AN IKEJA Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered the remand of a 50-year-old man, Vitalis Chima, at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling his 14-year-old daughter. The defendant, an unemployed resident of No. 11, Olowoporoku St., Mafoluku, Oshodi, faces charges of defilement and sexual assault. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs C.M. Kushanu, did not take the defendant’s plea. She ordered his remand at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). She adjourned the case until Sept. 24 for the DPP’s advice. The Prosecutor, ASP Adegoke Ademigbuji, stated that the defendant committed the offences…
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AN IKEJA Chief Magistrates’ Court on Friday ordered the remand of a 47-year-old transporter, Macdonald Onyekachi, at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly sodomising a 16-year-old boy. The defendant, who resides in the Ajegunle area of Lagos, faces charges of sodomy and breach of peace. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs C.M. Kushanu, did not take the defendant’s plea. She ordered his remand at the Kirikiri Correctional Centre pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP). She adjourned the case until Sept. 24 for the DPP’s advice. The Prosecutor, ASP Adegoke Ademigbuji, stated that the defendant committed the offences on…
THE POLICE Command in Benue has rescued five victims kidnapped from a commercial passenger bus travelling from Enugu to Abuja along the Ankpechi–Omutele axis of Ohimini LGA. The command’s spokesman, DSP Aondongu Orchia, confirmed the development in a press statement on Friday in Makurdi, revealing that the incident occurred on the night of August 13, prompting operatives to launch a coordinated rescue operation early on Friday. He said a total of 14 passengers were abducted. He said the operation involved an exchange of gunfire between the police and suspected kidnappers, leading to the rescue of five victims, including a four-year-old…
THE PENSION Transitional Arrangement Directorate (PTAD) said it has disbursed N3,817,568,592.80 billion pension arrears to 30,356 pensioners under the Defined Benefit Scheme (DBS) category. A statement by the Head of Corporate Communications, PTAD, Mr Olugbenga Ajayi, on Friday in Abuja. said that the beneficiaries fall under the Parastatals Pension Department (PaPD). Others include those belonging to Defunct and Transferred Agencies Pension Department (DTAPD), and Tertiary, Education and Health Pension Department (TEHPD), he said. Ajayi said that the payment represents accrued arrears arising from the Back-End Computation (BEC) Review Exercise He said that the review exercise was conducted by the directorate…
DIGITAL access concerns and technical glitches have been detected on the websites of some political parties contesting the Osun State governorship election scheduled for Saturday, August 15, according to a preliminary monitoring report by the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD). The report, signed by CITAD’s Executive Director, Engr. Y. Z. Ya’u, and released on Friday, said CITAD’s Artificial Intelligence-based ‘PAWSOM-Monitor’ conducted tens of thousands of checks on the digital platforms of 15 participating political parties between August 8 and 12 as part of efforts to assess digital rights, website accessibility, and possible data and privacy breaches ahead of…
FOR CENTURIES, one of the most effective weapons of political combat, especially in very hierarchical societies, has been the deployment of invective. Recipients feel devalued, ridiculed and humiliated. Issues are evacuated and emotive responses takeover the political terrain. Sir Louis Phillip Odumegwu Ojukwu, OBE (1909 – 1966), Nigeria’s first billionaire who lent his car for the use of Queen Elizabeth, abandoned politics the day a “common thug” abused him at an NCNC meeting. Sanusi Dantata also abandoned politics when a thug insulted him while he was presiding the inaugural meeting of the Kano branch of the National Party of…
CHINESE Ambassador to Nigeria, Yu Dunhai, says China will provide a grant of RMB200 million (40.3 billion naira) to support the implementation of development projects in Nigeria. Yu disclosed this on Thursday during a meeting with Dr Dunoma Ahmed, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in Abuja. He said the grant would support projects jointly agreed upon by the governments of the two countries as part of efforts to advance Nigeria’s development priorities. According to him, the grant is part of China’s continued support for Nigeria’s national development and economic growth, and efforts to translate bilateral agreements into tangible…
THE CENTRE for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) has urged stronger legal protections to ensure persons with disabilities are fully included in Nigeria’s climate change framework. The call was made on Thursday during the launch of a research report on disability-inclusive greenhouse gas emissions, climate adaptation and mitigation in Umuahia. Acting Director of CCD, Mr Godwin Unumeri, said the report formed part of the organisation’s disability inclusion project. CCD asked the National Climate Change Commission (NCCC) to develop supplementary regulations recognising Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) as a distinct group under the Climate Change Act 2021. Unumeri noted that CCD also urged…
THE WEST African Examinations Council (WAEC) has defended the credibility of the 2026 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results amid growing public scrutiny. This is contained in a statement issued on Thursday by WAEC Public Affairs Department and signed by Mrs Moyosola Adesina, Head of the unit. Adesina said the clarification followed recent commentaries questioning the accuracy, reliability and credibility of the examination results released on Aug. 5. She noted that comments by content creators and social media commentators had raised concerns among candidates, parents, schools and the wider public. She said the council welcomed constructive scrutiny, describing…
NOLLYWOOD romantic comedy, “Call of My Life,” has won the Favourite Feature Narrative Audience Award at the 2026 BlackStar Film Festival in Philadelphia, United States. The recognition was announced in a social media post by Party Jollof TV, which described it as a major international milestone for the film and its creative team. The film was selected for the festival and screened on Aug. 7, where it was featured as part of the official programme showcasing works by Black and Indigenous Filmmakers. Directed by Dammy Twitch, ‘Call of My Life’ follows Soluchi, a call centre agent dealing with heartbreak, whose…