Author: Vincent Osuwo

Mrs. Olabisi Ogunkanmi, Chief Magistrate of the Iyaganku Family Court in Ibadan, Oyo State, ordered the remand of Kareem Mojeed, a tenant, on Wednesday after he reportedly defiled his landlord’s seven-year-old daughter.  The court ordered that the defendant be kept at the Agodi Correctional Centre pending legal advice from the Director of Public Prosecutions. Mojeed, whose address was not provided, was hauled before the court on a charge of defilement preferred by the police. Landlord’s son rapes 14-year-old girl Ogunkanmi, who did not accept Mojeed’s plea, directed that the case file be duplicated and given to the DPP for advice. Earlier,…

Amarachukwu Nzekwe, a 38-year-old nurse from Anambra State, was arrested by security officials after brutalising her 13-year-old nephew with a heated laundry iron.  After the incident went viral on social media, security officers collaborated with the state Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Welfare to apprehend the nurse, a native of Ezinifite in Anambra State’s Aguata Local Government Area. It was gathered that during an interrogation, she said she only disciplined her nephew after he stole from her. This was revealed in a press statement issued on Wednesday by Chidimma Ikeanyionwu, the media aide to the state commissioner for women…

Nigerians have criticised the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government over the approved upward review of the fees for the Nigerian passport effective from September 1, 2024. Chronicle NG reports that the upward review of the fees for the passport was disclosed in a statement issued on Wednesday by the spokesman for the Nigeria Immigration Service, Kenneth Udo, on the X handle of the NIS. The increment, according to the statement, aims to ensure the quality and integrity of the Nigerian passport. The statement partly read, “As part of its efforts to maintain the quality and integrity of the Nigerian Standard…

A pharmaceutical manufacturing factory in southern India’s Andhra Pradesh state exploded, killing at least 15 workers, according to a government official.  A fire broke out late Wednesday at the privately held Escientia Advanced Sciences’ 40-acre (16-hectare) manufacturing complex in the state’s Anakapalli district in India, prompting rescue operations. “The death toll as of now is 15 and is likely to go up. Nearly 40 people have been injured. Rescue operations under way,” District Superintendent of Police M Deepika told the Reuters news agency. The explosion occurred during lunchtime at the pharmaceutical factory, which began operations in 2019, according to district…

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has released the sacked chairman of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, Jalal Arabi, and the commission’s secretary, Abdullahi Kontagora, on bail. Arabi and Kontagora were detained for allegedly illicit withdrawals and misuse of the N90 billion 2024 Hajj intervention fund. They were, however, unable to meet their bail conditions and remained in EFCC detention for five days. However, speaking with our correspondent on Wednesday, a source acquainted with the case indicated that Arabi and Kontagora had met their bail conditions. The EFCC’s investigation revealed that Arabi fraudulently paid himself and others for…

Five corpses found in the wreck of Mike Lynch’s superyacht have been brought to shore—two of which were confirmed as the tech billionaire’s and his teenage daughter Hannah.  A fifth person was discovered in the Bayesian wreckage but has yet to be retrieved, according to reports this evening, leaving one body missing. Search workers made the heartbreaking finds today while sifting through the debris of the luxury sailboat, which sank off the coast of Sicily after being hit by a ‘black swan’ waterspout early Monday. The Chief of Civil Protection announced that two bodies had been identified as British software…

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, hosted a high-profile delegation at his Asokoro home yesterday. The team, led by former Kaduna State Governor Nasiru El-Rufai and including Kashim Imam’s family members, paid a visit to formally request the hand of Atiku’s daughter, Hafsat Atiku Abubakar in marriage. AbdulRasheed Shehu, Special Assistant (Broadcast Media) to the PDP chieftain, released a statement on Wednesday. The event was attended by prominent dignitaries such as National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu and former governors Sule Lamido of Jigawa State and Aminu Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State, among others. The statement reads, “His Excellency Atiku…

The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency has reported that the suspect suspected of raping a 14-year-old girl in Alakuko, Lagos, has been formally arraigned in court. In a statement posted on X on Wednesday, the agency announced that the culprit has been charged with defilement, a violation of Section 137 of the Lagos State Criminal Law, 2015. According to the agency, he has been remanded in detention for 30 days for legal advice from the Directorate of Public Prosecutions. The statement read, “Update: The suspect has been arraigned and remanded for 30 days pending the issuance of the…

Nyesom Wike, Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, has pledged to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, despite the party’s internal problems. He made the commitment during a media event on Wednesday to commemorate his first anniversary as a minister. Wike firmly stated, “I don’t run away from any fight. I will stay and fight it out. Who am I going to run from? The vampires? I cannot do that!” Wike’s statements came amid speculation that he may leave the PDP owing to internal disagreements, notably those directed at him. However, he has often stated his devotion…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has ruled the on-street parking program, also known as the ‘Park-and-Pay’ plan, illegal, claiming fraud in the contract agreement between the management contractors and the FCT.  WIke made the statement on Wednesday during a media briefing to commemorate his first year in service as FCT Minister. According to reports, the scheme, which was first introduced in 2014, will be reintroduced in 2023 after the FCT administration signed a massive N908.3 billion agreement with concessionaires NAJEC Limited and Messrs Automaten Technik Bauman Nigeria Limited, each of which will generate an estimated N26.93…