In a landmark judgement, Hon. Justice Suleiman B. Belgore of FCT High court in his judgement asserted that from the totality of the evidence before it, it is clear no iota of evidence was led to prove the accused committed the crime. For to establish the alleged offence against the accused person, the prosecution must…
Chaos is once again brewing over Nagorno-Karabakh, a small, landlocked region between Armenia and Azerbaijan. This area, also known as Artsakh and comprised chiefly of Armenian Christians, has been disputed for decades. But experts are sounding the alarm, as the typical chaos plaguing the area has recently escalated. Azerbaijani residents reportedly blocked the Lachin corridor…
Former Military President, Ibrahim Babangida has denied reports that he has endorsed Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for the 2023 general elections.A Twitter account, General_Ibbro had tweeted on Tuesday that Babangida said he supported the endorsement of Obi by former president Olusegun ObasanjoThe Twitter account reads “Gen. Olusegun Obasanjo will forever…
Some students of the Federal Government College, Ijaniki, Lagos State, have been caught after absconding from school to lodge female colleagues in hotels for sex romps. PUNCH Metro gathered that the students, who were all boarders, had on different occasions jumped the school’s fence with their female counterparts and stayed out of school for days. Findings…
Nine months after they resigned, the seats of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, Deputy National Chairman (North) of the party, Senator Abubakar Kyari and the Zamfara State Deputy Governor, Senator Muhammad Hassan Nasiha are still vacant at the Senate, Daily Trust reports. The trio, Daily Trust reports, represented Nasarawa West, Borno North and Zamfara…
AGAIN, residents of Ajowa community in Akoko North West Local Government Area of Ondo State, yesterday, raised the alarm over the unending criminal activities of herdsmen in their community. It will be recalled that, last week, residents of three communities—Ijagba, Imoru, Arimogija, in Ose council area of the state, fled their communities to neighbouring towns and villages, over…
Commission on Tuesday revealed that 6.7 m PVCs were locked up in INEC safes across 17 states and the Federal Capital Territory. The INEC had announced that the collection window for PVCs will commence December 12,2022 and end on January 22. The INEC National Commissioner for Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, disclosed in a…
A Twitter user Hally Ramzy has blasted the presidency for saying that the President, Major Gnereal Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is ahead of former President Olusegun Obasanjo in all ramifications. Following Obasanjo’s endorsement of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, as his choice candidate for president ahead of the forthcoming polls in February, the presidency, the…
The Islamic State-backed faction of Boko Haram, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), formerly known as Jamā’at Ahl as-Sunnah lid-Da’wah wa’l-Jihād, has claimed responsibility for a car bomb explosion that killed about four people and injured several others in the Okene Local Government Area of Kogi State. The attack was the seventh to be claimed by…
SANTOS, Brazil (AP) — Pelé was buried in his final resting place Tuesday as millions of fans in Brazil and around the world mourned the sports legend. Newly inaugurated President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva paid his respects at Vila Belmiro, the stadium where Pelé played for most of his career. Pelé was being laid…