A Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Gwagwalada, Abuja has found guilty and convicted one Mrs. Ramat Mercy Mba, a mother of five children guilty of forging the signature of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s Chief of Staff, the late Abba Kyari. This is contained in a news statement signed by Demola Bakare, fsi Ag. Director, Public Enlightenment and Education/ Spokesperson for the Commission and made available to newsmen on Sunday. The presiding judge, Justice Ibrahim Mohammad however deferred the sentencing of the convict till Thursday, 16th of May, 2024 but directed that she should be remanded in Suleja Correctional…
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A Federal High sitting in Apo, Abuja has ordered the arrest of former Director General of the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies, Professor Ladi Aisha Hamalai for her failure to appear in the corruption case preferred against her by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). This is contained in a News Release signed by Demola Bakare, fsi Spokesperson, ICPC on 25th April 2024 and made available to newsmen in Kano over the weekend. The Court presided over by Hon. Justice C. O. Oba issued the bench warrant on Monday, 22nd of April, 2024 for…
By Sali Ali A Social Enterprise Group in Nigeria known as Rashak Farms and Agro Allied Limited has provided medical services to 200 women out grower farmers in Hadejia and Mallam Madori Local Governments areas in Jigawa state, Northwest Nigeria. Although it’s an Agro Allied Organization, the group believed that, a healthy farmer will bring about bountiful harvest to improve food security in the country. Flagging off the program in Hadejia town the Chief Executive (CEO) Rashak Farms and Agro Allied Limited Rahmah Aderinoye said, the aim of the medical outreach was designed to provide the health needs and improve…
A Kano State Shari’ah Court, sitting in Kura, has ordered a 25-year-old Haruna Abdulkarim to be given 10 strokes of the cane as punishment for falsely claiming to be a Christian and ‘converting’ to Islam. Abdulkarim, a resident of Koguna Ward in Makoda local government area of the State, was apprehended by Hisbah personnel in Kura local government area of the State following a tip-off. He had been attending both daily and Friday congregational prayers, pretending to be a Christian wanting to embrace Islam, and soliciting funds under the guise of almsgiving. His actions prompted the Hisbah Commander in Kura…
A Delta State High Court sitting in Effurun has awarded a sum of N30 million against Nigerian blogger, Linda Ikeji for a libelous publication against the Neo Black Movement of Africa. Justice Roli Daibo-Harriman, in a certified true copy of the judgement made available to newsmen, ruled that the N30 million covered the cost of general damage. The Judge, in the judgement delivered on April 29, 2024 also awarded a sum of N300,000 being cost for litigation against the blogger. Ikeji was also ordered to write a letter of apology to be published and circulated in her blog, Linda Ikeji…
Tragedy struck in Zamfara State as bandits unleashed a wave of violence on some farming communities, claiming the lives of at least 30 farmers, including a respected Islamic cleric. The attacks occurred in Gidangoga village of Maradun local government area and Bilbis village in Tsafe LGA of the State. According to a news dissemination platform, PRNigeria, the bandits first struck in Maradun LGA, attacking Gidangoga village, where farmers were preparing their lands for the upcoming wet season. Mallam Makwashi Maradun Mai Jan Baki, a renowned Islamic cleric, was brutally killed while working on his farm. He was known for reciting…
Senator Shehu Sani, the one time Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial Zone has advised that interrogating former aides of Governor Nasiru Elrufai will lead to nothing if he is not invited to answer questions on the $350 million looted from the state. Recall the adhoc committee set up to conduct a comprehensive fact-finding into financial dealings, the status of executed contracts, loans, grants, and project implementation from 2015-2023 has commenced its clarification session in Kaduna. The committee set up to probe the past regime of Elrufai has engaged in detailed discussions with several key present and past government officials, including…
Following a report to the Kano Police Command of the disappearance of one Bello Bukar Adamu, a 45 year old man, and a staff of Kano Electricity Distribution Company (KEDCO), who left home on the 5th of May, 2024 and never returned, a dead body was discovered at Zawaciki along the Eastern Bypass in Kumbotso local government area of Kano. The dead body was declared dead by medical doctors at the Aminu Kano Hospital and an investigation confirmed that it was the dead body of the reported missing person. The Kano Police Commissioner Hussain Gumel instructed that the perpetrators be…
Justice Sylvanus of a Federal Capital Territory High Court has granted bail to the immediate past Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika; his daughter Fatima, and others in the sum of N100m each. The court also ordered the accused persons to produce two sureties each and that they should be remanded in prison, if they fail to meet the bail conditions. Sirika was arraigned on a 6-count amended criminal charge before the court. Before plea taking, the prosecution counsel, Rotimi Jacobs SAN, informed the court of an amended charge by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) dated May 7, and…
The Minister of Works, Engr. David Umahi has expressed the commitment of the Federal Government to the completion of the Abuja-Kaduna-Kano Federal Highway within a record time. Umahi gave the assurance when he received the Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani in his office on Tuesday. Umahi, in statement by his Special Adviser Media Barr. Orji Uchenna Orji said he had the directive of President Bola Tinubu to present a program that could see to the completion of the project within the next one year. He assured the Governor that the project, which was inherited from the immediate past administration would…