Poly lecturer jailed five years for diverting study grant (Punch) A former academic staff member of Waziri Umaru Federal Polytechnic, Kebbi State, Muhammed Sani Nuhu, has been sentenced to five years imprisonment for deviously allotting over N6 million belonging to…
Court adjourns Seun Kuti’s trial to Wednesday
Justice Adeola Olatubosun of the Chief Magistrates Court in Yaba, Lagos State, has reportedly adjourned the trial of Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, to Wednesday, May 24, 2023. The trial, which was slated for today, May 23, 2023, was said to…
*Stop keeping Seun Kuti’s case file, lawyers tell police (Punch)*Nigerian-born Canon Otto bags fellow, Royal Society of Arts (Guardian)
Stop keeping Seun Kuti’s case file, lawyers tell police (Punch) Lawyers to embattled Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti, have accused the police of disobeying a court order by withholding the artiste’s case file. The lawyers, in a statement on Friday, called…
*Why I won’t pray for late Murphy Afolabi — Islamic cleric (Punch)*Labour Party disowns Lamidi Apapa (Guardian)
Why I won’t pray for late Murphy Afolabi — Islamic cleric (Punch) An Islamic cleric, Sheikh Yelma’e, has said Islam forbids him from praying for the departed soul of popular actor, Murphy Afolabi, because he mostly used his roles in…
From zero to trending — Gbubemi Atimomo
Thoughts on grabbing media attention and headlining the news I have always been captivated by the news. In my earlier years, I realised that something must happen every day for there to be news but I had a few questions.…
Officers detained for brutalising Okada man, Man remanded for stabbing man to death and more
What is a city without crime? thisislagos descends into the Lagos underground to search out the baddest guys committing the craziest crimes in LasGidi. Lagos police detain officers brutalising Okada man in viral video (Punch) The Nigeria Police Force said…
*Police arraign Seun Kuti for assault (Channels)*Resident doctors begin nationwide 5 days warning strike (Vanguard)
Police arraign Seun Kuti for assault (Channels) The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti for assault. Channels Television gathered that Seun was arraigned before Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun of a Magistrate’s Court in the Yaba area of…
Police arraign Seun Kuti for assault in Lagos court
The Lagos State Police Command has arraigned Afrobeat musician, Seun Kuti, before Magistrate Adeola Olatunbosun of a Magistrate’s court sitting in Yaba, Lagos State. The defendant was charged with assault on a police officer, an offense contrary to Section 356…
Police starved Seun Kuti, stopped wife from serving him meal – Lawyer
Adeyinka Olumide-Fusika, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and counsel to Seun Kuti, son of Afrobeat maestro, Fela Kuti, on Tuesday, raised an alarm over the alleged starvation of his client, who was detained by the Nigeria Police. Kuti’s lawyer,…