 260 of the Criminal Law of Lagos 2015. The judge held that the prosecution team of the Lagos State Government had proven its case against the convict beyond reasonable doubts. “Even if she was his girlfriend as claimed, he does not have a right to have forceful sexual intercourse with her. “Reviewing the evidence…
The family of late Michael Usifo Ataga has finally opened up on the gruesome murder of their son, Michael Usifo Ataga. A statement signed on behalf of the family by Dr. Isi Ataga however appealed to Nigerians to allow them grieve in privacy. The statement expressed shock over the incident and commended the police for the job done so far. They are also appealing to the members of the public to avail the Police with more information that could assist in getting to the root of the killing, they are of the opinion that some fact might still be missing.…
By Alozie Uzoukwu The long awaited weekend is here as young football talents meet ex international superstar footballers amid top Nollywood showcase laced with superlative performances by selected Nigerian music icons. Yes Bauchi will be on fire officially this weekend June 26 to 27 as the Engineer Noah Dallaji Legacy Project Football Talent Hunt kicks off with the full support of Ghana legend Stephen Appiah and El Hadji Diouf of Senegal. Other stars include Nigerian internationals Jay Jay Okocha, Nwankwo Kanu, Daniel Amokachi, Austin Eguavoen, Emmanuel Babayaro, Tijani Babangida among others. It’ll be the culmination of many weeks of detailed…
Funke Busari, Lagos A 300-level undergraduate of the University of Lagos, UNILAG, Chidinma Adaora Ojukwu, has been arrested in connection with the killing of Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Michael Usifo Ataga. Twenty-one year old Chidinma is the second suspect arrested in connection with the gruesome murder. The owner of the rented apartment where the incident took place was earlier arrested by the Lagos Police Command. In her confessional statement, the suspect said he stabbed him to death during an argument and withdrew N380 from his account using his ATM after incident. The deceased was killed in the Lekki…
Funke Busari, Lagos Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo of the Sexual Offences court of the Lagos State High Court in Ikeja has granted bail to the embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James Omiyinka alias Baba ljesha. Ruling on the bail application, the judge granted bail to the defendant in the sum of 2million Naira with two sureties in like sum. She added that one of the sureties must be a blood relation and must be resident in Lagos, in addition the surety must provide evidence of income tax in the last three years. The judge also held that the second surety must be…
Funke Busari, Lagos Traders at the multi-billion naira Balogun Business Association, BBA, have raised alarm over alleged plans by a group to conduct elections into the leadership of their association outside the market and called on security agencies to urgently intervene to avoid bloodbath. The aggrieved traders alleged that one of their past Presidents, Chief Okey Ezeibe, has plans to foist an illegal leadership on the association by conducting election outside their market and vowed to stop his plans. They stated that the former President has been creating unneccessary disharmony and crisis in the market with a view to perpetuating…
Funke Busari Barely few days that Nigerians joined the rest of the world to celebrate Father’s Day, here in Lagos, 35-year-old Kingsley Achugbu has been arrested for allegedly defiling his two years old daughter. Kingsley Achugbu, 35 who lives in Festac is not only accused of sleeping with his two years old child but his maid claimed she was sexually harassed by her boss’ husband. Following a report by the househelp who was in the company of Mrs. Justina Nelson of Children and Vulnerable Persons Network to the Festac Town Divisional Police Officer, CSP. Femi Iwasokun, the police immediately arrested…
Funke Busari The Nigerian Guild of Editors, NGE has called on the National Assembly to remove obnoxious provisions in the two bills before it. President of the guild, Mustapha Isha said the two bills, Nigerian Press Council Act and National Broadcasting Commission Act before the National Assembly, are designed to criminalize journalism practice in the country. The guild in a signed statement said that the NPC and NBC should be independent and not under the supervision of the Minister of Information who is affiliated to a political party. NGE said the attack on the media by political elites is designed to bully…
Funke Busari Former Chairman of the House of Representatives ad hoc committee probing the multi-billion naira fuel subsidy fraud in 2012, Farouk Lawan has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for demanding three million dollars bribe from a Nigerian billionaire oil tycoon, Mr. Femi Otedola. Mr. Lawan was handed down the judgement on Tuesday by a High court judge in Abuja, Justice Angela Otaluka. Mr. Lawan was charged for demanding $3 million bribe out of which he received $500,000 from Otedola, to remove his firms from the list of companies indicted for oil subsidy fraud by the House committee. Lawan…