The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja on Friday, has affirmed the death sentence on Maryam Sanda. A Federal Capital Territory High Court had, in January 2020, sentenced Sanda to death by hanging for the murder of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello. The Nigerian police charged Sanda for culpable homicide in November 2017 and sought the…
Popular Nigerian actress, Stella Damasus has remembered her late husband some sixteen years after the man died. The actress went on to her Instagram page to pen an emotional note about her late husband, Jaiyejeje Aboderin who sadly passed away in 2004. On her Instagram page, she wrote: “It’s been 16 years since we lost…
An unidentified man was killed on Friday morning December 4, after a truck ran over him in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital. The incident occurred in front of the Slaughter Market at Eliozu, along East-West Road. According to eyewitnesses, the man said to be a Keke driver, was attempting to cross the road when the…
The highly anticipated list of nominees for Nigeria’s biggest and most prestigious music award show, The Headies is out. The awards academy released the list for the 14th edition on Friday, December 4, after shortlisting thousands of entries submitted in the year under review from July 2019 and August 2020. See the full list below….
There was an exchange of fire between men of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) and some suspected smugglers in Ogun State. The incident, which occurred at Olorunlere Village, near Alapoti, in Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government Area of Ogun, on Thursday, led to the ‘disappearance’ of an officer of the NCS. Confirming the incident on Friday, the…
Arsenal legend, Patrick Vieira has been sacked as manager of Nice following a disastrous run of five straight defeats and a shock Europa League exit after they were knocked out by Bayer Leverkusen on Thursday night, December 3. The French side released a statement on Friday morning confirming that they have dismissed former France international…
The Nigeria police force (NPF) has applied to withdraw the suit challenging the legality of the judicial panels set up to probe allegations of brutality and human rights abuses against the force. In a suit marked FHC/ ABJ/CS/1492/2020 and filed by O.M Atoyebi, police counsel, the force had argued that the establishment of panels of…
A suspected thief was burnt to death by an angry mob in Ibadan, Oyo State capital for allegedly snatching a motorcycle from an ‘Okada man.’ The incident happened around 7:20 am on Friday, December 4, at the Mile 110 roundabout end of the MKO Abiola Way, Ring-Road, Ibadan. According to an eyewitness, angry youths chased the…
The three children who were found dead inside a car at Ugwu Ogede in Itchi, Igbo-Eze South Local Government Area of in Enugu State, have been buried. Recall that bodies of the three children were found in a car parked at the home of a retired police officer on Monday, November 23. The victims identified…
Some persons who happen to be victims of the shooting at the Lekki toll gate have stormed the Lagos panel. According to The Nation, 15 protesters who suffered gunshot wounds during the #EndSARS protests in Lagos have visited the Lagos State Court of Arbitration and Mediation in Lekki, venue of the Lagos State Judicial Panel…