An Ondo State Chief Magistrate Court sitting in Akure has remanded a pastor of the Cherubim and Seraphim Church, Oluwasegun Victor, in the correction centre for allegedly impregnating a minor. While arraigning the 31-year-old pastor on a one-count charge of unlawful sexual intercourse, the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, informed the court that …
Court fixes September 12 for hearing on Emefiele forfeited assets
The Federal High Court in Lagos has set Thursday, September 12, 2024, for the hearing of all applications concerning the permanent forfeiture of assets and funds linked to former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele. Justice Deinde Dipeolu adjourned the case after listening to submissions from the legal representatives of all parties involved. …
Obama’s half brother endorses Trump for U.S. President
Malik Obama, the elder half-brother of former US President Barack Obama, has endorsed the US Republican nominee and former President Donald Trump for the 2024 US presidential election. Malik, who previously celebrated his younger sibling, Barack’s groundbreaking 2008 election, announced his endorsement of Trump’s candidature in a post on his X account on Wednesday. In …
Nigeria can only get worse – Ejimakor to President Tinubu
Lead Counsel of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Aloy Ejimakor, on Thursday cautioned President Bola Tinubu against the continued detention of the Biafra agitator. Ejimakor warned that the situation in Nigeria would worsen as long as Tinubu continues to sanction Kanu’s alleged illegal detention. Posting on X, the constitutional lawyer …
Two dead in Kano building collapse
The Kano State Fire Service has confirmed the death of two persons in a building collapse that occurred in Nomansland Faage Local Government Area of the state. The Public Relations Officer of the service, Saminu Yusuf Abdullahi, said two persons had been rescued alive so far and taken to the hospital, while two were dead …
Navy arrests six oil thieves in Bayelsa
No fewer than six suspected oil thieves have been arrested by operatives of the Nigerian Navy in Bayelsa State. The suspects were arrested with 109 sacks of illegally refined petroleum products, four fibre boats and two wooden boats along Ogboinbiri-Kasama-Azama-Isoni of the state. In a statement on Wednesday by its spokesperson, Commodore Aiwuyor Adams-Aliu, the …
LASTMA official, three others injured in Lagos multiple crashe
An official of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority and three other yet-to-be-identified persons sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident that occurred in the Ajah area of the state on Wednesday. This was contained in a statement by the LASTMA’s Director of Public Affairs and Enlightenment, Adebayo Taofiq, on Wednesday. He said, “The …
Two Nigerian nationals sentenced in the U.S. for fraud
Two Nigerian nationals, Franklin Okwonna and Ebuka Umeti, have been sentenced to prison by a U.S. federal court for their involvement in a large-scale wire fraud scheme that defrauded victims of over $5m. The US Department of Justice announced this in a statement on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Franklin Ifeanyichukwu Okwonna, 34, was sentenced on …
Abia transporters, commuters groan over fuel increase
Transporters and commuters in Abia have expressed serious concern over the hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, otherwise known as petrol. NAN reports that the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited announced a new pump price from N617 per liter to N897 per liter of PMS, with effect from September 3. The …
Abia State to train 2,000 teachers, beef up security in schools
The Abia State Government has concluded plans to train 2000 master trainers for teachers in the state. The Commissioner for Information, Okey Kanu disclosed this while briefing the journalists on the outcome of this week’s executive council meeting presided over by Governor Alex Otti on Monday. He stated that 200 teachers have passed through the …