The Court of Appeal sitting in Port Harcourt has dismissed two appeals instituted by Local Government Chairmen loyal to the Minister of Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike. The appeals, marked CA/PH/137M/2024 and CA/PH/145M/2024, were filed by Enyiada Cookey-Gam and six others. They were challenging the decisions of the High Court regarding the elongation of their…
Nigerian football star, Kayode Olanrewaju, has slammed a ₦1 billion lawsuit on controversial UK-based Pastor, Tobi Adegboyega for emotional trauma, financial loss and loss of goodwill occasioned by his alleged adulterous affair with his wife Dora Ezinne Kayode, and asking the court for an official divorce. The cross-petition marked Suit Number PET/304/2024, citing several allegations…
English Premier League side Manchester United have told Mason Greenwood that they have decided to put him up for sale Greenwood did not take part in the first day of United’s pre-season training on Monday, and there is no imminent likelihood of that situation changing. It is understood the 22-year-old was briefly at their training…
Gunmen have killed three vigilante personnel and one civilian at Umuaka autonomous community in the Njaba local government area of Imo state. The Imo state police command confirmed the incident in a statement on Monday Condemning the unfortunate incident in a statement issued by the command’s spokesman, Henry Okoye, the Commissioner of Police Imo State…
A Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Monday sentenced a 72-year-old security guard, David Jackson, to life imprisonment for defiling a 7-year-old neighbour’s daughter. Justice Abiola Soladoye sentenced Jackson to life imprisonment after she held that the prosecution had proved the three ingredients of defilement against the convict. Justice Soladoye, in her…
The Rivers State House of Assembly has confirmed Emmanuel Frank-Fubara as a commissioner nominee in the state government. The confirmation followed a request by Governor Siminalayi Fubara to the Assembly to screen and ratify the nominee. Monday’s plenary session was led by Speaker Victor Oko-Jumbo who read out the governor’s correspondence, paving the way for…
Members of a Community in Tanzania are in shock after a man believed to have died– crushed to death by a truck came back to life weeks after burial The man, Robert Maliaki Lukumay, reappeared alive and well in his village, sparking surprise and disbelief among his family and neighbours. The astonishing news came just…
Delta Police Command have killed one alleged kidnapper and arrested three others after invading their hideout In Ughelli This follows report of an increase in the activities of the criminals in the area State commissioner of Police Abaniwona Olufemi on resumption of duty as the 22nd commissioner of Police Delta State reacted to the incessant…
A man identified as Shaibu Alhaji on Monday climbed the tallest mast of a broadcast organisation, Aso Radio and Television, located in the Katampe axis of Abuja over economic hardship. The man, who’s from Borno State threatened to jump down if his demands were not met after he was sighted by members of the organisation’s…
Scores of Itsekiri in Delta State, on Monday, took to the streets of Warri to demand fairness and equity ahead of the planned delimitation of Wards across Warri South, Warri North and Warri South-West local government areas. Armed with placards with varying inscriptions such as “INEC must obey the Nigerian constitution,” and “INEC must dismantle…
