A bill to punish those involved in cyber bullying is presently before the House of Representatives. If passed, offenders might spend up to five years in jail or pay a fine of N15 million or both. The bill also seeks a death penalty for cyber crime offenders. According to a report by Punch, for using…
Some unknown gunmen suspected to be cattle castle rustlers attacked a police station in Bauchi State on Thursday. The attackers took police officers at the Giade Divisional Police Station in Bauchi unawares. They reportedly used some explosives to raid the police station. They also broke into the police cell to free a suspect identified as…
Popular Kannywood comedian and actor, Shehu Jibril, better known as Golobo, has died. The popular Kannywood act gave up the ghost on Thursday morning in Talatan Mafara, Zamfara State, his hometown. The cause of his death was not yet known to us as at the time of writing this report. However, we gathered that late…
The Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, has commended the Senate for confirming the appointments of the new service chiefs on Thursday. The ruling party, in a press statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Olisa Metuh, on Thursday, described the move as a triumph of nationalism. PDP hailed the legislators for “going ahead to thoroughly screen…
A Lagos High Court in Ikeja has fixed February 6 for the arraignment of a major transport firm, Cross Country Ltd, and its Chairman, Bube Okorodudu, for stealing N82.85 million. They were charged along with Car Link Ltd by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to face nine counts of stealing, conspiracy to steal,…
Former Barcelona midfielder, Seydou Keita, has joined Spanish club, Valencia, until the end of the season. The Malian footballer was signed by Valencia on Thursday. The club disclosed that after Keita’s ends in the summer, both parties will see if another season can be added. The 34-year-old player joined Valencia on a free transfer from…
Just when Nigerians were forgetting about the messy controversies that trailed the alleged fraudulent purchase of two BMW bulletproof cars by a parastal in the Aviation Ministry from Coscharis Motors, the car dealer company owned by Cosmos Maduka is yet again embroiled in another car mess. This time, it is with a Super Eagles star,…
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced a former Commissioner of the National Insurance Commission, NAICOM, Okechikwu Chukwulozie, to 15 years imprisonment. The convict is to spend his jail term in Kuje Prisons in Abuja. Chukwulozie was jailed by the court over a N10.4 million fraud he was found guilty of. A statement signed…
The Senate, on Thursday, confirmed the appointment of the new service chiefs nominated by President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, after they passed their screening at the Senate. The new service chiefs were screened by the Senate Committee on Defence, Army, Navy and Air Force. During plenary on Thursday, the red chamber adopted the report of its…
Justice Bolaji Yussuf of the Federal High Court 3, Ring road, Ibadan, Oyo State, on Thursday, declared theatre arts guru, Comrade Victor Ashaolu, as the duly elected President of the Association of Nigerian Theatre Arts Practitioners, ANTP. The ruling finally ended the four-year leadership tussle between Ashaolu and Dele Odule, a veteran actor. Ashaolu had…