Man Lands In Trouble Over Fours0me With 3 Teenage Boys A Kano State High Court, on Friday, sentenced a 27-year-old man, Abdullahi Lawan, to seven years imprisonment for s3xually abusing three teenage boys. Lawan of Rangaza Damagari area in Ungogo Local Government, Kano State, was convicted on a three-count charge of s3xual abuse after he pleaded guilty to the charges. Delivering judgment, Justice Aisha Mahmoud, sentenced the convict to seven years imprisonment on each of the three-count charges preferred against him by the National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, NAPTIP, Kano Command. Mahmoud held that the prosecution…
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National Mosque Abuja Appoints First Igbo Man As Imam The National Mosque in Abuja has appointed Professor Ilyas Usman, the first Igbo Imam, to join its prestigious ranks. Prof. Usman, a renowned scholar and the first Professor of Arabic in Igboland, will now serve alongside the two active Imams, Professor Ibrahim Makari and Professor Muhammad Kabir, in leading the mosque’s prayers. Usman will be taking on the responsibilities of leading the Juma’ah and daily congregational prayers, alongside his colleagues, in a rotational manner. He fills the position left by Sheikh Ahmad Onilewura from South-West Nigeria, who has been unable to…
Police Fires 3 Officers For Ki||ing Student Police officers dismissed in Kwara for alleged culpable homicide The Kwara police command says three officers have been dismissed over alleged involvement in the killing of a Kwara polytechnic student at a checkpoint. Quayum Ishola, an ND2 student of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the polytechnic, was killed on September 4. Ishola, who was said to have ruptured a vein, died from blood loss on September 5 at the University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital (UITH). Students protested the death of their colleague and marched to the Kwara state police headquarters to demand a…
Bobrisky Mocks VeryDarkMan Over Don Jazzy’s N100m Donation Bobrisky, the social media celebrity, has taunted activist VeryDarkMan following his revelation that Don Jazzy donated N100 million to his newly launched NGO. The NGO focuses on community development and improving the public school system. In a social media video, Bobrisky cautioned people against criticising potential helpers, hinting at VeryDarkMan’s past criticism of Don Jazzy for gifting her money after her prison release. The crossdresser also emphasized her selective approach to online confrontations, prioritizing potential benefactors. “My brother, my sister, there are some people you should not drag on Instagram,” she said.…
Many Causalities As Youths Lynch Motorcycle Theft The Ogun State Police Command has confirmed the death of one John Udoh who was reportedly beaten to death over alleged theft in the Sagamu area of the state. Udoh, who is a member of a five-man armed robbery gang, had allegedly broken into the home of one Emeka Ruben, stealing his Lifan rubber motorbike valued at N1.2 million. The Police Public Relations Officer, Omolola Odutola who confirmed the incident to our correspondent on Friday, said Udoh was caught alongside 22 years old Peter Ubong. Odutola noted that the suspects who invaded Atayo…
Two JSS 3 Students Arrested For Alleged Theft Of 100 Phones Bauchi State Police Command has apprehended two teenage students in connection with a robbery at a mobile phone shop in Wunti Market, in the Bauchi metropolis. The suspects, both 15-year-old students of Bakari Dukku Comprehensive Secondary School, were said to have been involved in the alleged theft of 100 mobile phones, 75 MP4 players, 30 cell phone batteries, 50 external memory cards, and a Bluetooth headset. They were arrested following an investigation conducted by the Operation Restore Peace (ORP) unit after the shop owner alerted the police about the…
A’Ibom Govt Budgets N14.7b to Renovate Governor’s Lodge, Buy SUVs For State Lawmakers The Akwa Ibom State government has budgeted a total sum of N14.7billion for the repair of the governor, the deputy governor’s lodge as well as to purchase Toyota Prado for the members of the State House of Assembly. Nigerian civic tech organisation, BudgIT in a report said this, while breaking it down that the sum of N1billion was budgeted to rehabilitate external surfaces of Akwa Ibom governor’s office annex building. Also, the sum of N9.3billion was budgeted for the repair of the governors’ lodge and deputy deputy’s…
‘We’re Fed With Grass’; Freed Corps Members Reveals Three corps members from Akwa Ibom, kidnapped in Zamfara on their way to their one-year national service, shared their harrowing experiences in their kidnappers’ den. The victims spent between two months and one year in captivity, enduring physical and emotional torture, including being fed grass and drinking flood water. Their ordeal began on August 17, 2023, when their vehicle was ambushed along Gusau road, Zamfara. The kidnappers, disguised in military camouflage and insignia, took them into the forest, where they stayed together with no shelter, sleeping on rice sacs and seeking cover…
Iran Speaks On Killing Of Hamas New Leader By Israeli Forces, Reveals Next Action The Islamic Republic of Iran has reacted to the killing of Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar. In a post on the X handle of the Permanent Mission of Islamic Republic to the United Nations, Iran labelled Sinwar a martyr. “When U.S. forces dragged a disheveled Saddam Hussein out of an underground hole, he begged them not to kill him despite being armed. Those who regarded Saddam as their model of resistance eventually collapsed. “However, when Muslims look up to Martyr Sinwar standing on the battlefield—in combat attire…
Judiciary Responsible For Crisis Rocking Political Parties — Jonathan Blows Hot Former President Goodluck Jonathan, on Thursday, said some judgments and rulings of the court in political cases are responsible for some internal crisis rocking political parties in the country. Speaking at the 67th birthday celebration and presentation of 50 books authored by a human rights lawyer, Prof. Mike Ozekhome, SAN in Abuja, Jonathan expressed deep concerns about the state of the judiciary and its impact on the country’s political landscape. Addressing the gathering, which he co-chaired and with former president, Olusegun Obasanjo as chairman, Jonathan noted that recent court…