There was a mild drama at the Presidential Election Petitions Court this evening September 6, when the justices delivering judgments shut down a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and counsel for the All Progressives Congress (APC), Charles Uwensuyi-Edosomwan, for interrupting the court’s proceedings. Uwensuyi-Edosomwan who was apparently tired by the court proceedings, rose up and asked the justices to be brief and either “dismiss or allow” the petitions of the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi against …
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No fewer than eleven persons, including a baby, died while eight others sustained varying injuries in a fatal accident on the Edo State section of the Benin-Lagos expressway. The accident involving a Toyota Hiace 18 seater bus and a truck occurred, around 11 am on Thursday, June 29, 2023, at the Ovia bridge, notorious for accidents, due to a failed section of the road and the poor state bridge which runs across the river. It was gathered that …
Bizarre! Father allegedly beheads his one year and eight months old son for ritual purposes in Delta
The police in Delta State have arrested a 33-year-old man identified as Gabriel Volts for allegedly beheading his son for ritual purposes in the state. According to the spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Bright Edafe, the suspect took his son from his wife and then went to Etinabobo bush in Edo state where he used a hand saw to cut off the head of the little boy. ”Delta State Police Command has arrested one Gabriel Volts age 33years who …
Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced a former chairman of now-defunct Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, to eight years’ imprisonment for money laundering. Delivering judgment this afternoon Justice Abang found him guilty of inducing staff of a Bank to open bank accounts for him without conducting due diligence and money laundering. Justice Abang also found him guilty of concealing his true identity as signatory to accounts opened in two banks by using the …
At least eight people have died and many others have been rushed to the hospital after a crushing event at Astroworld Festival in Houston, US. Footage from Travis Scott’s performance at this evening’s concert showed ambulance carts making their way through the crowd whilst music continued. Travis Scott still performing as ambulance picks up the injured Other harrowing clips showed paramedics trying to perform CPR on people in the crowd. Several festival-goers have reported on social …
British singer and actress, Alexandra Burke has confirmed her new romance with West Ham goalkeeper Darren Randolph, 34 eight months after her split from footballer Angus MacDonald following 15-months of dating. The 32-year-old singer confirmed her new romance with West Ham goalie by taking to Instagram to share a loved-up selfie of them together during a date night, on Sunday. The X Factor star and the Irish sportsman enjoyed dinner at high-end Japanese restaurant Roka, in London and shared …