A United States District Court in Tacoma on Monday sentenced Abidemi Rufai, Special Assistant to the Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, to five years in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft. Rufai, 45-year-old resident of Lekki, Nigeria, according to a statement issued by U.S. Attorney’s Office Western District of Washington signed U.S. Attorney…
The Bayelsa state Commissioner of Police, Ben Okolo, has disclosed that kidnap kingpin John Ewa, was laid off from the bank where he served as a cleaner, after he was caught on camera stealing money, IGBERETV reports. Ewa and three of his accomplice were paraded by the state police command on Tuesday, September 26. During…
A Federal High Court sitting in Benin has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to recognise and publish the names of candidates produced by the Governor Godwin Obaseki’s faction of the Edo State Peoples Democratic Party as standard-bearers of the party in the forthcoming 2023 elections. This is the second ruling coming from the Federal High…
Daddy Freeze has tied the knot with his long time Fiancee and baby Mama, Benedicta Elechi, in the UK despite legal claims on previous marriage. The Husband of Benedicta had filed a case against Daddy Freeze claiming his marriage to her still stands and Daddy Freeze was asked by the court to pay some claims…
New code also would allow surrogate pregnancies, broader rights for grandparents and measures against gender violence. Cubans have overwhelmingly approved a sweeping “family law” that would allow same-sex couples to marry and adopt, the electoral commission said, in a move that will also redefine rights for children and grandparents. More than 3.9 million voters –…
Benue Governor Samuel Ortom has said report he has broken political ties with Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike is false and misleading.Speaking to journalists on Tuesday shortly after presiding over the Benue North-West Senatorial district PDP caucus meeting at the Benue Peoples House, Makurdi, Ortom insisted he stands with Wike on the injustices meted out on…
The Academic Staff Union Of Universities (ASUU) University of Calabar has confirmed the loss of not fewer than eleven lecturers between January 2022 and September 2022. This was confirmed by the Chairman of ASUU, University of Calabar chapter, Dr John Edor, who spoke with our correspondent in Calabar on Tuesday. Dr Edor, however, stressed that…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has nullified all primaries conducted by the various factions of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. The Presiding Judge, Justice O.O Oguntoyinbo, has therefore called for a rerun of the primaries within fourteen days. The Court ruled that all the primaries conducted…
A federal high court sitting in Birnin Kebbi, presided by Justice Baba Gana Ashigar, has affirmed Alhaji Haruna Saidu Dandio as the authentic candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the Kebbi Central senatorial district Alhaji Haruna Saidu, the plaintiff, had sued Senator Muhammad Adamu Aliero, the PDP and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
Former Arewa youth leader and aviation expert, Isaac Balami has dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the Labour Party, LP. Balami who played a major role in the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 when he mobilized northern youths across the region, disclosed this in a statement he tagged “My Critical Junction.” The…