It has been reported that the police in Lagos have stopped activists and other concerned individuals from protesting the killing of Tina Ezekwe in the city. Recall that about a week ago, the teenager was hit by a bullet from the gun of a policeman in the Iyana Oworo area of Lagos. According to witnesses,…
The wife of one of Nigeria’s music sensation, Timi Dakolo, Busola, has alleged that the Ministry of Justice is trying to frustrate the prosecution of Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA) whom she alleged raped her as a teenager one year ago. Busola on her Instagram account shared an update of the…
The mugshots of all the officers involved in the death of an African American, George Floyd, have been released. Their mugshots were released after Senator Amy Klobuchar disclosed that Minnesota Attorney General, Keith Ellison is increasing charges against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin to second-degree murder. The Star Tribune, citing multiple unnamed law enforcement…
The Nigerian lady who was offered for sale for $1,000 in Lebanon, Ariowolo Olamide Temitope has refused to return to the country, the Chairman, Nigerian Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa has said. Dabiri-Erewa said Ariowolo turned down all entreaties to return back to the country. She disclosed this during an interaction with the Lebanese Ambassador…
House of Representatives members on Thursday, June 4, rejected castration as punishment for people convicted of rape. Hon James Faleke made the suggestion during a debate on the motion of increased sexual violence against women particularly the rape and murder of two girls in Oyo and Edo states recently. The lawmakers who identified “weak institutions, poor…
Former Chelsea striker, Diego Costa made an appearance at a Madrid court on Thursday to ratify a deal he made with Spanish prosecutors to resolve a tax fraud case against him. According to AS, Costa was handed a six-month prison sentence, which he will not serve, and a total fine of €543,000 (£482,000) after the…
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has been dragged before a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja over an alleged forged certificate and perjury. In the originating summons sighted by Daily Independent, the plaintiffs are Edobor Williams, Ugbesia Abudu Godwin and Amedu Dauda Anakhu while the defendants are the All Progressives Congress (APC), Independent National Electoral…
Concerned neighbors confronted a man after he beat a 10-month-old baby and the child’s mother because the baby won’t stop crying and depriving him of sleep. Neighbors accosted the man after he battered the woman and threw her into a pool of dirty water. When asked, he said the woman insulted him after he beat…
Police Command in Ebonyi has confirmed the abduction of two Chinese expatriates working in a mining site in Ihietutu, Ishiagu in the Ivo local government area of Ebonyi by unknown gunmen. The abducted Chinese nationals are employees at Greenfield Metals Nigeria Limited which specializes in lead and zinc mining. Mrs. Loveth Odah, the Police Public…
The full autopsy report for George Floyd by the Hennepin County Medical Examiner reveals he tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in early April. Although George Floyd was likely asymptomatic at the time of his death, his 20-page autopsy report revealed on Wednesday, provided several clinical details of his death. With the family’s permission and after…