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The National Human Rights Commission has urged the Federal Government to prosecute the Department of State Services personel that invaded court to rearrest Omoyele Sowore. “The National Human Rights Commission has watched with dismay the conduct of law enforcement officers in facie curie yesterday Friday, December 6, 2019 at the Federal High Court, Abuja. “The…
German Pentecostal evangelist, Reinhard Bonnke who is principally known for his gospel missions throughout Africa is dead aged 79. A post on his official Facebook page explained that he passed away peacefully and was surrounded by his family. “It is with sorrow that the Bonnke Family would like to announce the passing of our beloved…
James Ogunnaike – Abeokuta Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has charged civil and public servants in the State to brace up for the challenges of statecraft in the new year. According to the Abiodun, there are more serious tasks in the coming year which would put serious demand on their moral, intellectual and management…
U.S. House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi United States House Democrats are bringing the impeachment focus back to Russia as they draft formal charges against President Donald Trump. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is connecting the dots — “all roads lead to Putin,” she says — and making the argument that Trump’s pressure campaign on Ukraine was not an…
By Peter Duru, Makurdi Justice Augustine Ityoyiman of the Makurdi High Court has turned down the stay-of-proceedings application filed by the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole in the N10billion libel suit instituted against him by Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue. The APC National Chairman had approached the Court to stay…
A man was on Wednesday caught raping little girl in a bush in Abia state, around Hightaste Road by Ibere Street of Ngwa Road. According to a Facebook user, David Osinachi Nwankwo, who shared photos from the scene of the incident, the suspect lured the girl into a nearby bush and covered her mouth with…
By Rotimi Ojomoyela Ekiti LG Poll: The local government election conducted by the Ekiti’ State government on Saturday was peaceful, devoid of violence that has become the characteristic of elections in the country. But the election witnessed low turnout of voters as most voters were performing their lawful businesses as the election lasted. Despite the…
Nigerian lawyer, Ebun-olu Adegboruwa A Nigerian lawyer, Ebun-olu Adegboruwa has reacted to the DSS action in re-arresting the organiser of RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore on Friday. The lawyer posted on his Facebook; “DSS CANNOT BE ABOVE THE LAW! “This is lawlessness at its peak, for operatives of DSS to storm a courtroom where there is a…
A man has been arrested by the police for beating his wife into a state of coma after he caught her having s*x with another man in their matrimonial bed. The 35-year-old man in Ghana, Kofi Bandoli, was arrested by Awutu Bereku district police station. It was gathered that the man went to work and…
Prof. Akintoye Shina Abubakar – Osogbo The Chairman of the Yoruba Council of Elders (YCE), Prof. Banji Akintoye, on Saturday blamed the governors in the South West for the high rate of poverty and insecurity in the region. He said the governors were not doing enough to create jobs for the teeming youth…