The Founder and General Overseer of Victory Revival Fasting and Prayer Ministry in Warri, Delta state, Bishop Elijah Orhonigbe, has been arrested and arraigned in court for allegedly raping a 19-year-old girl, name withheld, within his church hall on Wednesday, May 20. While taking the suspect to court, the commandant of the Warri Area Command, ACP Mohammed Garba, said the evidence so far collected has proven a case of rape. He said the clergyman invited the victim and her mum to church …
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Five members of the Gombe state House of Assembly have tested positive for COVID-19. Chairman of the state task force on COVID-19, Prof Idris Mohammed, disclosed this today June 8 while briefing newsmen on the state’s fight against the novel Coronavirus. According to Mohammed, the lawmakers whose identities were not disclosed have been admitted at different isolation centers in the state. The state currently has 217 confirmed cases of the viral disease.
The United States Embassy staff in Abuja, Nigeria, went on one knee on Monday to show support for the Black Lives Matter protesters who are demanding justice for George Floyd and other black victims of police brutality in the US. The embassy posted a photo of its staff going down on one knee and wrote: “Today at the Embassy, we joined together in 84 seconds of silence in solidarity with those at home and around the world protesting the …
A 26-year-old man, Patrick Onoja Igah, has been arrested for allegedly raping a 7-year-old girl inside the 7th wonder church premises in Owukpa area of Benue state over the weekend. The spokesperson of the state police command, DSP Anene Sewuese Catherine, who confirmed this to LIB, said the suspect lured the victim who was out to buy something for her parents, into the church premises where he raped her. ”It is true. The girl is 7-years-old. She has been taken to the …
Adamu Atiku-Abubakar, the son of former Vice President and the 2019 PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has revealed his father will contest the presidency again in 2023 by which time he’ll be 76. According to Adamu, he doesn’t see anything wrong with Atiku contesting again in 2023 as his father has proven to be an astute politician for four decades. Adamu who is the Commissioner for Works and Energy in Adamawa State made the revelation while talking about …
Men of the Bariga Police Station in Lagos state have arrested a 32-year-old woman, Joy Asoya, for stabbing her neighbour, Favour Tochukwu, over a minor quarrel. A statement from Bala Elkana, spokesperson of the state police command said Joy and Favour reside in the same house along Alhaji Alimi street in Bariga. They had a misunderstanding and in the process, Joy allegedly stabbed Favour on her back with a kitchen knife. The victim was rushed to Lagos island hospital in the …