The Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru, has suspended the state Commissioner for Health, Dr. Moses Ekuma and his Housing and Urban Development counterpart, Francis Ori, for alleged theft. Our correspondent gathered they were suspended on Monday during the State Executive Council meeting in Abakaliki, the state capital. A statement issued by the Commissioner for Information…
The Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, on Sunday, described President Bola Tinubu, his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari, and other previous heads of state as leaders who found themselves in power by accident. Kukah noted that it was evident none of them were fully prepared before assuming office, especially in a world where the…
A 34-year-old dismissed Corporal of the Nigerian Army, Emmanuel Anthony has confessed to his involvement in the alleged conspiracy and armed robbery in Osun State. The suspect who was arrested by the Anti-kidnapping Squad of the Nigerian Police, Osun State Command, was dismissed from the service in January, 2024 over misconduct. Confessing to crime during…
Primate Elijah Ayodele, Leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has blamed Nigeria’s struggles on corrupt leadership, declaring that no clean Nigerian can attain political leadership for now. The statement released on Friday through his media aide, Oluwatosin Osho, said it will be difficult for a honest person to govern the country. “Corrupt leaders are…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has secured the conviction of one Laminu Ahmed, 36, for the rape of a seven-year-old girl. Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court 14 in a judgment delivered on Thursday sentenced him to life imprisonment. The trial…
The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has secured the conviction of one Laminu Ahmed, 36, for the rape of a seven-year-old girl. Justice Modupe Osho-Adebiyi of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court 14 in a judgment delivered on Thursday sentenced him to life imprisonment. The trial…
Anambra State businessman Mr. Eches Chinedu Henry has appealed to the Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), to intervene in an alleged attempt to undermine the judicial process. The move, he claims, is part of a deliberate effort to free members of an international criminal syndicate that specializes in defrauding unsuspecting businessmen, using Nigerian…
