By Davies Iheamnachor PORT HARCOURT— A 45-year-old man simply identified as Pascal has allegedly defiled male and female minors in Rivers State. It was learned that the vicitms (names withheld), were a 10-year-old boy and an 11-yr-old girl. It was gathered that the suspect had committed the act severally at Christ Apostolic Street, Mile 3 […]

By Samuel Oyadongha Yenagoa —Angry residents of Obunagha community in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, have apprehended a 40-year-old man for allegedly defiling and sodomising his 12-year-old step-daughter. The victim was reportedly rushed to Niger Delta University Hospital, Okolobiri, with severe injuries, including bleeding. It was learned that the suspect, identified as a […]

CITING rising tensions, petitions and security concerns, the Ogun State government, yesterday, ordered the immediate suspension of the ongoing selection process for the new Awujale of Ijebuland.

By Victor Ahiuma-Young – LAGOS The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has lamented that thousands of Nigerian workers who suffer injuries, disabilities and occupational diseases are still denied timely support and compensation, despite the existence of the Employees’ Compensation Act (ECA) 2010. This position was articulated by National Treasurer of the NLC, Aliyu Haruna, during a presentation […]

The facts of this case have brought to the fore an urgent and a compelling need for holistic reforms in the administration of the criminal justice sector and proper training for all institutions involved in the investigation of crime and criminal prosecution.