The prominent Iranian dissident and blogger Ruhollah Zam was sentenced to death on Tuesday by a revolutionary court in Tehran. Court spokesperson Gholam-Hussein Ismaili said Zam can still appeal to the country’s highest court . Revolutionary courts in Iran preside over espionage cases and threats to national security. Zam stands accused of using his website, Amad News, to spread propaganda against Iran’s leadership and to provoke protests against the regime, some of which turned violent....
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has warned applicants against patronising fake recruitment sites as no fee was charged for NIS recruitment. The Comptroller General, NIS, Mr Muhammad Babandede, gave the warning in a statement by the Service Public Relations Officer (SPEO), Mr Sunday James, on Tuesday in Abuja. Babandede issued the warning while reacting to the reported existence of fake NIS websites on social media. “These are by fraudsters with the intention of defrauding innocent and...
The Oyo State Government has discharged 180 COVID-19 patients after returning negative for the virus. Gov. Seyi Makinde announced this via his official Twitter account on Monday. Makinde said that the number of COVID-19 cases successfully managed and discharged in Oyo State has risen to 688. He, however, said the state recorded one additional death from coronavirus infection, increasing the total death toll in state to 12. The governor said that the state also recorded...
The Police in Oyo State on Tuesday paraded a 26-year-old man for allegedly killing a 30-year-old mother of three who denied him sex. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspect was one of the 33 paraded by the command at its headquarters in Eleyele, Ibadan. NAN reports that other suspects were paraded for offences ranging from murder and kidnapping to armed robbery and conspiracy. Parading the suspected murderer, the Oyo State Commissioner...
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), on Monday, announced 566 new cases of the coronavirus, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 25,133. The centre announced this via its official Twitter handle. It said that the 566 new confirmed cases were from 20 states, with eight deaths as of June 29. The health agency added that no new state reported a case in the past 24 hours. The NCDC said that...
In that same shallowness, The sewer dweller in Aso Rock believes he has the knife and the roasted yam tuber to feed her people. This impoverished, morally bankrupt monarch of the savannah is ready to slice away: Therefore, one can only eat when one receives a slice of yam from him. ― Don Okolo IF YOU HAVE TEARS, PREPARE TO SHED THEM NOW. (Shakespeare) This is a lamentation…a requiem of sorts regarding the most painful,...
Since Wanda Johnson’s son was shot and killed by a police officer in Oakland, California, 11 years ago, she has watched video after video of similar encounters between Black people and police. Each time, she finds herself reliving the trauma of losing her son, Oscar Grant, who was shot to death by a transit police officer. Most recently, Johnson couldn’t escape the video of George Floyd, pinned to the ground under a Minneapolis officer’s knee...
The trial of Taraba kidnap kingpin, Bala Hamisu, also known as Wadume, on Monday, began at the Federal High Court, Abuja, before Justice Binta Nyako. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Wadume, alongside six other defenants, was, on June 8, arraigned on 13 counts bordering on terrorism. The other defendants are: Insp. Aliyu Dadje, Auwalu Bala, Uba Bala, Bashir Waziri, Zubairu Abdullahi and Rayyanu Abdul. NAN recalls that the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF)...
The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Mobile Court, on Monday ordered the seal up of Missouri hotel, located in Maitama District of Abuja, for allegedly operating a nightclub within COVID -19 curfew hours. The court which was presided over by Magistrate Idayat Akanni, ordered that the hotel be sealed up for the period of one week for contravening COVID-19 regulations. The court also tried and sentenced 11 defaulters to engage in a three-day community service...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Aliyu Musa, as his Chief Personal Security Officer (CPSO). Malam Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity confirmed this in a statement in Abuja on Monday. According to the presidential aide, Musa’s appointment follows the redeployment of his predecessor, Commissioner of Police Abdulkarim Dauda. Musa, from Nigerian Police Force Zone 5, Benin City, as his last...
