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A Kwara State Magistrate Court has sentenced a teenage boy to one year imprisonment for arson and theft.     It will be recalled that the teenage boy, Olawumi Ayomide, set a building on fire in Ilorin after stealing items belonging to the occupants.     The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kwara State Command, arraigned Ayomide on …

A Nigerian man, Michael Mkpae has advised women not to register their landed property in their husband’s name no matter how much they love them.   He stated this on Tuesday in response to a question by a Nigerian lawyer, Stella.    “As a woman/wife, can you buy a land and register it in your husband’s name?” the lawyer asked.  …

Music mogul, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ attorney is planning to file a third appeal for his release from prison a fortnight after his arrest. According to court documents obtained by People on Monday, Alexandra Shapiro from Combs’ legal team filed a notice to appeal after Combs was denied bail two times.   The music mogul was arrested on September 16 at a …

The Nigerian Correctional Service has confirmed the suspension of its senior officers allegedly linked to the Bobrisky bribery allegation scandal.    Recall that the Civil Defence, Correctional Fire, and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) had last week announced the suspension of four of its officers linked to various corruption cases. Amongst the officers suspended include DCC Michael Anugwa.     However, …

We will tell you about the bright show of the largest Nigerian amateur football competition.   Beating the champion   On September 26, a real sports festival unfolded at the Mobolaji Johnson Arena, Onikan. Along with hundreds of enthusiastic fans, famous Nigerian celebrities and athletes attended the second 1xBet Cup Nigeria main matches. Adding to the significance of the event, Mr. …

President Tinubu has said that his administration is winning the war against terror and banditry. In his Independence Day speech delivered this morning October 1, President Tinubu said; ‘’ My administration took over the leadership of our country 16 months ago at a critical juncture. The economy faced many headwinds, and our physical security was highly impaired. We found ourselves …

American professional boxer, Mylik Birdsong has been k!lled in a drive-by sh00ting in the Gramercy Park neighborhood in South Los Angeles. The shooting occurred at 4:50 p.m. Sunday in the 1600 block of West 87th Street at Denker Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. According to police, Birdsong was standing outside a home when two suspects approached in a …

A South African woman who hired her neighbour to k!ll her uncle so that she could benefit from an insurance policy has been sentenced to an effective 26 years behind bars.    Nompelo Maloyi, 37, and her neighbour and hitman Yithulwazi “Lwazi” Kay, 35, were sentenced in the High Court of South Eastern Cape Division.   Kay also received a …

The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested two women for kidnapping and selling a 5-year-old-boy.    The suspects, Blessing Elijah Sylvester,35, from Ikot Enua in Ibesikpo Asutan, and 50 year-old Ofonime Etim Essien from Ikot Abiyan in Nsit Atai, sold the child at N600,000.    The State Police Commissioner, CP Joseph Eribo, disclosed this on Monday, September 30, 2024, …

In a dramatic session, members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives erupted in shouts of “it’s okay, it’s okay” after social critic, Martins Vincent Otse popularly know as VeryDarkMan, threatened to leak sensitive information about them to the public.    The incident unfolded during a recent meeting, highlighting growing tensions surrounding public accountability and transparency in governance.   VeryDarkMan expressed his …