Category: Metro
Lagos deputy gov, Obafemi Hamzat loses brother to COVID-19
Obafemi Hamzat, deputy governor of Lagos state, has lost Haroun, his younger brother, to COVID-19.
The deceased, who was a medical doctor, was 37 [...]
Ex bank MD, Okey Nwosu jailed 3 years for N18bn theft
A former Managing Director of the defunct Finbank Plc, Okey Nwosu, was on Tuesday sentenced to three years imprisonment by Justice Lateefat Okunnu [...]
Magistrate court orders Sowore, others to remain in detention, adjourns case
A magistrate court in Abuja has again adjourned the case filed against publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, and others without granting or d [...]
UK based Nigerian woman, Badare remanded for drowning 4 year old son
A United Kingdom based Nigerian, Oluwakemi Badare on December 27th 2020, murdered her 4 year old son, Kingswealth Bayode, by drowning him in a bath.
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Borno elder counters military, FG, says no where is safe outside Maiduguri
Prof. Khalifa Dikwa, Dean, Borno Elders Forum said contrary to the narrative by the military and the Federal Government, no where is safe outside of M [...]
42 year old son of late transporter, Ekene Dili Chukwu dies of Covid-19
Augustine Ilodibe jnr., the 42-year old son of late billionaire transporter, Augustine Ekene Dili Chukwu Ilodibe, is dead. Ilodibe jnr who is the firs [...]
Sexual assault: Father, victim withdraw case against Ogun Commissioner
Following allegations of sexual misconduct against the Commissioner for Environment in Ogun State, Abiodun Abudu-Balogun, the victim, Barakat Melojuek [...]
Ogun suspends commissioner accused of attempting to rape teenager
The Ogun State Government has suspended the Commissioner for Environment, Abiodun Abdul-Balogun, for attempting to rape a teenager, 16-year-old [...]
Pantami suspends NIMC staff over extortion
Isa Pantami, minister for communications and digital economy, has directed the immediate suspension of some National Identity Management Commission (N [...]
Magistrate embarks on lone protest seek payment of 2 years salary from Ayade
With the state government owing her salaries for roughly two years, Her Worship, Safiya Iyeh Ashipu of the Chief Magistrate Court Odukpani and her [...]