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Tuesday, 29 June 2021 13:47

South Africa’s highest court jails former president Jacob Zuma for contempt of court

South Africa's highest court found former President Jacob Zuma guilty of contempt of court and sentenced him to 15 months in prison on Tuesday, a landmark move in the country's long-running corruption saga. The Constitutional Court of South Africa ordered that Zuma present himself at a police station in his home town of Nkandla or Johannesburg within five days. In a scathing judgment, Sisi Khampepe ruled: "There can be no doubt that Zuma is in contempt of court." The order stems from Zuma's refusal to appear at an anti-corruption commission to answer questions about his alleged involvement in corruption during…

Sunday, 27 June 2021 06:02

Man jumps from plane after failing to access cockpit

A man has jumped from a moving plane at Los Angeles International Airport after attempting to access the jet's cockpit. The man, who was not identified, opened the plane's door and fled via the emergency slide on Friday, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. He was detained on the taxiway and taken to hospital with unspecified injuries. There has been a rise in incidents on flights in the US. About 3,000 incidents have been recorded this year. Friday's incident occurred at 19.10 local time (02:10 GMT Saturday) aboard a United Express flight, operated by SkyWest Airlines, to Salt Lake City.…

Saturday, 26 June 2021 04:13

George Floyd murder: Derek Chauvin sentenced to over 22 years

The US white ex-police officer convicted of murdering African-American man George Floyd in Minneapolis in May 2020 has been sentenced to 22 years and six months in jail. The judge said Derek Chauvin's sentence was based "on your abuse of a position of trust and authority, and also the particular cruelty shown" to Mr Floyd. Floyd, 48, died after Chauvin knelt on his neck for nine minutes. His murder caused global protests against racism and police brutality. Chauvin, 45, was convicted of second-degree murder and other charges last month. During his trial, his lawyer described the killing as "an error…

Friday, 25 June 2021 05:58

Gunmen attack Abuja hotel, kidnap owner, 6 guests

There was tension at Tunga Maje village, near Zuba, in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), when gunmen stormed a hotel and abducted six guests and owner of the hotel. The guests, whose names were given as Friday Sani Makama, Frederick Adejoh and others yet to be identified, were taken away in a commando style from the Hilltop Hotel, where they lodged in the early hours of Thursday. Makama, who is said to be a former lawmaker in the Kogi State House of Assembly, recently defected from the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), while…

Thursday, 24 June 2021 05:07

Two arrested over herbal drink that killed 10 members of same family in Kwara

Two persons have been arrested by the police in connection with the tragedy that struck in Biogberu village via Gwanara in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara State, where 10 members of a family died after consuming a local herbal mixture. The incident occurred in the rural community last Friday. The victims were a couple and their children as well as other relatives. It was gathered that two villagers, Okosi Musa and Worugura Julin, offered a woman, Pennia Bonnie, of the Fulani camp, Biogberu, the herbal mixture as remedy for her foot infection. They were said to have instructed her…

Wednesday, 23 June 2021 05:45

Court jails former Rep Farouk Lawan for extorting bribe from Femi Otedola

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Apo, Abuja, has sentenced a former federal lawmaker, Farouk Lawan, to seven years imprisonment for taking bribes while serving as chairman of House of Representatives ad-hoc committee investigating the fraud around fuel subsidy regime in 2012. Angela Otaluka, the trial judge, handed down the verdict in a hours-long verdict on Tuesday. She found the former legislator guilty of all the three counts of bribery. The court dismissed Lawan’s preliminary objection against the trial that has spanned nine years. The former lawmaker is being prosecuted on charges of receiving a bribe of $500,000 from…

Monday, 21 June 2021 05:42

15 kidnap victims escape captivity in Zamfara as drunken bandits sleep off

Not less than 15 persons recently abducted by bandits in Tegina town of Niger State on Sunday escaped from their captors’ den in Zamfara State. The 15 were among the adults abducted together with 156 pupils of the Salihu Tanko Islamic School more than two weeks ago but were said to be separated from the children before been taken to a forest in Zamfara State. It was reliably learnt that on Friday night, the 15 victims managed to open the door of the house in which they were locked in the forest after the bandits stationed to guard them were…

