Killers Of Reuben Fasoranti’s Daughter Sentenced To Death By Hanging In Ondo
Three of the four people who murdered Olufunke Olakunri, the daughter of Afenifere leader Reuben Fasoranti, were sentenced to death by hanging by an Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure yesterday. Olufunke was killed in June 2019 in Oore, Odigbo local government, Ondo State, during a visit to her father in Akure, Ondo State. […]
No Arrests Have Been Made In Connection With The Owo Massacre – Police
The Ondo State Police Command denied on Friday that the gunmen who attacked worshippers at St Francis Catholic Church in Owo had been arrested. Recall that on June 5, suspected Fulani herders attacked St. Francis Catholic Church, Owaluwa Street, Owo, during a church service, killing over 30 people and injuring over 60 more who are […]
Michigan Police Officer Charged With Murder In Killing Of Patrick Lyoya
The prosecutor in Kent County, Michigan, has decided to charge Grand Rapids police officer Christopher Schurr with second-degree murder in the fatal shooting of Patrick Lyoya during a traffic stop in April. Lyoya, a 26-year-old immigrant from the Democratic Republic of the Congo, was shot in the head on April 4 after Schurr pulled him over for […]
January 6 Hearing: Trump Accused Of Attempted Coup
Former US President Donald Trump orchestrated last year’s Capitol riot in an “attempted coup”, a congressional inquiry has heard as a hearing opened into the raid. Liz Cheney, the Republican vice-chair of the committee, said Mr Trump had “lit the flame of this attack”. Bennie Thompson, a Democrat, said the riot endangered American democracy. Trump […]
Soludo Explains Why 1,000 Anambra Teachers Were Fired
Chukwuma Soludo, governor of Anambra State, said that roughly 1,000 teachers in the state had their employment with the state government terminated since they were employed in a questionable way. According to the governor, the impacted individuals are still unqualified for the position. Soludo, who issued the clarification in a statement signed by his Press […]
Lagos Police Command Speaks On PVC Fight In Ojo
The Lagos State Police Command has issued a statement on the brawl that transpired on Thursday in Ojo local government after Alaba traders closed their shops to register for PVC. According to Benjamin Hundeyin, the state police command’s spokesperson, the ruckus occurred when the whole Alaba decided to close down so that traders could register […]
FG Lists Celebration Activities For Democracy Day On June 12
The Federal Government confirmed a list of activities for Nigeria’s 2022 June 12 Democracy Day celebration on Thursday. In 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari’s government announced that Nigeria’s Democracy Day, which is celebrated annually on May 29, would be moved to June 12. According to the government, the decision was made to honor late MKO Abiola, […]
Tinubu Pays A Visit To The President, VP After The APC Presidential Primaries
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential flag bearer paid a thank-you visit to President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday night. The APC flagbearer was at the Presidential Villa to thank President Buhari for allowing a free and fair APC Presidential primary election at Eagle Square in Abuja on Tuesday and Wednesday. Tinubu was […]
Mexico Megachurch Leader Jailed For Child Sex Abuse
Naasón Joaquín García, the leader of the La Luz del Mundo megachurch, has been sentenced in a Los Angeles court to 16 years and eight months in prison. García, 53, pleaded guilty last week to three counts of sexually abusing girls from his congregation. His plea deal means his sentence is considerably shorter than the […]
US House Passes Gun Bill Doomed To Fail In Senate
The US House of Representatives has voted through a series of measures regulating the sale of guns, but which are destined to fail in the Senate. The new measures would bar sales of semiautomatic weapons to people under 21 and ban large-capacity magazines. But Republican opposition in the Senate means the bill has little chance […]
