Politics

The radio station, incorporated under the name – Ifelodun Communication Nigeria Limited – is one of the companies and property Ojerinde is accused of acquiring with the funds he allegedly diverted while in office. Ojerinde is being tried on 18 counts marked: FHC/ABJ/CR/97/2021, by the Independent Corrupt Practices & Other Related offences Commission (ICPC), in…

A Kano State High Court sitting in Audu Bako has sentenced an atheist, Mubarak Bala, to 24 years imprisonment for blasphemy, a report by Daily Trust said. Bala, who is the President of the Humanist Association of Nigeria, pleaded guilty to committing blasphemy against Allah (SWT) and Prophet Muhammad (SAW). He made the headlines in 2020…

The bill to prohibit cross-dressing in Nigeria was introduced by Umar Muda, a member of the House of Representatives, and it was read on the floor of the House on Tuesday. rossdressers in Nigeria will risk being jailed for six months if a new bill to prohibit crossdressing is passed.The bill to prohibit cross-dressing in…

The IPOB leader was granted bail by Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja in April 2017 after Senator Eyinnaya Abaribe and two others agreed to be his sureties with each of them staking N100 million worth of Abuja properties as security for the bail. The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, has…

The mosque’s steering committee had on Saturday suspended Khalid for criticising President Buhari over last Monday night’s attack on an Abuja-Kaduna train. In 2021, the suspended Chief Imam of Apo Legislative Quarters Mosque, Sheikh Nuru Khalid lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari for his failure to tackle banditry in the country.The mosque’s steering committee had on Saturday…

he Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has praised the Nigerian army for its intervention during #EndSARS protests despite sweeping criticisms of the latter for opening fire on unarmed protesters at Lekki Tollgate. In October 2020, thousands of youth demonstrated across the country for days in protest against decades of police brutality and other human rights…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Thursday arrested the immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. The PUNCH learnt that Obiano, who had been on the watch list of the EFCC, was arrested while trying to board a flight to the United States. Recall that the…

Nigeria has been battling with fuel scarcity following the discovery of 100 million litres of imported petrol in the supply chain with “methanol quantities above Nigeria’s specifications”. President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed regrets for the inconvenience caused to Nigerian citizens following a prolonged shortage of petroleum products.Nigeria has been battling with fuel scarcity following the…

Before daybreak, words had spread out that Mr. Jones had given up the ghost. His relatives, most of whom were from the pig family, quickly came together and selected Mr. Roundup to take over the affairs of the farm. It was a desperate time in Eagle Farm. Mr. Roundup freed the animals still alive in…

The Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has reiterated that restructuring remained the solution to various problems facing the country. He said the federal system of government that had been skewed had eroded the identities of the states of the federation. The governor stated this on Monday at an event organised to honour living heroes of…