Lawan Express Reservation Over Kuje Prison Aack

National SecurityNewsLawan Express Reservation Over Kuje Prison Aack

Beloved John (Staff Writer)July 8, 2022

ABUJA — Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Thursday, expressed displeasure over the absence of closed-circuit television (CCTV) at the Kuje correctional facility. An attack on the prison on Tuesday by terrorists resulted in the escape of over 600 inmates including Boko Haram suspects. Lawan declared his reservations over the security setup at the Kuje correctional facility in the federal capital territory (FCT) after a visit to the scene. Speaking when he visited the facility on...

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Ekweremadu: UK Court Rules That Victim Is 21, Not 15, Adjourns Case To August 4

Law & JusticeNewsEkweremadu: UK Court Rules That Victim Is 21, Not 15, Adjourns Case To August 4

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 7, 2022

The Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court in the United Kingdom has ruled that David Ukpo, the alleged kidney donor for the daughter of Senator Ike Ekweremadu, is not 15 years old. The West African Pilot reports that Ekweremadu, a former deputy president of the Nigerian senate, and Beatrice, his wife, were arrested by the British police on June 23 on allegations of human trafficking and organ harvesting that violate the country’s Modern Slavery Act. The police authorities...

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Court Sentence Boat Captain to Life Imprisonment

Accidents and SafetyLaw & JusticeCourt Sentence Boat Captain to Life Imprisonment

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)July 7, 2022

LAGOS — The captain of a commercial boat, Elebiju Happiness has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Lagos State High Court sitting in Eti-Osa for causing the deaths of 13 passengers. Justice Josephine Oyefeso said Happiness was charged with manslaughter by the police and found guilty of the 11-count charge. Earlier, the police told the court that Happiness committed the crime on July 29, 2020, after loading passengers from the Kirikiri waterside and heading...

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Commit Adultery, Spend Two Years In Prison – Police Officer Warns Married Couples

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaCommit Adultery, Spend Two Years In Prison – Police Officer Warns Married Couples

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)July 5, 2022

A former Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Aliyu Giwa, has warned married couples against cheating on their spouses no matter the reason that might arise. According to the superintendent, being unfaithful to one’s partner is a criminal offence that attracts a punishment of two years imprisonment. Giwa, who shook the table on Twitter on Saturday, said adultery contravenes section 387 and 388 of the Penal Code Law. “Do you know? Adultery is a...

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INEC Office in Igboeze North LGA Enugu Set Ablaze

Crime & SecurityLaw & JusticeNewsNigeriaINEC Office in Igboeze North LGA Enugu Set Ablaze

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)July 4, 2022

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, office in Igboeze North Local Government Headquarters, Enugu State was on Sunday set ablaze by unknown arsonists. Dr. Emeka Ononamadu, Resident Electoral Commissioner, INEC Enugu confirmed the incident stating the extent of damage has not been ascertained but no life was lost. Ononamadu further revealed that the timely intervention of fire fighters from Nsukka and Ogurute prevented further escalation of the fire to all sections of the Commission’s building....

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Girl Survives Jump from Four-storey to Avoid Flogging by Guardian

Law & JusticeLifestyleNigeriaGirl Survives Jump from Four-storey to Avoid Flogging by Guardian

PilotnewsJuly 4, 2022

Report from Anastasia Mbabie and Handel Patrick (Staff Reporters) ______ A 14 years old girl has allegedly jumped down from a four storey building to avoid being flogged by her guardian. West African Pilot News gathered that the incident happened in Awada, a highly populated neighbourhood in Onitsha, Anambra State. A source said the girl, Ijeoma Nwafor, is a house maid to a woman, whose name was given as Nnenna Onwanna, who was used to...

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Organ Harvesting Saga: Ekweremadu, Wife Sue NIMC, UBA, Others Over Donor’s Real Age

Law & JusticeNewsOrgan Harvesting Saga: Ekweremadu, Wife Sue NIMC, UBA, Others Over Donor’s Real Age

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)June 28, 2022

Former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Dr Beatrice, have sued the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Stanbic-IBTC Bank, United Bank of Africa (UBA) and Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement System Plc. over the controversy surrounding the real age of David Ukpo, who accused them of sponsoring his trip abroad for the purpose of harvesting his organ. In the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/984/2022, dated and filed June 27 by the couple’s counsel,...

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Lorry Drivers Block Onitsha Headbridge in Protest Over Alleged Shooting of Tanker Tyre by Navy

MilitaryNewsNigeriaLorry Drivers Block Onitsha Headbridge in Protest Over Alleged Shooting of Tanker Tyre by Navy

PilotnewsJune 18, 2022

By Anastasia Mbabie (Staff Reporter) Drivers of various articulated vehicles, including lorries, tankers, and tippers have blocked the Niger Bridgehead in Onitsha in protest. The West African News Pilot Newspaper reporter, learned the protest was triggered by extortion by naval officers operating on the bridge, who insist on collecting N1,000 from them as a bribe. The driver’s however decided to block the road on Saturday morning, after a naval officer shot and punctured the tyres of...

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Snatching Of Ballot Boxes Attracts 20-Year Jail Term

Law & JusticeNigeria ElectionsSnatching Of Ballot Boxes Attracts 20-Year Jail Term

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 16, 2022

To ensure sanity in the electoral process in Nigeria, the Senate Bill has prescribed snatching of ballot boxes as an electoral offence and stipulates a 20-year jail term. It further provides that any Candidate or Agent, who damages or snatches ballot boxes, papers or election materials before, during, and after an election without the permission of the presiding electoral official at the polling station attracts a minimum of 20 years imprisonment or a fine not...

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Eight People In Police Net Over $2billion Fraud

CorruptionLaw & JusticeNewsEight People In Police Net Over $2billion Fraud

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)June 9, 2022

BENIN — Eight people suspected of trying to dupe the Federal Government of Nigeria to the tune of $2billion have been arrested by the Edo State Police command. Spokesman of the command, SP Chidi Nwabuzor told reporters that the arrest followed a complaint received by the crack team of the command on April 25, 2022, of an attempt to defraud the government of $2billion. “The petition was written by High Chief Richard David, a representative...

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