Sharia court annuls Ganduje’s daughter’s 16-year marriage

03 Feb 2023

On Thursday, an Upper Shari’a Court in Kano State annulled the marriage of Asiya Ganduje and Inuwa Uba.  Asiya is Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje’s daughter.  According to the Judge, Malam Abdullahi Haliru, the marriage was terminated through Khul’i (divorce by Islamic means).  The judge ordered the plaintiff to return the N50,000 dowry paid by […]

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ICPC arrest woman for selling new notes

03 Feb 2023

ICPC has today, 1st of February 2023, arrested a woman, Omoseyin Oluwadarasimi Esther, with the Twitter handle of Lala, offering new naira notes for sale on social media. The arrest was as a result of intelligence received which led the ICPC operatives to seek out and promptly arrest the suspect. It is believed she is […]

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Islamic group demands justice for a woman who was allegedly raped inside a mosque

02 Feb 2023

The Muslim Right Concern, MURIC, demanded justice on Wednesday for a woman who was allegedly raped inside a worship center in Oyo State.  This was revealed in a statement by the country’s Oyo State Ambassador, Ibrahim Agunbiade.  MURIC, an Islamic organization, stated that it would do everything possible to ensure that the incident was not […]

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Alleged N6.9 billion fraud: Fayose’s EFCC trial resumes after the 2023 election

02 Feb 2023

Justice Chukujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Ikoyi, Lagos, adjourned the trial of former Ekiti governor Ayodele Fayose on Wednesday to March 20. The politician and his company, Spotless Investment Limited, are being investigated for allegedly committing an N6.9 billion fraud.  On July 2, 2019, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) re-arrested […]

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GUNMEN ABDUCT CROSS RIVER COMMISSIONER FOR WOMEN AFFAIRS AND OTHERS

02 Feb 2023

Gunmen in the early hours of Wednesday abducted Cross River state Commissioner for Women Affairs, Mrs Gertrude Njar barely 72 hours after an aide to a federal lawmaker, Mr Kenneth Abang was also kidnapped along Calabar-Ikom federal highway. Finding showed that Mrs. Njar and another lady that was yet to be identified were abducted at […]

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TEACHER CHARGED TO COURT FOR IMPERSONATING DSS AND EXTORTION

02 Feb 2023

A teacher in Osogbo, Osun state capital, Olaleye Oluseyi, was on Wednesday arraigned before a Magistrate Court over alleged impersonation of operatives of the Department of State Security, DSS. He was also said to have obtained the sum of N112,000 from one Taiwo Victor on the pretence of helping the victim secure employment in the […]

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COURT REMANDS IVD OVER WIFE’S DEATH

02 Feb 2023

An Ebute Meta Magistrate Court in Lagos on Tuesday, January 31, ordered the remand of auto dealer Ikechukwu Daryl Ogbonna, popularly known as IVD, over the death of his wife, Abimbola Martins-Ogbonna. Magistrate Adebayo Kafayat Tella, made the order following advice by the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP), Lagos State, which indicted Ogbonna for involuntary […]

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NIGERIAN POLICE LAUNCH SMART-FORCE DATABASE MANAGEMENT

02 Feb 2023

The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc(+), NPM, NEAPS, fdc, CFR, has launched the ‘IGP-SmartForce Database Management Centre’ today Wednesday 1st February, 2023, for Personnel Records Digitalization and Biometric Capturing of all officers of the Nigeria Police Force to ensure that all officers have their details captured and stored for record purposes and […]

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Adamawa has six new judges

01 Feb 2023

Adamawa State Governor Ahmadu Fintiri installed six new judges on Tuesday. During the judges’ swearing-in ceremony at the Government House in Yola, the governor charged them with protecting the judiciary as the country’s last hope and safeguarding democracy. “All my life, I have never felt so fearful like the day I stood and held the […]

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