A Minna High Court in Niger State on Wednesday, sentenced a woman, Amina Aliyu and her sister, Aishat Mohammed to death by hanging for the brutal k!lling of her co-wife, Hafsat Fatima Aliyu (pictured left). Zainab, the youngest sibling, received life imprisonment due to her age at the time of the crime. Amina and Aishat…
The apex socio-cultural group of the Ikwerre ethnic nationality, Ogbakor Ikwerre Cultural Organisation Worldwide, has withdrawn all honours, recognitions, and titles bestowed on Senator John Azuta-Mbata, the newly elected President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. The decision was made due to Azuta-Mbata’s acceptance of the Ohanaeze Ndigbo leadership role, which the Ikwerre leadership considers a…
Former Inspector General of Police, Mike Okiro, has disclosed that a non-existing court order prevented him from partaking in the just concluded Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo president general position. Okiro, an aspirant for the position of President-General of the pan Igbo socio-cultural organization made the disclosure while speaking with journalists recently after the election, explaining that the…
Barely 48 hours to the Saturday local government election in Ondo State, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has withdrawn from the exercise. The Ondo State Independent Electoral Commission (ODIEC) had scheduled this Saturday for the council election, with no fewer than 10 political parties participating in the upcoming exercise. Bakita Bello, the acting chairman…
Tensions flared in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, on Thursday as police barricaded the road leading to the Peoples Democratic Party’s secretariat on Aba Road. The move followed reports that the Acting Executive Committee, formed after a court nullified the elected executive, planned to take over the secretariat complex. A Rivers State High Court in…
Justice Alexander Owoeye of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for Ezekiel Onyedikachukwu, the manager of gospel singer, Mercy Chinwo. The order was granted following an ex parte motion filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), which sought the manager’s arrest. When the case was called, Mrs….
A 17-year-old and mother of one year and five months baby, simply identified as Deola, has reportedly committed suicide due to a misunderstanding between her and her spouse, Seyi, over two cups of rice. The incident occurred in the Labi community in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State, and she was buried on…
Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State has once again criticized the policies of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, warning that they could harm the country’s progress, Daily Sun reports He expressed his concerns on Wednesday during a meeting with Apostle Johnson Suleiman, the leader of Omega Fire Ministries International, at the Government House in Bauchi. The…
The United Nations has expressed deep concern over the recent killing of fishermen and farmers in Borno State, describing the acts as horrific. In a statement on Wednesday, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Nigeria, Mohamed Fall, extended condolences to the families of the victims and called for accountability. “I am horrified by the recent mass…
Gunmen on Wednesday attacked the Kankara General Hospital in Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State and shot a medical doctor, identified as Murtala Dandashire, in the thigh. The Katsina State Police Command also exclusively informed PUNCH Metro that another individual, whose identity has not been disclosed, was shot and injured in the attack. Our…
