Estimated Reading Time: 2Former Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has remained in detention at the office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, 24 hours after his arrest. Okorocha who is now the senator representing Imo West was arrested at about 4 P.M on Tuesday at his Unity House private[Read More…]
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#JusticeForLufuno: South African schoolgirl commits suicide after being bullied over N150
Estimated Reading Time: 1When Lufuno Mavhungu, a South African Grade 10 schoolgirl was on Monday found dead having overdosed on prescription pills, her family amid sadness wondered why their daughter would take her life. That question was answered in a video that later went viral on social media. In the[Read More…]
#EndSARS: Nigerians react as Canada rejects asylum application of ex-SARS officer
Estimated Reading Time: 3A Canadian court has justified the rejection of an asylum request by a former SARS officer, citing possible crimes against humanity. The Officer, Olushola Popoola served in the Special Anti-Robbery Squad of the Nigeria Police Force between 2002-2005 and 2009-2011. He left Nigeria for the United States[Read More…]
How Nigerian lawyer, Adaeze Ikpema was allegedly murdered by her husband
Estimated Reading Time: 3The Nigerian Bar Association Women Forum (NBAWF) has condemned the alleged murder of their colleague, Adaeze Ikpeama, Esq, by her husband, Anthony Ikpeama. According to police reports, the incident occurred in Lagos when the 28-year-old woman was on admission as an in-patient for pregnancy-related complications after her[Read More…]
Denied By The System: Nigerian students lose scholarships as Universities delay transcripts
Estimated Reading Time: 8By: Adebayo Abdulrahman “It was demoralizing because I understood that it was a rare chance. I am someone who believes in timing. I saw it as a rare opportunity and not being able to clinch it was devastating” Spurred by his interest in the intersection between law[Read More…]
#SaabGate: Oby Ezekwesili petitions Omojuwa
Estimated Reading Time: 2Former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili has petitioned social media influencer, Japheth Omojuwa demanding explanation for her inclusion as a board of director member in his company, Alpha Reach. The petition trailed an investigation by BuzzFeed that revealed that Alpha Reach, the PR agency founded by Japheth[Read More…]
Imo Prison Break: ‘Apply wisdom not confrontation’ Okorocha advise Governor Uzodinma
Estimated Reading Time: 2Former Governor of Imo State Chief Rochas Okorocha has called on Governor Hope Uzodinma to apply wisdom rather than confrontation in trying to address security challenges facing the State. He said the idea of using the Airforce and Army as a first measure would further aggravate the[Read More…]
‘Rude Biafra boy’ provoked me – CCT chairman defends assault on security guard in Abuja
Estimated Reading Time: 1 The Chairman of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), Danladi Umar, has claimed that the security guard he assaulted in a viral video was rude to him. In a viral video that surfaced on the internet, Mr Umar was caught assaulting a security man over a[Read More…]
We spent N890,000 not N90.7 Million on COVID-19 software – Kogi Government
Estimated Reading Time: 2The Kogi State Government has denied reports that it acquired the controversial ‘self-assessment COVID-19 software’ for N90.7 million; saying that the software was purchased at a total cost of only N890, 000. The Kogi State Commissioner for Information, Kingsley Fanwo, made the denial in a statement he[Read More…]
How Kogi Government spent N90 Million on COVID-19 software
Estimated Reading Time: 2The Kogi State Government in 2020 spent a whopping sum of N90 million for a COVID-19 software which the contracted company, an Abuja-based technology company, Telnet Technology Limited, now offers for N300,000. This was revealed in an investigative report by Premium Times published on Friday. According to[Read More…]
