Asaba Massacre at 59: Wounds, apologies and a day of forgiveness
59 years after the pogrom that wiped out an estimated 1,000 Asaba men, memories remain raw as apologies, forgiveness and the quest for national closure turn front burners
18-year-old girl allegedly poisons her guardian in Ogun
By James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta An eighteen years old Senior Secondary School student, Tope Fasanya, has been arrested by men of Ogun State Police Command for attempting to kill her guardian, Mrs Esther Bada by poisoning her food. The suspect, Tope according to a statement by State Command Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, was […]
BREAKING: Nigeria, 10 others taken off UK’s Omicron red list
The United Kingdom, UK, has taken all 11 countries off England’s travel red list. It will be made official tomorrow, Wednesday, the health secretary, Sajid Javid, announced. The decision means England will no longer require hotel quarantine for travellers from Angola, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe. However, testing […]
Man blames devil after raping 18-year-old daughter in Ilorin
By Demola Akinyemi – Ilorin One 47-year-old Security guard, Mr Jacob Obomerelu has been arrested by officers of Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps over his alleged, having canal knowledge of his 18 years old biological daughter Modupe Jacob. This is contained in a statement made available to journalists in […]
Alleged culpable homicide: Absence of 3 defendants stalls trial
The absence of Danlami Bussa, Samson Igbadumhe and Moses Peter who allegedly killed ASP Eric Isaiah stalled their trial on Tuesday, in an FCT High Court in Kubwa, Abuja. The police charged the defendants and Ganiyu Amina who was in court with three counts bordering on culpable homicide. At the resumed trial, the prosecution counsel, […]
Court remands church worker for allegedly defiling 8-year-old girl
An FCT High Court in Kubwa, on Tuesday ordered that a 34-year-old church worker, Patrick Ekene, who allegedly defiled an eight-year-old girl. The police charged Ekene, who resides in Kubwa, Abuja, with rape. Justice Bello Kawu ordered that the defendant be remanded at an FCT correctional centre while delivering ruling on the bail application made […]
