Author: Alade Adisa

Major Hamza Al-Mustapha, the Chief Security Officer to the late Head of State, General Sani Abacha’s was on Thursday relieved of any burden regarding the murder of Kudirat Abiola, the wife of Chief MKO Abiola, the winner of the June 12,1993 presidential election. The former CSO had the murder charge against him dismissed by the Supreme Court, emphasizing the importance of judicial processes, following the inability of the Lagos State government to diligently follow up on the case. Mrs. Abiola was murdered in Lagos state during a nationwide protest that trailed the annulment of her husband’s presidential poll victory. This…

A housewife, Ramatu Abbas, is now in police net in Taraba State following her vicious attack on a 17-year-old girl, Iwasen Terhemba, which left the girl seriously injured and disfigured. Ramatu had attacked the victim with a razor severely disfiguring her face. The incident took place in Donga Town. The attack was allegedly fueled by suspicion that the woman’s husband was interested in the teenager. READ ALSO: Man jailed for 12 years for sexual assaults on two teenage girls, woman in Orkney It was gathered that the teenager, who lives with her guardian, Jemila Wanga, had been approached several times by…

For the second time, the Ogun State government has halted the selection process of a new Awujale of Ijebuland. The government, in a directive given to halt the ongoing selection process, cited rising tension and avalanche of petitions and even security concerns surrounding the process. The directive was contained in a letter dated January 20, 2026, issued by the State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Hon. Ganiyu Hamzat, and addressed to the Chairman of Ijebu-Ode Local Government Area. READ ALSO: Osun 2026: Ogunbiyi backs APC strategy, eyes Osun West senate seat The government noted that the stature of the…

Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, sacked Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). Lifu, in his judgment, said he relied on the April 4, 2025, verdict of the Supreme Court to declare a former Minister of Finance, Senator Esther Nenadi Usman, as the valid leader of the party. READ ALSO: Supreme Court removes Julius Abure as Labour Party Chairman Consequently, the court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to forthwith, recognize the Senator Nenadi Usman-led Caretaker Committee as “the only valid authority to represent the Labour Party,” pending…

“I regret my actions, but sentence extreme” A 33-year-old man, Okon Ekpo Effiong, has been sentenced to death by a Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar for armed robbery, rape and aggravated assault. The court was presided over by Justice Blessing Egwu. The convict, along with four others, two who were at large, was accused of raping a lady and two young girls after they violently dispossessed them of their valuables. READ ALSO: Nigeria secures $1.26bn financing boost for Lagos-Calabar coastal highway The attack occurred on 27th April 2024, along Mount Zion Street in Calabar South Local Government Area…

A 300 level student of Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida University, Lapai,(IBBUL), Niger State, Kelvin Danlami, has hung himself over alleged huge indebtedness and losses arising from gambling.  The deceased was in the department of Computer Science before he took his life. He committed suicide in his off campus hostel room in Lapai, where he hung himself to the ceiling of his room. READ ALSO: Swansea University Announces fully funded PhD on Adult motivation to learn Welsh Though he did not leave any suicide note, some of his colleagues described him as a gambler who could stake any amount on gambling. One of…

For allegedly posting some negative things against the Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, a lady blogger, Adetoun Onajobi, known on social media as Justadetoun,has been slammed a six-count charge of cyber bullying by the Ogun State Police Command. She was accused of bullying the governor and the state government. The charges are pending before the Abeokuta Division of the Federal High Court and are said to be predicated on alleged violations of the Cybercrimes (Prohibition, Prevention, etc.) Act. READ ALSO: Sanwo-Olu, Abiodun dismiss rift rumours as ‘fake news’ According to the police, Onajobi, who operates across multiple social media platforms, allegedly…

The Federal Government (FG) on Monday amended the cybercrime charges it filed against an activist and former presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore. Sowore is being prosecuted for calling President Bola Tinubu a “criminal” in a post on social media. In the amended charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/484/2025 and dated December 4, 2025, the FG delisted the two social media platforms where the post was shared—X Inc. (formerly Twitter) and Meta Platforms Inc.—which were initially cited as 2nd and 3rd defendants in the matter. READ ALSO: FG salutes Super Eagles’ AFCON 2025 bronze triumph The amended charge was signed…

An activist, Omoyele Sowore, has sued the Minster of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, and the Inspector General of Police, Mr Tunji Egbetokun, at a Federal High Court in Abuja seeking N1 2 billion damages for unlawfully arrest In the suit, Sowore, who was the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress, AAC, in the 2023 polls, alleged that he was arbitrarily arrested and detained without a court order. He also listed the Commissioner of Police, Federal Capital Territory (FCT). as one of he defendants. In an affidavit he personally deposed to in support of the legal action, Sowore averred…

The Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, has announced its funda disbursement plans for 2026, with huge allocations to beneficiary institutions. According to the Executive Secretary, Sonny Echono, on Tuesday while making the announcement in Abuja, each public university would get N2.53 billion, polytechnic N1.87 billion and college of education N2 06 billion. A total of 271 public tertiary institution are to benefit from the largesse. READ ALSO: FG orders tertiary institutions to submit reports on unutilised TETFund allocations within 30 days Echono explained that the allocations are targeted at strengthening critical infrastructure, revitalising academic programmes, deepening research and innovation, and accelerating…