A magistrate court sitting in Wuse Zone 2, Abuja, on Monday, granted bail to the convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, in the sum of N20 million. Sowore and four others- Peter Williams, Sanyaolu Juwon, Emmanuel Bulus and Damilare Adenola –…
Nigeria, a president, his glory and violent policing – Magnus Onyibe
The practice of democracy in Nigeria just received a boost as the government now fears the people, as opposed to the people being afraid of government. The assertion above is underscored and illustrated by the fact that following persistent demonstrations…
*Commercial bus bursts into flames on 3rd Mainland Bridge (Nation) *DSS releases Omoyele Sowore (Punch)
Commercial bus bursts into flames on 3rd Mainland Bridge (Nation) A lone accident was recorded on the inward Iyana Oworo carriage of the Third Mainland Bridge on Tuesday. The bus which may have been returning to Oshodi from Oke Arin…
*Accidental discharge: Mopol bags 7 years jail term for manslaughter (Vanguard) *Yuletide: Lagos offers Lake rice for N17K (Punch)
Accidental discharge: Mopol bags 7 years jail term for manslaughter (Vanguard) A police mobile officer, Salisu Ibrahim, who was attached to the Epe Branch of First Bank Plc, was on Tuesday sentenced to seven years imprisonment for accidentally shooting the…
*19-year-old ‘Yahoo Boy’ allegedly sets 24-year-old girlfriend ablaze for cheating (Punch) *Sanwo-Olu urges retirees to acquire skills (Nation)
19-year-old ‘Yahoo Boy’ allegedly sets 24-year-old girlfriend ablaze for cheating (Punch) Operatives of Iba Police Station have arrested a 19-year-old man, Ifeanyichukwu, for allegedly setting his 24-year-old girlfriend, Tolani, ablaze because he suspected that she had another lover. DSP Bala…
Sowore’s Rearrest: ‘This Has Never Happened Before’, Falana Slams DSS (ChannelsTV)
Lead Counsel and human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, has criticised the Department of State Security Services (DSS) for disrupting court proceedings and eventually rearresting his clients, Mr Omoyele Sowore and Mr Olawale Bakare at a Federal High Court in Abuja,…
*Inspector remanded for Lagos nightclub killing (Nation) *Family, friends mourn 28-year-old lady stabbed by robbers (Punch)
Inspector remanded for Lagos nightclub killing (Nation) An Ebute Metta Chief Magistrates’ Court on Thursday remanded a 48-year-old dismissed policeman, Edwin Apalowo Ola, for allegedly killing a 27-year-old-man, Malik Mohammed, at a nightclub, Crest Inn Club, Oshodi. When the defendant…
Half-naked women from Sowore’s village storm Abuja court (Punch)
A group of half-naked women from the birthplace of Mr Omoyele Sowore, in Kiribo, Ese-Odo Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Thursday stormed the Federal High Court in Abuja to protest the continued illegal detention of their son by…
Court gives DSS 24 hours to release Sowore, Bakare (Punch)
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday gave the Department of State Service 24 hours ultimatum to release the Sahara Reporters publisher, Omoyele Sowore, and his co-defendant, Olawale Bakare. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu gave the order at the scheduled commencement…
