According to a report by the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), a case of ill-health by defence counsel, on Thursday, stalled the trial of an undergraduate, Chidinma Ojukwu, charged with the murder of Mr Usifo Ataga, Chief Executive Officer of Super TV. Ojukwu is facing trial along with her sister, Chioma Egbuchu, and Adedapo Quadri,…
Oriyomi Hamzat, the ace Nigerian broadcaster and owner of Agidigbo FM, has been released from police custody. The PUNCH had reported that Hamzat, who had consistently advocated for justice in a murder case involving Hilton Hotel, Ile-Ife owner, Chief Rahman Adedoyin, was arrested on Thursday. The management of his radio station confirmed his release in…
Daily Trust reports that the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has dismissed reports that the life of Abba Kyari, the suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, is in danger in its custodial facility in Kuje, Abuja. [text_block text=”” _fw_coder=”aggressive” __fw_editor_shortcodes_id=”c5e41f0fa930f202d3ebcd65ada0e605″][/text_block]Kyari is on trial for drug-related offences and is being remanded at the Kuje Custodial Centre. Reports…
The Nigeria Police Force has given a reason for the arrest of ace broadcaster and owner of Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat. In a statement on Thursday, the police said Hamzat was arrested in connection with a case of cyberbullying without stating who was bullied. The police’s reaction was contained in a statement by its spokesperson,…
Magdalene Chiefuna, the receptionist at Hilton Hotels and Suites, Ile-Ife, where Timothy Adegoke allegedly died, yesterday, disclosed how she discovered the deceased’s body in his room. Testifying before Chief Judge Adepele Ojo at the resumed hearing over Timothy’s alleged murder, Magdalene said having expected the guest (Timothy) to come out of the room for the…
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted a foreign contractor in Owo Local Government Area of Ondo State. It was gathered that the incident which occurred on Wednesday evening led to the killing of the contractor’s driver and a soldier attached to him. It was learned that the armed men, who were masked and were…
According to Daily Trust, Malam Aliyu Muhammadu Tukur, an Islamic cleric, was conducting Tafsir inside a mosque next to his house two weeks ago when suspected political thugs broke into the mosque and set him on fire. Malam Tukur told City & Crime about being attacked and burned by thugs for allegedly speaking about the…
Embattled police officer Abba Kyari has escaped murder in prison after aggrieved inmates attacked him. A report by Premium Times said the inmates accused him of insincerity in bribe-for-release deals when he was in active service and attacked. As a result, prison officials are considering moving him to the custody of the State Security Service…
Under the banner of the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union, some lecturers in colleges of education across the country have given the Federal Government a 21-day deadline to meet their demands or face an indefinite strike. The COEASU issued the ultimatum in a statement made available to SaharaReporters correspondent on Wednesday by Olusegun Lana,…
Aisha Yesufu, a Nigerian socio-political activist, has stated that President Muhammadu Buhari cannot fire Central Bank Governor Godwin Emefiele. Yesufu stated that this is due to Buhari’s lack of constitutional authority to fire Emefiele. Her statement comes after rumors circulated on social media that the governor, who had expressed interest in running for president on…