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Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has written to the federal lawmakers, warning them against the dire consequences of the Hate Speech bill currently before the Senate. Soyinka’s warning is in a letter to the legislators yesterday,  titled, “Is it now cool to kill? –An anguished letter to Nigerian lawmakers.’ He told the lawmakers to, “Remember that example, […]

Nigerians in the United Kingdom under the aegis of Free Sowore Now and the Take It Back Movement defied the freezing London weather on Wednesday to demand the immediate release of the #RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore, his co-defendant, Olawale Mandate, journalist Agba Jalingo and other political detainees being held by the Department of State Services […]

Mrs Busola Dakolo, wife of Nigerian singer Timi Dakolo, has vowed to take her rape case against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, founder Commonwealth of Zion Assembly (COZA), to the Appeal Court following decision of an FCT High Court to declare it “statute barred”. The decision came after the Court sitting in Bwari, ruled on Thursday that […]

A former presidential candidate and journalist is being held by Nigeria’s security forces despite being twice granted bail, his lawyer told CNN. Omoyele Sowore, is an investigative journalist and founder of the New York-based news site Sahara Reporters, who was arrested in August by the country’s intelligence agency, the Department of State Services (DSS). He […]

Festus Jatau, a traditional medicine man, on Thursday prayed an  Upper Area Court Zuba, FCT, to recover his laptop from a former girlfriend, Ms Blessing Elisha. Jatau made the appeal while giving evidence as a nominal complainant in the case against Elisha over the allegation of house breaking and theft. “We used to be close […]

A lawyer, Tope Akinyode, has sued President Muhammadu Buhari and the Senate over the proposed ‘Protection from Internet Falsehood and Manipulations Bill 2019.” In a suit he filed before the Federal High Court in Lagos, Akinyode seeks an order of perpetual injunction prohibiting the respondents from enacting the bill, “which was introduced on the floor […]

The new McLaren Elva supercar costs $1.7 million, not including options like a sound system or exposed carbon fiber body panels. One option you won’t be able to get: A roof. The Elva isn’t a convertible. It’s an open-topped roadster, meaning it has, literally, zero roof of any kind. You can pay a little extra […]

The Department of State Services has issued yet another controversial statement claiming on Wednesday afternoon that it refused to release Omoyele Sowore because the “appropriate persons” have not turned up to pick him up at its headquarters. Mr Sowore met all bail conditions on November 6 and a federal judge signed warrant for his immediate […]

A watch by Swiss luxury brand Patek Philippe has sold for over $31 million, the highest price ever paid for a timepiece at auction. The Grandmaster Chime 6300A-010 has never been worn — it was created specially for Saturday’s auction in Geneva to raise money for research into Duchenne muscular dystrophy, according to Christie’s. It is […]

A former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has cautioned Nigerian senators against moves to pass a bill criminalising purported hate speech. The bill being sponsored by Sabi Abdullahi of the All Progressives Congress is targeted at punishing anyone found guilty of spreading “misinformation.” The bill also prescribed death penalty for anyone found guilty of spreading a […]

Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday gave the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission until March 2020 to have a former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs. Diezani Alison-Madueke extradited to Nigeria. The commission had in November 2018 filed 13 counts of money laundering against the ex-minister accusing her of unlawfully […]

Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari, on Monday organised a special prayer session for the nation. The State House event had in attendance the Chief of Staff to the President, Mr Abba Kyari; Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola; Inspector-General of Police, Mr Mohammed Adamu; a former Governor of Nasarawa State, Mr Tanko Almakura; senators […]

The Nigeria police said they have arrested one of their officers who was caught on camera collecting bribe from a motorist. The video went viral on Saturday after it was posted on Instagram and Twitter. The officer has been identified as Onuh Makedomu, a non-commissioned officer, with Force No.431625, according to a statement issued on […]