Nigerian singer Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, has been sentenced to three months in jail with the option of a N30,000 fine over the assault of a police officer, obstruction of arrest, and theft of studio equipment. Delivering the ruling on Wednesday, Babajide Ilo of the Chief Magistrate Court in Ifo, Ogun State, found Portable guilty of the offences …

The acting chief of army staff, Lt. General Olufemi Oluyede, has directed an investigation into the alleged brutalisation of a Nigerian by soldiers, following an argument captured in a viral video. This was disclosed in a statement on Tuesday by the director of Army public relations, Major General Onyema Nwachukwu. He said:” The attention of the Nigerian Army (NA) has …

A coalition of over 84 civil society organisations (CSOs) has strongly condemned a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Ikwechegh over his assault on an e-hailing driver, Mr. Stephen Abuwatseya, last Sunday in Abuja. The CSOs insist that the federal lawmaker should face the full consequences of his action before the courts and at the House of Representatives. …

A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Ikwechegh. who assaulted an e-hailing driver, Mr. Stephen Abuwatseya, who went to deliver a package to him on Sunday, has apologised for his widely condemned action. The apology titled, ‘A statement of Regret and Commitment to Justice’, which was written in Abuja on behalf of the embattled federal lawmaker, by one …

If you have to ask the question, ‘do you know who I am?’, you have probably answered the question yourself. You are probably not worth knowing. A few years ago, I wrote an article titled, The MP and the Plebian. It addressed the subject of impunity in public office. It tried to draw a link between our backwardness as a …

The Federal Capital Territory Police Command has said that a member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Ikwechegh is being interrogated at its Maitama Divisional headquarters. Ikwechegh, who represents Aba North and South Federal Constituency, was alleged to have assaulted an e-hailing driver, Mr. Stephen Abuwatseya. According to a trending video, the lawmaker slapped the driver when he requested …

A member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alex Ikwechegh, on Sunday, assaulted an e-hailing driver who went to deliver a package to him. But in a post on its X, the Nigeria Police Force said it was handling the case following the driver’s official report. It warned the public to stop using the name or the office of the …

Iranian teenager, Armita Garawand, died on Saturday, a month after falling into a coma following a disputed incident on Tehran’s metro, media in the Islamic Republic said. “Armita Garawand, a student in Tehran, died an hour ago after intensive medical treatment and 28 days of hospitalisation in intensive care,” reported the Borna news agency affiliated with the youth ministry. The …