A Federal High Court in Lagos has sentenced a 27-year-old man, Joseph David, to 100 hours community service, for drug trafficking. The convict was arraigned by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, on a one-count charge of drug trafficking. He pleaded guilty to the charge. After his plea, the prosecutor, […]
Facebook, the largest networking site at 20, By Omoniyi Ibietan
In its 20 years of operation, Facebook has been a source of disruption in a positive and negative sense. Vaidhyanathan, as cited, Fuchs (2017), and many other critical and informed scholars, have shown irrefutably that Facebook may be for good, but it can undermine democracy even as it builds a community of scholars, collaborators, and […]
Fire disaster averted as Petrol tanker explodes in Ilorin fuel station
The swift response of the Kwara State Fire Service, on Wednesday, saved the Odota Bovas filling station in Ilorin from a major fire disaster. The incident occurred at about 07.44 hours when a petrol tanker carrying 45,000 litres of petrol burst into flames while siphoning fuel into the station’s reservoir, opposite the Magaji Odota area, […]
BREAKING: Service Chiefs arrive National Assembly at invitation of Senators
Service Chiefs have arrived the National Assembly on Wednesday in response to a Senate resolution for interaction on the height of insecurity in the country. The service chief arrived at the hallowed Chambers at 12.39 to meet with the Committee of the whole of Senators. The invitation of Service Chief was at the backdrop of […]
Anambra Govt raids ‘baby factory’, rescues 6 pregnant teenagers
The Anambra State Government in partnership with security agents on Wednesday rescued six pregnant teenagers from ‘a baby-making factory’ at Umunya in Oyi Local Government Area of the state. The state Commissioner for Health, Dr Afam Obidike, told journalists after the raid that the baby factory where babies were being sold had the name ‘Mother […]
Lawmaker seeks amendment of Agric council Act, establishment of fishery college in Akwa Ibom
The Senator, representing Akwa Ibom North-East Senatorial District, at the National Assembly, Aniekan Bassey has called for an amendment to a bill, “Agricultural Research Council Act (Amendment) Bill 2024”, which has passed the first reading. He also moved for the establishment of a Federal College of Fishery Technology and Aquaculture in Uruan Local Government Area […]
Navigating justice through Willie Win: Finding reliable black personal injury lawyer in Houston
Exploring the intricacies of individual injury cases can be a mind-boggling experience, especially while confronting wounds and raising doctor’s visit expenses. The way to acquiring the pay you legitimately deserve lies in getting the services of the right attorney. In this top-to-bottom aide, we will investigate the nitty-gritty course of tracking down the black personal […]
Niger Police arrest 57yr old Aisha Jibrin, 24 others over violent protest in Minna
Niger State Police Command has arrested Aisha Jibrin, a 57 year old woman, for initiating a violent protest over the hike in the price of food items in Minna Minneapolis on Monday. The command in a statement signed by the Public Relations Officer, PRO, Wasiu Abiodun said, their caused major obstruction on the highway and […]
Journalist demands N50m reward from ex-Senate President over book on tenure in office
A journalist, Cyriacus Njoku, is asking a Federal Capital Territory, FCT, High Court to order a former Senate President, Ken Nnamani, to pay him the sum of N50 million as reward for authoring a book on his tenure in office. In the suit numbered CV/2269/2023, Njoku, through his lawyer, Julius Mbilitem, alleged that the former […]
Man arraigned over alleged unlawful assembly
One Olalekan Tajudeen, 40, was arraigned on Wednesday before an Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, for alleged unlawful gathering. Tajudeen, whose residential address was not provided, was charged with conspiracy and unlawful assembly. The Prosecutor, Mr Philip Amusan, told the court that Tajudeen allegedly committed the offence on Jan. 19, at about 7.50 p.m., at Apete […]