An Upper Customary Court, Sabon Tasha, Kaduna, has ordered the immediate release of the corpse of the late Cecilia Bakam, who died in October 2023 and could not be buried following a clash within the family over where the deceased should be buried. The case, seen by many as a clash between tradition and the debasement of values, left the body of Mrs. Cecilia Peter Bakam unburied due to her alleged dying wish. The presiding judge, Danladi Douglas, while delivering judgment in Kaduna on Thursday, stated that the corpse of Cecilia Bakam should be immediately released to the elders, saying…
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The Ogun State government has called for collaboration with the private sector and other well-meaning members of society to tackle the food insecurity facing the country. Governor Dapo Abiodun, who made the call during the 2024 Annual Colloquium of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR) held on Thursday in Abeokuta, said a collaboration across all sectors will bring about the needed change. Abiodun, represented by the Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security, Bolu Owotomo, noted that the food crisis affecting the country is not just an agricultural problem; rather, it is an economic, social, and even moral challenge. Delivering…
An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court , on Wednesday, ordered the remand of a 42-year-old man, Christopher Israel, in the correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti over alleged rape and assault. The defendant, whose address was not provided, is being tried for alleged rape and assault. The prosecutor, Insp Olubu Apata, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on Sept.21 in Ado-Ekiti. He alleged that the defendant, raped his 22-year-old daughter, who came to pay him a visit and inflicted injury on her while struggling with him. According to him, the offence contravened Sections 265 and 256 of the Criminal Law of…
The 2023 Presidential Candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has said, that when the storms of change blow in 2027, many will run helter-skelter for their lives. He stated this while receiving thousands of APC decampees to his party on Thursday. Kwankwaso, who received a whole collapsed APC structure of the Dala Local Government area of Kano at his Millar Road country home, said, “Nigerians, more specifically Northerners, have suffered enough, and no amount of pressure, fear, and attacks will change their minds from changing the narratives.” He urged that “Northern Nigeria should rethink their…
The Katsina State High Court has dismissed a suit seeking to remove Umar Iliya Damagum as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The suit, filed by Ibrahim Musa, a member of the PDP, challenged Damagum’s appointment, arguing that the replacement of former National Chairman Dr Iyorchia Ayu was unconstitutional. Musa contended that Ayu’s successor should have been chosen from the North-Central geopolitical zone, the region where Ayu hails from. But, Justice Abdullahi Bawa-Faskari dismissed the case, ruling that the matter falls under the internal affairs of the party. The judge held that the matter is beyond the…
The Kano State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, has arrested two suspected armed robbers. The command’s spokesman, SC Ibrahim Idris-Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Kano. He said that the suspects, both in their 20s and natives of Rangaza Ungogo Local Government Area, Kano, were arrested on Sept. 30, on the Eastern bye- pass, Hotoro near Mohiba Filling Station, Kano. According to him, weapons recovered from the suspects included one locally made gun, knife and a cutlass. He said effort is being made to apprehend two other accomplices who are still at…
BBNaija S9: Kassia reacts to Shaun’s claim that DoubleKay didn’t bring much to show Evicted Big Brother Naija ‘No Loose Guard’ housemate, Kassia Sule, has reacted to her colleague, Shaun Okojie’s claim that she and her husband Kellyrae, collectively known as DoubleKay, didn’t bring much on the show. Shaun had stated in an interview that while in the house, he was wondering why the couple were surviving evictions because they don’t offer much. Reacting in a post-eviction interview with Pulse, Kassia said Shaun also didn’t give much on the show. She stated that Shaun should do some personal introspection about…
The police, on Thursday, arraigned a 27-year-old man, Yusuf Ali, over alleged stealing of motorcycle and breach of peace. The defendant, of no fixed address, was arraigned before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court on a two-count charge of stealing and breach of peace. The prosecutor, Insp Akinwale Oriyomi, told the court that the defendant and others at large committed the offence on Sept.10 at about 10:00 a.m at Irona Area in Ado-Ekiti. He alleged that the defendant and others at large stole Bajaj motorcycle colour red valued at N900,000 belonging to one Olawhale Empire Multibiz Venture. Oriyomi said that the…
Former Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has criticised President Bola Tinubu following his two-week vacation in the United Kingdom, UK. Lamido wondered if Tinubu had human empathy for opting to embark on a vacation when Nigerians wallow in economic hardship and insecurity challenges. On Wednesday, the president departed Nigeria to the UK to commence a two-week vacation. Disclosing this, Tinubu’s Special Advisor on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, said the president’s trip was part of his annual leave. “He will use the two weeks as a working vacation and a retreat to reflect on his administration’s economic reforms. “He…
An Ikeja High Court on Thursday sentenced a motorcyclist, Monday Olukunle (alias Seaman), to seven years imprisonment for abducting a 16-year-old girl in an uncompleted building. Justice Oyindamola Ogala in her judgement convicted Olukunle of the charge of conspiracy and abduction. Ogala, however, discharged the convict of the charge of defilement. The court held that the prosecution was unable to prove beyond reasonable doubt the charge of defilement because the key witnesses were not in court to testify. She said the court relied on the confessional statement of the convict to find him guilty of conspiracy and abduction. The judge…