Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of a member-elect representing Yola South/Yola North/Girei Federal constituency of Adamawa state, Abdulrauf Modibbo for age falsification. Justice Inyang Ekwo held on Friday that Modibbo, who was declared the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries, held on October 7, 2018, in Yola, and … Read more
Lawmaker representing Kogi West senatorial district, Senator Dino Melaye, loses mum Comfort Melaye. The lawmaker announced the death of his mother on Twitter on Thursday night, Melaye did not, however, give details of the death. He wrote, “With total submission to the will of the Almighty God, I on behalf of the Melaye’s announce the … Read more
A chieftain of the PDP, Sen. Adeseye Ogunlewe, said on Friday that he was set to dump the opposition party for the ruling APC. Ogunlewe, a former Minister of Works, confirmed the development in an interview with a political correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos State. He was reacting to the recent … Read more
Fatima Yasmin Kure, the first daughter of late Niger state Governor, Engineer Abdulkadir Kure, is dead. It was gathered that she died suddenly in Abuja. Niger State Governor, Alhaji Abubakar Sani-Bello, has commiserated with the family over the incident. The Governor expressed shock over the demise of Yasmin, a mother of one in Abuja. He … Read more
A 17-year-old girl, identified simply as Rachael, narrowly escaped being killed by suspected ritualists in Ijanikin area of Lagos, as she was rescued from a shrine on Dan Ajayi Street, Alasia, at about 7.30a.m. by some residents who heard her yelling for help. Rachael, an apprentice with a make-up artist, was sent on an errand … Read more
Two persons were found in possession of two dead bodies in Takum Local Government Area of Taraba State by operatives of the state Police Command. Public Relations Officer of the state police command, DSP David Misal, said investigation will commence in earnest. He said the state Commissioner of Police, Alkasim Sanusi, had ordered that the … Read more
Yesterday, along Apapa-Oshodi Expressway, Lagos, a 20-feet container fell off its truck and landed on a motor boy, killing him on the spot. The truck, with number plate KTU 141 XK, was heading towards the Apapa ports at about 5a.m., when the incident occurred at Iyana-Itire Bus Stop. The deceased, identified as Ahmed, was said … Read more
An officer of Lagos State Traffic Management Authority(LASTMA), Kehinde Shonaike, narrowly escaped death, yesterday, after a fast moving car pushed him into the lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge. The incident happened at about 11a.m., when the LASTMA officer was assisting the owner of a broken-down vehicle to fix it at Adekunle Junction end of … Read more
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State has ordered the arrest of a local government chairman and others after four members of the peace committee set up by Ebonyi and Benue state governments to resolve the boundary dispute between the people of Ngbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of Ebonyi and their neighbouring Agila, Ardo Local Government … Read more
Lagos State Government has concluded plans to conduct aptitude test as well as occupational interest inventory for 110,000 Junior Secondary School three(JSS3) students in public schools across the state. In a statement, Deputy Director, Public Affairs, Ministry of Education, Adesegun Ogundeji, said the assessment will commence on Monday, May 6. Ogundeji said: “The screening test … Read more
Hundreds of residents from Agidingbi area of Lagos State, yesterday, stormed Lagos State House of Assembly to protest the judgment of the Supreme Court over a land dispute in the area. Some of the buildings marked for demolition, according to the protesters, include Daily Times Newspaper, Coca-Cola Bottling Company premises, Addas Mall, banks and others. … Read more
Lagos State governor-elect, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, yesterday, promised that his administration, starting from the May 29, will support the 9th Assembly for a robust legislation. Sanwo-Olu spoke on Responsive Representation And Quality Legislation As Prerequisites To Good Governance, at the induction workshop organised for the 9th Assembly members-elect held in Lagos. He said: “I am … Read more
Lagos State University, LASU, yesterday, said it would graduate 57 first-class students, out of the 14,369 graduands at its 23rd convocation, the highest figure in the institution in its 36 years of existence. Vice-Chancellor of the institution, Professor Olanrewaju Fagbohun made the disclosure at a briefing to announce activities for the insttution’s 23rd convocation scheduled … Read more
South Africa’s police watchdog, Independent Police Investigative Directorate (IPID), has confirmed the death of a 28-year-old Nigerian in the custody of police in South Africa. The man, whose name was given as Victor Ude, died in a police cell where he was being held in Cape Town according to a statement yesterday. The IPID statement … Read more
Four persons were killed as herdsmen and farmers clashed in the Iwoye area of Imeko-Afon Local Government Area of Ogun State on Thursday. The incident, which has ignited tension in the agrarian community, also left some police officers seriously injured. To douse tension and restore normalcy, the Ogun State Commissioner of Police, Bashir Makama, visited the town … Read more
An official of the Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) on Thursday revealed startling statistics about the number of Nigerians who have died from instances of collapsed buildings across the country. According to him, no fewer than 3,235 people have died as 252 buildings collapsed between 2007 and 2018. SON’s Head of Construction Management Unit, … Read more
A 16-year-old Guatemalan immigrant has died in US custody, days after arriving at an Office of Refugee Resettlement shelter. The boy died on Tuesday at a Texas children’s hospital where he had been treated for several days in the intensive care unit, according to a written statement from Evelyn Stauffer, spokeswoman for the Department of … Read more
A 75-year-old palm wine tapper, Camillus Onah, has been arrested by police operatives in Enugu State over the death of his son after allegedly drinking his product. The Public Relations Officer of the Police Command, SP Ebere Amaraizu, in a statement in Enugu, yesterday, said the incident occurred in Ebor Village in Ehalumona community in … Read more
Sagir Umar, aged 20, who allegedly lured a four-year-old girl with N10 into his room where he raped her, said he was possessed by an evil spirit. It was gathered that Sagir Umar committed the act in Abdulsalam Quarters in Minna, the state Capital on April 14. The matter was reported to the police by … Read more
Two suspected ritualists alleged to have been killing aged women in Akoko areas of Ondo State were apprehended in Arigidi in Akoko North-West area of the state where no fewer than five octogenarian women have been murdered and their breast and other private parts removed by suspected ritualist, who have invaded the area in the last … Read more