Monday, 21 June 2021 05:41

Police kill 14 as bandits invade station in Benue

Benue Police Command has confirmed 14 bandits have been killed in a gun duel following an attempted attack on a station in Katsina-Ala town, Benue state on Sunday morning. Police spokesperson Kate Anene, a DSP, who confirmed the incident, said on Saturday, some suspected bandits were arrested and detained at Katsina-Ala Divisional Police Station for investigations. But he said on Sunday morning, around 1am, some gunmen, numbering about 50, launched a blistering attack on the station in an attempt to free the suspects from custody. The police spokesperson stated operatives at the Division, who were already on alert, engaged the…

Saturday, 19 June 2021 05:40

One student dead, seven rescued as army engages Kebbi kidnappers in fierce firefight

One student from a group of dozens abducted from a school in northwest Nigeria this week has been found dead, the army said on Friday, adding it had rescued five students and two teachers. Gunmen raided the school in Kebbi state in broad daylight on Thursday in the latest case of mass abductions in the region. A teacher said more than 80 students were taken, while the police said five teachers were abducted but did not disclose the number of missing students. One female student was found dead in the forest by troops tracking the kidnappers, Nigerian army spokesperson Onyema…

Saturday, 19 June 2021 05:35

11 killed in Ibadan street gang clashes

The ongoing violent clash among youth of Inalende, Abebi, and Oopo areas of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, has claimed more casualties. Though Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Adewale Osifeso, while confirming the incident, said he was yet to establish the number of casualties, a witness insisted that the casualties increased on Thursday night through Friday morning. According to the witness, who did not want to be named, the mayhem claimed seven members of the rival gangs as well as four others as at Friday evening. “I am confirming it that two boys were down on Thursday, while another four…

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Friday, 18 June 2021 06:00

Policeman killed, students and teachers abducted in attack on Kebbi school

Gunmen killed a police officer and abducted five teachers and an unknown number of students on Thursday from a school in the northwestern Nigerian state of Kebbi, police and local residents said. The attack was the latest in a series of group kidnappings at schools in northwest Nigeria, which have been attributed by the authorities to armed bandits seeking ransom payments. A spokesman for the police in Kebbi State, Nafiu Abubakar, said one officer had been shot dead during an exchange of fire between police and gunmen, and a student had also been shot and was receiving medical treatment. “We…

Friday, 18 June 2021 05:58

Nigerian football league’s longest serving coach kidnapped

Enugu state police have confirmed the alleged kidnap of Rivers United coach Stanley Eguma in south-eastern Nigeria. In a statement, the police say the abduction of the coach happened on 15 June on his way back from an away match against Adamawa United played in Gombe state in northern Nigeria. The police say two men travelling with Eguma alerted them to the ambush, which they said was carried out by unidentified gunmen. They say the vehicle they were travelling in was forced to the side of the road and the pair were then forced out of the car and the…

Thursday, 17 June 2021 05:54

Francis Atuche - remember the defunct Bank PHB boss? A court has jailed the ex-MD for stealing N25.7bn

An Ikeja high court has convicted Francis Atuche, a former managing director of the defunct Bank PHB, of N25.7 billion fraud. In a sitting that lasted over 11 hours on Wednesday, Lateefat Okunnu, the judge, also convicted Ugo Anyanwu, a former chief financial officer (CFO) of the bank. The judge held that Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) proved its case — which dates back over 10 years — beyond reasonable doubt. Okunnu, however, discharged Elizabeth, Atuche’s wife, who was standing trial alongside the duo. “The first defendant (Atuche) and the third defendant (Anyanwu) are found guilty of counts one…

Tuesday, 15 June 2021 05:48

Gunmen kill 25 in attacks on Plateau, Benue communities

No fewer than 25 persons were feared killed by gunmen in separate attacks on communities in Benue and Plateau States. While 12 persons were killed in Sabon Layi village of Kuru community in Jos South Local Government Area, two others were killed in Zogu village of Miango community in Bassa Local Government Area of the state. In Benue State, no fewer than 11 people were feared killed in two separate incidents in Agatu Local Government Area of the state. Residents of the Plateau villages said the attacks occurred on Sunday night. The lawmaker representing Jos South Local Government Area in…

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