A court in Kano has sentenced a lawyer to two years in prison. His conviction was secured by the Kano Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The Kano- based lawyer, Abdullahi Mohammed Hanga was arraigned before Justice Aisha Mahmud of the Kano State High Court sitting in Kano Hanga was jailed on Friday,…
According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as of Monday, June 27, 7 a.m., there were 10,487,972 new registrations in the current nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR). The was revealed in the commission’s CVR weekly update, which was made public on June 27 in Abuja. The paper states that 8,631,696 registrations were successfully completed…
A 44-year-old man, Usman Tajudeen who bagged a life sentence at the Nigeria Correctional Centre, Ado Ekiti for having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 4-year-old girl has been added to the list of s3x offenders by the Ekiti State government. The convict, who was arraigned before Justice Lekan Ogunmoye on a one-count charge of r*pe,…
On June 23, 2022, one Babawale Daniel Olayinka was charged with five counts that appear to be borderline cybercrimes by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s (EFCC) Ibadan Zonal Command. The court in question was Justice Uche Agomoh of the Federal High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State. Wilson Uwujare, the command’s spokesperson, stated in a…
Three residents of the Ikaram Akoko neighborhood in Ondo state were abducted by masked men who are holding them captive till they pay a ransom of N40 million. Ayere, a nearby town between Kogi and Ondo states, is where the three people were abducted as they traveled from Kogi state to Ondo for a social…
Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice, have sued the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) and others over the controversy surrounding David Ukpo’s real age. Others mentioned in the suit are the Comptroller General (C-G), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS); Stanbic-IBTC Bank; United Bank of Africa (UBA) and Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc. In…
The police in Lagos state have arrested two herdsmen for allegedly killing an onlooker in the Agbemowo, Badagry area of the state today June 27. A statement released by the spokesperson of the state police command, SP Benjamin Jundeyin, says the trouble started when a commercial bus rammed into two cows, killing one of them….
The police in Bauchi state have arrested a 32-year-old man identified as Isaac Ezekiel, of Rafin Zurfi Yelwa Bauchi Metropolitan, for allegedly plucking the eyes of a 16-year-old boy. It was earlier reported how the victim identified as Uzairu Salisu, was employed to work on a farm and while carrying out the duty, was attacked with…
A housewife has been arrested for hiring a man to assassinate her husband in Yola. . The woman, Hauwa Audu, a resident of Michika local government area, hired the services of one Kwaji Tizhe, for N100, 000, to kill her husband, James Tizhe, and made an initial deposit of N7,000. Mrs. Audu currently in prison…
Following the resignation of Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad as Chief Justice of Nigeria, President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to appoint Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as the new CJN on Monday. Remember that Muhammad resigned his position due to health concerns and a lack of trust from the country’s highest court justices. Mr Ahuraka Yusuf Isah, Muhammad’s…