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A Kaduna State High Court has adjourned the ‘secret trial’ of the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN), Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, and his wife, Zeenat, to March 31 to enable prosecution close its case. The lead prosecution, Chris Umar, who is also Solicitor General and Permanent Secretary in theContinue Reading

A young lady, Oluwatoyin Oloyede, who was allegedly assaulted and raped by her employer, Jimoh Oloja, for several years has cried out for help in her pursuit of justice. Oloyede was also stripped naked and humiliated in public.  According to her, her efforts to get justice have constantly been frustratedContinue Reading

Scores of Youths and women from Koluama communities and satellite camps in the Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State on Monday invaded the crude oil production facility owned by the Conoil Producing Limited over its alleged refusal to renew an expired Global Memorandum of Understanding (GMoU) it hadContinue Reading

The Nigerian Army has berated Kaduna-based Islamic cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, for alleging that non-Muslim soldiers were responsible for the attacks against bandits. Gumi had during a meeting in February with some suspected bandits in Tegina forest, a border town between Niger and Kaduna states accused non-Muslim soldiers of killingContinue Reading

Bag containing three parcels of cocaine A suspected notorious drug trafficker, Hassan Bishi Taiwo, has been arrested by operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) for being in possession of three parcels of cocaine concealed in a false bottom created inContinue Reading

The Lagos State Police Command has invited a social media influencer, Pamilerin Adegoke, for questioning over hos tweet against a staunch supporter of President Muhammadu Buhari. SaharaReporters gathered that Adegoke was invited over something he posted on Twitter against a woman identified as Iyabo Awokoya, who is a member ofContinue Reading

Aare Ona Kakanfo of Yorubaland, Iba Gani Adams, has raised the alarm over the killing of four men at Idiyan village, Igangan, Oyo State by men believed to be Abdullah Iskilu Wakili’s men. The four men were hacked to death around 2 am on Monday at the village. Two ofContinue Reading

Justice M. A. Odegbola of the Oyo State High Court, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State on Monday, March 8, 2021 convicted and sentenced one Michael Tosin Lawal, an Uber driver, to three months in prison.  He was convicted after he pleaded guilty to an amended one count bordering on obtainingContinue Reading

File photo used to illustrate story. No fewer than 40 youths in Tangale community and a district head for Todi in the Biliri Local Government Area of Gombe State, have been arrested by security operatives over the kingship tussle in the area. The Director-General, Centre for Justice on Religion andContinue Reading

Between 1960 and now, much has happened in the relationship between Yorubas and Fulanis. The political imbalance and the lopsided federal government further exacerbated the already strained relations.  As we look back over the marginalization of Yorubas, the spate and spirited terrorism unleashed on Yorubas by Fulanis, Yorubas are livingContinue Reading

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, says that members of the Eastern Security Network have captured a notorious leader of a gang of Fulani bandits, identified as Mohammed Isa.  Kanu said this in a statement released by the IPOB spokesman, Emma Powerful, which was made availableContinue Reading

The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has stated that the government is monitoring the events regarding the arrest of Fulani leader, Iskilu Wakili, at Kajola community in the Ibarapa North Local Government Area, and how the police are handling the matter. Makinde assured that the interests of the people ofContinue Reading

The Lagos State Police Command has countered a statement by a woman, Joy Iheanacho, that her son had been given to another woman by Alakara Police Station. Joy had in a viral video alleged that the police officers asked her to bring N200,000 as their “transportation fare” to enable themContinue Reading

The Government of the United Kingdom has announced that international students who want to work in England after successful completion of a UK degree at bachelor’s degree level or above, or an eligible professional qualification, can now do so. This was contained in a statement on Thursday, titled, ‘New UKContinue Reading

A former Secretary General of the Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyaoku, has said that his experience working with 54 diverse countries showed that a less dominant Federal Government is what Nigeria needs to achieve political stability and economic growth.   Anyaoku noted that it was wrong for Nigeria to adopt theContinue Reading