Category: News
UNILAG VC rejects removal by governing council
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Lagos (UNILAG) Prof. Oluwatoyin Ogundipe on Wednesday rejected his sack by the institution’s Governing Counci [...]
60 year old man to be stoned to death for raping 12-yr-old girl in Kano
An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Kano on Wednesday sentenced a 60-year-old man, Mati Abdu, to death by stoning after he was convicted for raping a 12 [...]
DSS releases CBN chief, Mailafia after six hour grilling
Following his revelation on Boko Haram insurgents in Nigeria, and allegation of the involvement of a serving northern governor, a former Deputy Govern [...]
Senate denies indicting Elumelu over N41bn fraud allegation
The Senate Committee chairman on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions has denied media report that it indicted the chairman of the UBA group, Dr. T [...]
Teenage orphan accuses stepfather, hoodlums of rape in Ogun
A homeless orphan has accused her stepfather, identified simply as Okanla, of having carnal knowledge of her while she lived with him in the Itori are [...]
Insecurity: Allow responsible citizens carry rifles, Ortom tells FG
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has urged the Federal Government to allow responsible citizens to protect themselves with weapons such as AK-47 ri [...]
21-year-old man rapes neighbour’s children
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday ordered that a 21-year-old man, Happiness Sunday, who allegedly defiled his neighbour’s children, be re [...]
Boko Haram fighters are like scavengers desperate for food – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has described Boko Haram insurgents in the north-east as “mere scavengers desperate for food”.
Buhari said the service c [...]
Fani-Kayode threatens to leave PDP
A former Minister of Aviation and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Femi Fani-Kayode has threatened to leave the party alongside others [...]
Joe Biden picks Black-American, Harris as running mate
Joe Biden has chosen Senator Kamala Harris as his vice presidential running mate, making her the first Black woman and the first Asian American to joi [...]