Court sentences bus driver to life imprisonment for sexually assault 5 year-old pupil
An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, yesterday, sentenced a school bus driver, Tony Akpan, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a five-year-old pupil. Justice Abiola Soladoye in her judgement held that the prosecution had overwhelming evidence to prove the charge of sexual assault against Akpan and his accomplice, Itoro Wilson, the school bus […]
Blasphemy: Sokoto governor imposes curfew as riot breaks out in the state
Following the gruesome murder of a Christian student for alleged blasphemy, and a riot that broke out in Sokoto State on Saturday, Governor Aminu Tambuwal has imposed a 24-hour curfew on the people of the North-West state. The governor in a statement said, “Following the sad incident that happened at the Shehu Shagari College […]
Blasphemy: Some youths stage protest, request release of suspects arrested over Deborah’s murder
Some Muslim youths in Sokoto State, this morning May 14, filed out in their numbers to demand the release of the two suspects arrested by the police in connection with the murder of Deborah Samuel. A student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Deborah was killed on Thursday, May 12, over claims that she […]
Man jumps off cliff to meet his death while his wife and son were watching and filming (video)
A father on vacation with his family in Spain has met his death while performing a cliff-jumping stunt that went wrong. The harrowing footage was captured from a nearby boat where the man’s wife and son were filming. The video shows the 31-year-old Dutch tourist readying to make the 100-foot plunge in the Malgrats Islands […]
ASUU Strike: Buhari sends warm message to ASUU
President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday appealed to the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to consider the plight of students and call off the ongoing strike. Disclosing this in a statement Femi Adesina quoted Buhari as urging students in Nigeria’s public tertiary institutions to exercise patience as the government strives to address the nagging issues […]