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Truck driver charged for allegedly killing FRSC official

Kingsley Opara, a 43-year-old truck driver who allegedly drove dangerously and killed a man, was charged with manslaughter on Thursday in an Ebute-Metta Chief Magistrate’s Court. The defendant, who lives at No. 5, Samuel Otusile Street in the Iba Ojo region of Lagos State, is charged with two counts of hazardous driving and manslaughter. Inspector Olatunde Kehinde, a police prosecutor, told the court that the defendant committed the crimes on September 16, 2023. He stated...

Osun housewife shot in bathroom dies

A housewife living in Oke Akute Area, Iba, Osun State, named simply as Adijat, died on Thursday at an undisclosed hospital in Iree, where she was being treated for gunshot wounds. According to Iba sources, the woman was shot while having a bath at her home about 10 p.m. on Tuesday. Adijat, a Fulani by tribe, was rushed to a private hospital in Iree, where she had been admitted since Tuesday. She was nursing a...

Police arrest two brothers for allegedly killing VON journalists

Two suspects are been held at the Tudun Wada Police Station in Gusau, the capital of Zamfara State, for the suspected murder of Voice of Nigeria reporter Hamisu Danjigba. Bilal and Mansur Haruna, the suspects, are the sons of late Danjigba’s elder brother, Malam Haruna. Before the event, they were both residing at late Danjigba’s house in Gusau’s Samaru neighbourhood. Late Danjigba lodged a number of complaints about the disorderly demeanour of the two suspects,...

Appeal Court strikes out Suswam’s Motion to stop Sen Udende

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Thursday dismissed a request by former Governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, attempting to prevent the appellate court from hearing Senator Emmanuel Udende (APC Benue North East)’s interlocutory appeal. Senator Udende filed the Notice of Appeal after the National/State Houses of Assembly Election case Tribunal in Makurdi overturned its own judgement, which barred Suswam from calling any more witnesses in his case. On July 17, 2023, the panel’s Chairman,...

Missing Abuja undergraduate found dead, police investigate

After being reported missing on September 11, Blessing Karami, an undergraduate student at the National Open University of Nigeria, Abuja, was found dead in the woods near Karimo. The police stated that their main goal is to investigate Miss Karami’s death thoroughly and impartially. The deceased was reported missing after leaving her Abuja workplace in Garki before closing time on September 11, 2023, according to ProbitasNews. Our correspondent can confirm that the Divisional Police Headquarters,...

Osun laughs off lawyer’s threat on unpaid allowances for judges.

In response to Mr. Mutalubi Adebayo, SAN, a lawyer located in Ibadan, the Osun State administration has asked him to desist from pursuing legal action against Governor Ademola Adeleke and the administration over the unpaid allowances of judges employed in the state, calling on the lawyer to refrain from “interloping activism.” Adeleke was given a 10-day ultimatum by Adebayo on Thursday to pay the arrears of allowances owing to retired and active state judges, failing...

Court jails teenager 12 months for Internet fraud

The Ogun State Government has begun the construction of 200 dwelling units in the state’s Iperu, Ikenne Local Government. The housing development, which is aimed at low and middle-income clientele, will have 2-bedroom expandable bungalows. The Special Adviser on Housing, Jagunmolu Omoniyi, broke the news on Thursday via the state government’s X (previously Twitter) profile. According to Omoniyi, the move will increase the state’s housing stock by offering housing solutions to the growing Remo Zone...

Enugu Governorship Tribunal Bars Lawyers, Journalists, Others at Petition Against Governor Mbah’s Election

Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party has filed a petition with the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Enugu challenging the election of Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Lawyers, party supporters, and some journalists have been prevented from entering the Enugu State High Court Complex during this time. The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal is currently sitting in Enugu and is expected to hand down its decision shortly. The metropolitan area of Enugu is...

Obi won’t get LP ticket 2027, Apapa faction vows

The Labour Party’s Lamidi Apapa faction has recommended the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, to seek another political platform to pursue its presidential dream ahead of the 2027 polls. The Apapa group, whose legitimacy was just confirmed by the Edo Division of the Court of Appeal, said that it had begun looking for a new presidential candidate ahead of the 2027 election. Abayomi Arabambi, the faction’s spokesman, confirmed this in an exclusive interview on...

Imo killings: Soldiers burn buildings, residents flee for their lives

Following the reported invasion of the community and property devastation by security personnel believed to be soldiers, residents of Oriendu in Umualumaku Umueze in the Ehime Mbano Local Government Area in Imo State are currently living in fear for their lives. The individuals with guns broke into the village one day after killing and setting two patrol vehicles in the neighbourhood on fire on Tuesday, along with several soldiers, police officers, and members of the...