A 23-year old man, Ikechukwu Jude has been arrested for allegedly robbing a woman of her phone valued at N45,000 in Amakwu village Oraifite, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra state. The suspect, a native of Isielu, Enugu State, reportedly robbed the phone from the victim, Jennifer Okwueze at gunpoint. The Police spokesperson, Haruna Mohammed…
An Osun State High Court, Osogbo, presided over by Justice Kudirat Akano has discharged one Gideon Aycent for the offense of conspiracy and armed robbery. Aycent was charged with armed robbery on December 28, 2015, and prosecution counsel told the court that Aycent was a logger who had cut a log of wood which some…
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the employment of 774,000 jobs for youths to mitigate the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on Nigerians. Each local government across the nation, he said will be allotted 1,000 slots to cushion the effects of economic hardship on Nigerians. Buhari revealed these during his Democracy Day broadcast to Nigerians. He said:…
681 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Nigeria on Thursday, June 11, 2020. According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control NCDC, 345 of the new cases were recorded in Lagos, 51 in Rivers, 48 in Ogun, 47 in Gombe, 36 in Oyo, 31 in Imo, 28 in Delta, 23 in Kano, 18 in…
A twenty-year-old man Musa Anifowose, has been sentenced to two years imprisonment by an Ogun State Magistrate for raping an eight-year-old girl. According to the prosecutor, Bukola Abolade, Musa committed the crime on May 1, 2020, around 9 am at Number 6 Agbaje street in Sabo, Ijebu Ode in the state. The prosecutor told the court that…
President Muhammadu Buhari has condemned the recent attacks that left several dead in Borno and Katsina States. In his Democracy Day broadcast to the nation, the President believes the killings were sparked by the restrictions to curb the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) in the states. He, however, gave an assurance that the security agencies have…
The Federal Government has explained why it may not re-introduce a total lockdown of the country over the COVID-19 rising cases. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) and Chairman, Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19, Boss Mustapha, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the 42nd joint national briefing of the taskforce….
The Lagos State High Court, Igbosere, on Wednesday, sentenced two armed robbers, Williams Umoh Udoh and Ubong Lazarus Isaiah, to death for armed robbery and rape in Lagos. The Solicitor-General/Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Justice, who is also the state lead prosecutor, Ms Titilayo Shitta-Bey, said the two robbers were earlier arraigned by the…
A private hospital in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja, has rejected the Governor of Abia State, Okezie Ikpeazu (Ph.D), who sought treatment there for Coronavirus (COVID-19). The hospital, located in the Gudu area of the FCT, turned him down on the excuse “that they are into kidney transplant and cannot afford an iota of…
Self acclaimed investigative journalist, Kemi Olunloyo is not backing down from the “war” between herself and popular Nigerian musician, Davido. Hitting hard at him, the Yoruba born social media commentator is insisting that Davido is trying to deceive his fans with the Banana Island house he reportedly bought. According to her, Davido did not buy…