A teenager has narrated how she was allegedly raped and deflowered by one Pope Paul, a youth pastor in the Deeper Life Bible Church in Lagos state. The 19-year-old survivor appeared before the sexual offences and domestic violence court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday. The survivor said the abuse started when she was 15 years old and living with …

A rival group clash at Agbowo junction, opposite the University of Ibadan main gate has left a suspected cultist dead. It was gathered that the cultist identified as Eboto has been allegedly shot dead by a rival cult group on Monday night by some rival cultists who stormed the area in the afternoon and were allegedly hunting one another over …

The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated Kebbi State Governor, Senator Atiku Bagudu; and a former Lagos State Commissioner for Finance, Chief Olawale Edun as members of the Presidential Transition Council (PTC), set up by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), who is PTC Chairman, Mr Boss Mustapha assured on Tuesday that the transition …

A domestic worker, Joseph Ogbu, was sentenced to death by hanging by a Lagos State High Court on Monday for the murders of his employer, Adejoke John, 89, and her daughter, Oreoluwa, at their house in the Surulere neighborhood of the city. The verdict was delivered by Justice Modupe Nicole-Clay after she determined that the defendant had committed three charges …

The United States Embassy in Abuja emphasised the necessity of industry-wide interaction with media professionals on Monday in order to establish a framework for combating disinformation in Nigeria. At a two-day “Train-the-Trainers Workshop” on battling false information, which was co-hosted by the US consulate and Mythos Lab, the Public Affairs Counsellor of the US Embassy in Nigeria, Mr Adnan Siddiqi insisted …

Islamic State’s West Africa Province (ISWAP) commander Abu Muhammed is said to have executed his deputy Abu Darda for allowing a military raid into their camp in the villages of Mukdolo and Bone, which resulted in the deaths of 41 fighters, including Abu-Zahra Munzir. This occurred as members of the Joint Task Force of Operation Hadin Kai thwarted an ISWAP …

The Lagos State Police Command on Monday arraigned a 52-year-old man, Kamarudeen Adeniyi, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged forgery and stealing in the state. The defendant is facing four-count bordering on forgery, stealing, malicious damage, and a breach of public peace. The police prosecutor, ASP Clement Okuoimose, told the court that the defendant committed the offences sometime …

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Ibrahim Kana has called for more efforts to endear children’s interest in mathematics. According to him, the subject is crucial in all human endeavours as well as every profession. Describing Mathematics as the foundation of Science, Technology, and Engineering, he said the subject was crucial to solving Nigeria’s security challenges as well as ensuring …

The National Population Commission (NPC) has revealed that a total of 885,000 people will be recruited for the 2023 Population and Housing Census scheduled for 3rd to 7th May. Giving an update on the exercise, the commission stated that the exercise would cost N869 billion. According to the report by the Director of Public Affairs, Dr Isiaka Yahaya, N626 billion …

The Lagos State Ministry of Education has granted permission for students in terminal classes to access Chrisland High School, Opebi for physical learning ahead of their examinations due to begin soon. Commissioner for Education, Mrs Folasade Adefisayo broke the news in an update on the case of the deceased student of the school, Miss Whitney Adeniran. According to Adefisayo, “the …