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A 48-year-old Pastor of “The Light House Gospel Church” Oluwo, Owode Egba, in Obafemi Owode local government area, Pastor Michael Abiodun has been arrested by men of Ogun state Police Command for allegedly defiling and impregnating the 12 year old daughter of a member of his church (name withheld). The Pastor was arrested following information received at Owode Egba divisional headquarters that, the victim’s mother joined the church as a result of a spiritual problem that led to the death of two of her daughters. In order to prevent the victim from the same calamity, she ran to the church for…

The election of Hon. Musa Avia Aggah of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Friday, September 2, was nullified by the National and States Assembly Election Petition Trial Tribunal sitting in High Court 4, Jos. The court ruled that Hon. Agah was not validly nominated by the PDP for the Bye-Election conducted on February 26, 2022. The court also held that Agah did not score the highest valid votes in the election.

Justice Christy Dabup of a Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos has discharged and acquitted a former Governor of the state, Jonah Jang, over the N6.3 billion corruption charges filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The anti-graft agency first arraigned Jang, who was governor between 2007 and 2015, alongside a former cashier in the Office of the Secretary to the Plateau State Government, Yusuf Pam, in March 2018. They were first arraigned before Justice Daniel Longji on 17-count for alleged misappropriation of N6.3bn belonging to the state government. After hearing the matter for about two years,…

Nigerian rapper, Panshak Zamani aka Ice Prince has been arrested for allegedly abducting and assaulting a police officer in Lagos. The spokesperson of the state police command, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed this on Twitter wrote; ”At 3am today, @Iceprincezamani  was stopped for driving without license plates. He agreed to be taken to the station. He, thereafter, abducted the police officer in his car, assaulted him and threatened to throw him in the river. He has been arrested and would be arraigned today.”

Liverpool have completed a season-long loan deal for Juventus midfielder Arthur Melo after a late move for the Brazilian. Liverpool paid a loan fee of £3.9m to secure the services of the 26-year-old midfielder. They also included an option to buy the player for £32million once his loan deal expires. ‘We talked a lot, and our ideas and visions were a good fit so I’m sure it was the right choice,’ the Brazilian said. ‘I’m really happy and highly motivated to continue living my dream on the pitch and giving my all in a Liverpool shirt.’ The Brazilian becomes Liverpool’s fourth summer signing…

Former Malaysian first lady, Rosmah Mansor has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after being found guilty on Thursday, September 1, of soliciting and receiving bribes during her husband’s corruption-tainted administration, a week after he was imprisoned over the massive looting. Rosmah was convicted on a charge of soliciting 187.5 million ringgit ($42 million) and two charges of receiving 6.5 million ringgit ($1.5 million) between 2016 and 2017 to help a company secure a project to provide solar energy panels to schools on Borneo island. The court sentenced her to 10 years in prison on each charge, to be…

Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State says he speaks the minds of Nigerians on attacks by herdsmen and terrorists in the country. The governor stated this while reacting to the statement released by the Senior Special Assistant to President Buhari on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu on Wednesday, August 31, in which he called the governor a liar for claiming that a senior military personnel informed him that the President has ordered the military not to go after Fulani herdsmen carrying out attacks. In his reaction, the governor in a statement released by his Chief Press Secretary, Nathaniel Ikyur, said…

As 2023 general election draws closer, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed the date for the release of the final lists of presidential and governorship candidates. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, who spoke at a meeting organized by the Centre for Democracy and Development in Abuja with the theme, “Conducting Nigeria’s 2023 Elections in Volatile Security Environment,” in Abuja on Thursday September 1, gave the breakdown of activities leading up to the conduct of the 2023 elections. Yakubu said that while the final list of the presidential candidates will be out on September 20, that of governorship hopefuls will…

Hours after arriving Dubai, Big Brother Naija star Tacha has called out officials of the Middle-East country for allegedly sending back Nigerians with valid visas home. Tacha who expressed disappointment with the humiliation Nigerians face outside of the country, added that Dubai authorities also force Nigerians to pay N31,000 in spite of sending them home. She tweeted; Dubai is really sending Nigerians back to Nigeria even with their valid visas!!! And ontop of that when you reach Nigeria!! You’ll be paying an additional fee of N31,000 for whatever reason I don’t even know!!!! I can’t even believe after spending those…

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has raised an alarm of the country’s democracy derailing towards dictatorship. Speaking at the 70th birthday of Mathew Kukah, Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, in Abuja, on Wednesday August 31, Jonathan urged Nigerians not to lower their guards as this would make democracy recede into fascism. The former President also called on Nigerian leaders to accommodate different views. He said; “Obviously many people, especially our youths, are becoming increasingly disillusioned about our politics and democracy. “However, we must remain on the democratic path because it is the only practical way of effectively managing our diversity, developing sustainably, and recording…