An Abuja High Court presided over by Justice Suleiman Belgore on Tuesday absolved the embattled former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Dimeji Bankole and his erstwhile Deputy, Bayero Nafada, of any crime by obtaining N38 billion loan from UBA for the payment of an enhanced package and running cost for members of the House [...]
Nigerians, especially human rights activists and lawyers have reacted to the death sentence passed on Major Hamza Al-Mustapha and Mr. Lateef Sofolahan for their roles in the killing of Alhaja Kudirat Abiola and others during the regime of the late General Sani Abacha. Commenting on the death sentence, Barrister Supo Osewa said Justice Mojisola Dada [...]
The police in Lagos State, Southwest, Nigeria have arrested a private school bus driver for allegedly killing a 16-year old girl for refusing to allow him have sex with her inside a school bus. The driver, identified as Godwin Etute, allegedly murdered the teenager called Tolu Gbadamosi, dumped her by the road side and drove [...]
Lagos Island area of Lagos State, southwest Nigeria boiled this morning as factions of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, clashed again. Shops and vehicles were said to have been destroyed this morning while one person was reportedly killed last night when the crisis turned bloody. Policemen have been deployed to the area [...]
The police have arrested a 47-year old father of two, Emmanuel Temuru, at the Igando area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria, after he allegedly refused to hand over to her family the property of his late lover, Margaret Usen. Temuru, who allegedly gave the late Margaret the impression that he was a bachelor while they dated, [...]
Prominent Northern Nigeria-based rights activist and also a victim of the late General Sani Abacha’s despotic regime, Comrade Shehu Sani has pleaded that the former Head of State’s Chief Security Officer, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha be granted parole. Al-Mustapha, along with Lateef Sofolahan were sentenced to death yesterday. Speaking in a telephone chat with P.M.NEWS today, [...]
The proprietor of Omotayo College, Ogijo, Shagamu, Ogun State, southwest Nigeria, Engineer Tayo Opanubi recently honoured 14 of his students for being exceptional and displaying academic excellence. He also urged parents to join the fight against examination malpractices which has become a big problem ailing the educational sector. He stated this during the graduating ceremony [...]
