A city court has arraigned a young man from Dagoreti area in Nairobi, Kenya for setting his mother’s home worth Ksh 1.3 million (N4.7m) ablaze over food. The suspect identified as Joseph Njuguna, reportedly arrived home tipsy and reportedly expected food to be ready but got so disappointed when he found out that his mother…
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that the country might lose foreign investors if the justice system is ineffective. The President who was represented at the 2021 All Nigeria Judges’ Conference in Abuja on Monday November 15 by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, noted that the perception of the quality of our justice delivery system, determines the…
Alhaji Ahmed Matane, Secretary to Niger State Government has raised an alarm of Boko Haram insurgents being in control of 5 communities in the state. Matane who addressed journalists, said Boko Haram insurgents are fully in charge in Hanawanka, Madaka, in Rafi LGA and Kurebe, Gussau, Farina Kuka in Shiroro LGA. He stated that the…
Zango Urban District of Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State was reportedly attacked by gunmen yesterday November 15. An eyewitness told Daily Trust that the attack began around 8:00pm. Mallam Isa Tela said; “The gunshots started around 8:00pm somewhere around the town’s filling station before they surrounded the town from all angles.” He…
The Lagos state judicial panel has shared a list of people killed and declared missing after the shooting at Lekki toll gate during the #EndSARS protest in October 2020. The panel in its 309-page report which has been made public, listed 48 names as casualties of the October 20, 2020 Lekki tollgate shooting. 47 victims…
Commissioner for Justice in Ogun State, Akingbolaghan Adeniran, has tendered his resigned from Governor Dapo Abiodun’s cabinet. The Attorney General reportedly turned in his resignation letter on November 8. While reports attributed his resignation to alleged “massive corruption in the government”, Adeniran said he resigned “purely on personal” grounds. The legal practitioner said in a…
The University of Ilorin final year student of the Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Salaudeen Waliu, alias Captain Walz who brutalized his supervisor and female lecturer of the institution, Mrs Zakariyau, has opened up on what led to the unfortunate incident. He claimed to have gone to the office of the female lecturer…
Yet to be identified gunmen have attacked the Ikpomolokpo palace in Gege ward of Ado Local Government Area, Benue State, killing a son of the monarch. it was gathered that the incident occurred in the early hours of Monday when the attackers invaded the palace aiming at abducting the monarch and his wife. Chief James…
Bandits have abducted five factory workers in Tegina, Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State. It was gathered that the bandits numbering about 10 and armed with AK47, stormed the community at about 9 pm on Saturday, went straight to a sachet water factory adjacent to Government Girls’ Secondary School, and abducted the workers. “They caught…
At least 15 people have been killed by bandits during attacks on communities in Goronyo and Illela local government areas of Sokoto State. Governor Aminu Tambuwal confirmed the attack on Monday, November 15, shortly before he presented the state’s 2022 draft budget to members of the Sokoto State House of Assembly. Tambuwal said that the locals…