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…
A pro-All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) political support group, known as 21 over 21 Support Group, has collapsed its structures across 326 Wards of Anambra State into All Progressives Congress (APC) and declared its support for the governorship Aspiration of Sir Paul Chukwuma of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The Support Group which comprises of…
The Abia State Government has banned street trading in Aba and other parts of the city. This was disclosed in a statement on Monday by the Chairman of Abia State Harmonized Taskforce, Prince Uzor Nwachukwu. The Government also banned illegal motor parks, roadside mechanic workshops, conversion of streets and public roads for religious, social and…
The energy being drink produced T&E Imports and GPAE Trading Corp is already under recall in some countries because of its high level of caffeine. The energy drink said high levels of caffeine has been banned by the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), NAFDAC said…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory and presided over by Justice Joyce Abdulmalik has discharged and acquitted CrossRiverWatch publisher, Citizen Agba Jalingo in a suit instigated by Mrs. Alami Ayade, sister in-law to former Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade. Mrs. Ayade had petitioned the Police who arrested Mr. Jalingo…
