A Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences court in Ikeja has sentenced a Lagos resident to life imprisonment for defiling his three daughters. The daughters were said to be aged 10, 20, and 24, respectively. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the judge, Abiola Soladoye held that prosecution proved the case of defilement and rape brought against the defendant, …

Two Catholic priests have been abducted in Lere Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The priests, identified as John Cheitnum and Donatus Cleopas, were said to have been abducted on Friday at Gure parish. The Chancellor of the Kafanchan Catholic Diocese, Emmanuel Okolo said in a statement that the priests were kidnapped shortly after they arrived the parish rectory of …

Vigeo Power Limited, the majority shareholders of Benin Electricity Distribution Company Plc (BEDC), has commenced contempt proceedings against the Bureau of Public Enterprise (BPE), describing the Federal Government agency as defaulters involved in the illegal takeover of BEDC. In a statement, the law firm of Kunle Adegoke (SAN), lawyers to Vigeo Power Limited, said the contempt proceedings had become imperative …

The National Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) has ordered the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to increase the salary of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) from N3.4 million monthly to N10 million. The court said that the current salary of the CJN is earned by his counterparts in other countries. The court also ruled that a substantial increment …

The House of Representatives’ Committee on Correctional Service has reported that the Nigerian Correctional Centre (NCoS) has recaptured 421 of the inmates who fled its facility at Kuje, Abuja during the recent invasion by terrorists, while 454 others remain at large. The committee has also summoned the Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola; and Comptroller-General of the NCoS, Haliru Nababa …

An Ikeja Special Offences Court has convicted the embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James (well known as Baba Ijesha) of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old. In a two-hour judgment on Thursday, which concluded a trial that lasted over 12 months, Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo convicted Baba Ijesha of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault and attempted sexual assault. He was first arraigned …

Some Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government are to be investigated by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) for breaches and infractions of the law regarding COVID-19 intervention funds guidelines and other procurement abuses. The Chairman of the ICPC, Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, SAN said at the 2022 African Union Anti-Corruption Day on Thursday that the …

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has said that the agitations for the Republic of Biafra cannot be compromised for Nigerian politics. According to the proscribed group’s Media and Publicity Secretary, Emma Powerful, Biafra agitation is still intact and nothing would change the group’s resolve towards the fight to achieve Biafra freedom through peaceful non-violent globally accepted practices. Powerful was …

Lecturers and and students in the South East have indicated interest in resuming classes as soon as the Federal Government and striking unions in the academic environment resolved the perennial dispute, which has dragged on for five months. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) embarked on industrial action on 14 February and was joined later by other unions in …

The price of Premium Motor Spirits (PMS) will be on the upward march again, going by the discussion between the Federal Government and oil marketers. Officially, PMS (better known as fuel) sells for N165 per litre but it has gone as far as N250 per litre in several parts of Nigeria, including the federal capital, Abuja in recent weeks. On …