A court in Milan has ordered a journalist to pay Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni damages of 5,000 euros for making fun of her in a social media post. The journalist, Giulia Cortese, was also given a suspended fine of 1,200 euros for a jibe on X, in Oct. 2021 about Meloni’s height that was…
The assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump has attracted sympathy and support for him by many Americans and others across the globe The latest to make public his support for Trump isIegendary WWE wrestler and actor Hulk Hogan. Trump is the presidential candidate of the Republican Party in the November 2024 election. Appearing…
Two people have been sentenced to death by the Delta State High Court sitting at Asaba for armed robbery and murder. The two Abdulrasheed Mohammed and Aliyu Bawa were alleged to have committed the offences on 29th May, 2020 at Oni Edozien Street, off Ezenei Avenue, Asaba. The prosecution led by Mrs Esther Azomani of…
A priest of Catholic Church in Enugu state Rev. Fr. Linus Okwu, has reportedly flogged members of his church, including women, girls and choir members, for allegedly failing to clear grasses within the church premises. Okwu is said to be the parish priest of St. Bartholomew’s Catholic Church, Agbani in Nkanu West Local Government Area…
With less than two weeks before the planned nationwide protests over hardship, some Nigerians on social media have started asking President Bola Tinubu to resign A cross-section of Nigerians on their X microblogging handles are using the hashtag #TinubuMustGo to campaign for the protest. They are alleging that the president lacks the ability to tackle…
Less than two weeks after his removal as the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Ali Ndume has said the reason why he declined the chairmanship of the Senate Committee on Tourism, is that he lacks the experience and exposure to lead such a sensitive group. The Borno South lawmaker said this in Maiduguri on…
A former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has taken a swipe at state governor’s for abusing some functions in the concurrent list ceded to them The Speaker of the 8th National Assembly was a guest on Inside Sources with Laolu Akande, a socio-political programme aired on Channels Television on Friday. According to…
Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court Abuja has stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing the voters register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) to conduct the forthcoming local government elections in the state. Justice Lifu issued an order of interim injunction against INEC while delivering a ruling in…
The reinstated deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, on Friday accused his principal, Godwin Obaseki, of preventing him from entering Edo state Over the past few months, Shaibu and Obaseki have been at loggerheads over issues regarding the governorship election in the state. The 54-year-old, stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics…
The Edo State government has called for the arrest and prosecution of reinstated Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu following his alleged involvement in a violent incident at the Benin Airport on Thursday, which resulted in the death of a police inspector. Philip Shaibu, who had just returned from Abuja on a chartered flight following a court…
