Oyo Governor Seyi Makinde loses elder brother
Matthew Onocheta Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde has lost his elder brother, Sunday Makinde, a government official said on Friday. The governor’s brother died on Friday at the age of…
NIGERIA: Shariah Court/Panel not recognised under Ekiti law, state’s attorney-general declares after trending reports say Shariah panel resolved marriage dispute
Morakinyo Akinosun ADO-EKITI – Nigeria’s Ekiti State Government has said that the existing legal structure in the southwestern state does not recognise Sharia Court or Independent Sharia Arbitration Panel. The…
Two siblings burnt to death as fire engulfs apartment in Nigeria’s Ondo State
Ayomidele Oluwasusi Two children were burnt to death in a fire that engulfed their apartment in Nigeria’s southwestern city of Akure, police said on Thursday. Jelad Oluwaranakinse, aged five, and…
Congo rebels seize eastern town on critical supply route
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo – The M23 rebel group in Democratic Republic of Congo has seized the eastern town of Minova, a main supply route for the provincial capital…
Families of apartheid-era victims sue South African government for damages
JOHANNESBURG – Twenty-five victims’ families and survivors of apartheid-era political crimes have sued South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his government for what they say is its failure to properly…
Appeal court in Nigeria’s Akure upholds death sentence of hotel owner over murder of varsity student
Olayomi Koiki A court of appeal in Nigeria’s southwestern city of Akure – has upheld the death sentence of one Rahman Adedoyin, the owner of Hilton Hotel in Ile-Ife, Osun…
Bishop, 52, sentenced to 20 years imprisonment for raping 12-year-old girl in Nigeria’s Abuja
Opeyemi Olamilekan ABUJA – A high court in Nigeria’s capital has sentenced a clergyman to 20 years in prison for rape. Bishop Kenneth Duke, 52, who hails from Cross River…
Security outfit Amotekun foils rape attempt, rescues teen in Nigeria’s Ekiti
Martins Olasehinde A man in his mid 20s has been arrested for allegedly attempting to rape a teenager in Nigeria’s southwestern state of Ekiti. Ojo Adewunmi, 25, was arrested on…
Petrol tanker explodes in Ibadan, driver killed, ‘motor boy’ injured
Matthew Onocheta IBADAN – A fuel-laden tanker truck has exploded, killing its driver and injuring one other person in Nigeria’s southwestern city of Ibadan, fire department said on Wednesday. This…
Shariah panel reportedly holds first public sitting in Nigeria’s southwestern state of Ekiti, resolves marriage dispute
Morakinyo Akinosun The Independent Shari’ah Arbitration Panel has reportedly held a first public sitting in Nigeria’s southwestern state of Ekiti. The public sitting was held at the popular Oja Oba…