Federal High Court delivers judgment A Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin has convicted a truck driver, Kasimu Bawa, for unlawful possession of lithium-bearing minerals valued at N2.4 million. The court sentenced the 50-year-old driver to two years in prison. However, the judgment also gave him the option of paying a N5 million fine. Court…
Passengers escape safely after airport incident Passengers and crew aboard a Turkish Airlines flight escaped safely on Monday after the aircraft’s landing gear caught fire while landing in Nepal. The incident occurred at Tribhuvan International Airport as the plane arrived from Istanbul. Officials confirmed that all 277 passengers and 11 crew members were safely evacuated…
Security operatives raid suspected hideout Operatives of the Edo State Police Command, in collaboration with the Edo State Security Corps, have arrested 12 suspected cultists in Edo State. The suspects were arrested at Amazing Grace Estate in Elele Community, Uzairue, Auchi, located in Edo North. Arrest followed intelligence report The command’s spokesperson, Eno Ikoedem, confirmed…
FRSC Confirms Fatal Night Crash in Ogun No fewer than 11 people have died after a vehicle plunged off the Eruku Bridge along the Lagos-Abeokuta Expressway in Ogun State. The Federal Road Safety Corps confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Sunday by the spokesperson for the Ogun State Sector Command, Afolabi Odunsi. According…
Family, Colleagues Welcome Her Safe Return Abuja-based lawyer and National Youth Service Corps member Eunice Ameh has regained her freedom days after kidnappers abducted her in the Federal Capital Territory. Human rights lawyer Festus Ogun confirmed her release in a post shared on X on Sunday. He revealed that negotiators secured her freedom after ransom…
Veteran Actor Calls for African Unity Veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has called for an end to xenophobic attacks in South Africa. The actor made the appeal on Saturday during the 12th edition of the Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards after receiving the Industry Merit Award. While delivering his acceptance speech, Kanayo dedicated the…
Agency Raises Alarm Over Designer Drug Packaging The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has urged parents and guardians to monitor suspicious sachets and packages found in their homes. The warning followed the recovery of illicit drugs worth more than N5.8bn from a mansion in Lekki, Lagos. According to the agency, traffickers used the luxury property…
Osigwe Raises Alarm Over Missing NYSC Member President of the Nigerian Bar Association, Afam Osigwe, has called for the immediate release of abducted lawyer and National Youth Service Corps member, Eunice Ameh. Osigwe described Ameh’s disappearance as painful and deeply troubling to the legal community. He made the appeal in a statement posted on X…
Militants Attack Police Checkpoint in Bannu At least 12 police officers died after militants attacked a police checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan. The attackers detonated a car bomb before launching a coordinated assault on the security post in the Fateh Khel area of Bannu, located in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Officials confirmed that five officers sustained injuries during…
Former President Advises Elderly Nigerians on Healthy Living Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has advised octogenarians to adopt healthy lifestyles if they want to live beyond 90 years. Obasanjo gave the advice during the 80th birthday celebration of the Asiwaju Musulumi of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta states, Olatunde Badmus, in Osogbo, Osun State. The former president…
