Despite stiff laws against sexual assault, its scourge persists in Nigeria. Newsmen reports that the perpetrators range from the least known to the very influential personalities in the country. It is believed that the silence of victims owing to stigmatization has not helped matters. Newsmen recalls that an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court…
An Ogudu Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a man, Mohammed Isiaka, for allegedly defiling a three-year-old girl. Magistrate M.O. Tanimola ordered that 48-year-old Isiaka be kept at the Kirikiri custodial facility pending advice from the state director of public prosecutions. The court did not take the plea of the defendant. Tanimola adjourned the case until…
Unidentified gunmen, on Thursday night, invaded Koro community, in Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, killed the community’s monarch, Olukoro of Koro, General Segun Aremu, (rtd) and abducted his wife, alongside two others. Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, who confirmed the incident, condemned the killing of the Olukoro of Koro, describing it as reckless, shocking and…
The Ogun State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed that one Olumide Openaike, a staff member of a Microfinance Bank, Kemta Oloko, reported to have been missing and found in Mokwa, Niger State staged his abduction over N1.7m debt. The spokesperson of the state police command, SP Omolola Odutola, confirmed this to our correspondent on Tuesday….
A pastor, identified as Segun Adegboyega, has been reportedly killed by people suspected to be herdsmen on his farm in Ogbomoso, Oyo State. The newsmen gathered that the incident happened on Monday on the deceased’s farm located at Gege village on Ogbomoso-Iseyin Road. Investigation further revealed that three persons have been arrested in connection with…
Ekiti State Governor, Biodun Oyebanji, has ordered security agencies to unravel the killers of two traditional rulers in the state. The traditional rulers were killed on Monday by suspected kidnappers while returning from a meeting in Irele-Ekiti in Ekiti State. The victims identified as Oba David Ogunsakin, the Elesun of Esun-Ekiti; and Oba Olatunde Olusola,…
A Chieftain of Peoples Democratic Party in Ejigbo Osun state and a US based lecturer, Dr. Richard Adeoriokin has allegedly been shot dead in his home town by a local security guard. The incident occurred between 8:00 and 8:30 pm on Saturday, along Inisha Road of Ejigbo, following the conclusion of a public function attended…
By Aanuoluwapo Fasoyin The Minister of Power, Chief Adebayo Adelabu has promised to re-install the electricity infrastructure destroyed during the explosion at Old Bodija Estate, Ibadan. Chief Adelabu, made the promise during a visit to the explosion site. The Minister who sympathized with the victims and the state, said he has directed Ibadan Electricity Distribution…
The Nigeria Customs Service, Tincan Island Command, said it intercepted cocaine, arms and ammunition worth N4.3bn. The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this while addressing journalists during the handing over of the seized contraband at the command on Thursday. Adeniyi said that the seized contraband came from South Africa and Canada. He added…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has approved the immediate suspension of the Provost of Ila College of Education in line with the interim report of the Investigation Panel headed by the Chief of Staff, Hon. Kazeem Akinleye. The Governor, according to a statement signed by his spokesperson, Olawale Rasheed, also approved the recommendation of the committee that…