Social media platform, Facebook now known as Meta is being sued for more than £200billion after it was accused of fuelling the genocide of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar. Lawyers have launched legal action on both sides of the Atlantic seeking ‘reparation-style’ compensation from the Silicon Valley tech firm on behalf of victims and survivors. Those…
A man identified as Abubakar Baba has been arrested by the Borno State Police Command for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of four girls. The State Police Commissioner, Abdu Umar, who disclosed this on Monday December 6, in Maiduguri, said two of the girls are four years old, the third is six, while the fourth…
Innocent Kayumba was handed a 5-year jail sentence for stealing money from a British inmate. Innocent Kayumba and his former deputy Eric Ntakirutimana, have appealed against the Rwandan court judgement, a court document shows. Prior to being handed the jail sentence, the court acquitted an IT specialist inmate who used his skills to hack the…
The eight children who were found dead inside a parked car at Jah-Michael community, along Badagry Expressway, Olorunda LCDA axis of Lagos, have been buried amid tears. We reported that the children aged four to six years old, had entered the parked Lexus SUV vehicle to play, mistakenly locked themselves and subsequently suffocated to death….
Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has reacted to reports that two of the suspects in connection to the death of Sylvester Oromoni of Dowen College have been flown out of the country. The author stated that the Nigerian Immigration Service, NIS, ought to put suspects in the murder of Sylvester and staff of Dowen College,…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has disclosed that it would take action in the next 48 hours if the Federal Government’s fails to meet its demand. Lecturers in the country had threatened to embark on another strike following the non-implementation of the Memorandum of Action the federal government signed with the union, upon…
Sea pirates have abducted an operative of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) alongside four civilians attached to the kitchen contractor working with the Conoil Plc located in Koluama 1 in Southern Ijaw Local Government area of Bayelsa state. The victims were abducted while on their way to Koluama 1 with supplies for…
The family of late 12-year-old Sylvester Oromoni, the DOWEN College student who tragically died after being allegedly tortured by his school mates, has hired the firm of human rights lawyer and activist, Femi Falana, to prosecute the case against the institution over the unfortunate death of their son. In the letter dated December 6, 2021…
The police in Ogun state have arrested Dare Adegoke, the head of crediting and marketing with a microfinance bank in Abeokuta, the state capital, has been arrested for working with an armed robbery syndicate to carry out attacks in the state. Speaking on the crime committed by Adegoke and one other suspect, the state police…
Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari and the Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Isa Pantami have been sued by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) for shutting down telecommunication networks in some states. The lawsuit is asking the court to restrain the federal government and its ministries and agencies from shutting down telecommunication networks in…