Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Enugu State Police Command has issued a warning over the criminal practice of “Itu Mmadu n’Arunsi,” also known as trial by ordeal. DSP Daniel Ndukwe, the police command’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed this on Tuesday via his X handle. The term “trial by ordeal” refers to submitting someone to a dangerous or painful experience to judge their guilt or innocence. According to Ndukwe’s statement, trial by ordeal is a criminal offense under Nigerian law, including the Criminal Code, Penal Code, and Enugu State Criminal Code Law. He wrote, “Trial by Ordeal (commonly translated in the Igbo language to mean…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has rejected an ex-parte plea filed by Edo State Deputy Governor Philip Shaibu seeking an interim order to halt the state House of Assembly’s impeachment proceedings. The state government, the state governor, the state House of Assembly, the state House of Assembly Speaker, the Clerk, the state Chief Judge, the Inspector General of Police, and the Director General of the Department of State Services were listed as the first eight defendants in the FHC/ABJ/CS/321/2024 motion. Shaibu sought an injunction from the court prohibiting the third to fifth defendants from initiating any procedure by issuing…

Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, has urged the Federal High Court to send him to Kuje prison. He claimed that the Department of State Services did not have a medical facility to treat him and that there was a conspiracy to kill him while in DSS custody. He said, “People will come to see me; they will not allow them. They don’t have a medical facility. I have congestive heart failure. They are patching me up. “My foot is swollen. I asked them to conduct surgery, and they said they couldn’t. There is…

The founder and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has started giving out one million bags of rice worth more than N13 billion to people in need all over Nigeria through his Humanitarian Foundation. The organization is also feeding at least 10,000 Muslims who are fasting throughout the holy month of Ramadan in Kano State. According to a press release issued by Samira Sanusi, an executive at the Kano-based foundation, the organization intends to distribute one million bags of rice worth more than N13 billion across the 36 states of the federation and Abuja as a means…

The founder and Chief Executive Officer of Dangote Group, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has started giving out one million bags of rice worth more than N13 billion to people in need all over Nigeria through his Humanitarian Foundation. The organization is also feeding at least 10,000 Muslims who are fasting throughout the holy month of Ramadan in Kano State. According to a press release issued by Samira Sanusi, an executive at the Kano-based foundation, the organization intends to distribute one million bags of rice worth more than N13 billion across the 36 states of the federation and Abuja as a means…

Peter Obi’s visit to Nasarawa State has generated heated reactions from Nigerians, with many describing the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election as a “hypocrite.” Chronicle NG reports that Obi paid a courtesy visit to Nasarawa State on Monday, where he was received by the state governor, Abdullahi Sule. The Labour Party chieftain disclosed this in a statement on his verified X page on Tuesday. According to his statement, he also met with the Emir of Lafia, Honourable Justice Sidi Bage Muhammad JSC Rtd. Obi noted that the purpose of his visit to the state was to immerse…

Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, paid a courtesy visit to Nasarawa State on Monday, where he was received by the state governor, Abdullahi Sule. Obi disclosed this in a statement on his verified X page on Tuesday. According to Obi’s statement, he also met with the Emir of Lafia, Honourable Justice Sidi Bage Muhammad JSC Rtd. Obi noted that the purpose of his visit to the state was to immerse himself “in learning about the experiences of our people, particularly during this special time of Ramadan, and to provide support to those…

Lionel Messi has been ruled out of Argentina’s next friendly in the United States with a hamstring injury, the Argentina Football Association announced on Monday. The Inter Miami legend was scheduled to play for the world champions in friendlies against El Salvador in Philadelphia on Friday and Costa Rica in Los Angeles on March 26. However, the 36-year-old Argentine skipper has yet to heal from a hamstring injury sustained during Miami’s 3-1 triumph over Nashville in the CONCACAF Champions Cup the previous week. Messi, who was replaced shortly after halftime in the win over Nashville, did not play in Miami’s…

Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, says the state government intends to get loans to implement the 2024 budget, noting that the Islamic Development Bank has already approved $125 million for the state. Otti revealed this on Monday during an interview with journalists in Umuahia, the state capital. He noted that the African Development Bank has also approved cash for the state. The governor said, “Two days ago, the Islamic Development Bank approved the sum of $125 million for us under AB Seed, as well as the African Development Bank, AfDB. All is yet to be drawn until after perfection. “We…

Four football players from Argentine first division team Velez Sarsfield were provisionally held on Monday as part of an inquiry into allegations that they raped a lady in a hotel room earlier this month, according to the plaintiff’s lawyer. The four Uruguayans, Sebastian Sosa, Paraguayan Jose Florentin, and Argentines Braian Cufre and Abiel Osorio—were detained for 48 hours before a judge decided whether they should continue in custody until the investigation. Eugenia Maria Posse, the prosecutor, requested the detention order after conducting a three-hour interview with the accused victim. Patricia Neme, the accuser’s lawyer, stated on television that there were…