Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, the state capital, has issued an exparte order of interim injunction barring the Chief Judge of the state and the Clerk of the state House of Assembly from dealing with the Martins Amaewhule-led state House of Assembly. The order issued by Justice Jumbo Stephen also prevented them…
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command said a man identified as Shuaibu Yushau has been arrested and detained for attempted suicide. Yushau climbed a broadcast mast owned by Aso Television and Radio in the Katampe area of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja on Monday. The man had climbed the mast to protest against insecurity and…
Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara has sworn in Barrister Emmanuel Frank-Fubara who was screened and confirmed as a commissioner by the Victor Oko-Jumbo-led assembly earlier on Monday. The swearing ceremony was held at the Executive Council Chambers of the Government House in Port Harcourt Giving his charge after the oath-taking ceremony, Governor Fubara defended his…
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…
