A woman collapsed after she and her partner were each sentenced to 100 lashes for engaging in sexual relations outside of marriage under Sharia law in Indonesia’s Aceh province. The punishment was carried out publicly in Banda Aceh, the provincial capital on the northern tip of Sumatra Island. The woman, whose identity was not disclosed, […]
Former Head of State, Gen Yakubu Gowon (retd.), has blamed the late Biafran leader, Lt Col Odumegwu Ojukwu, for the failure of the landmark Aburi accord of January 1967. He accused the secessionist leader of attending the peace meeting in Ghana with pre-prepared positions and misrepresenting the outcome of the discussions to the people of […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested a former Minister of Power, Mamman Saleh, recently sentenced to 75 years imprisonment. Chairman of the EFCC, Mr Ola Olukoyede, said he was arrested on Tuesday morning about 3.30am in the Rigasa area of Kaduna State. According to the EFCC boss, he was arrested alongside two […]
The Ijaw National Congress (INC) says it will pursue the creation of Toru-Ebe and Oil Rivers states to a logical conclusion in order to address the prevailing marginalisation of the Ijaw ethnic group. The President of the INC, Macdonald Igbadiwei, stated this on Thursday in Warri during the inauguration of the ninth executive of the […]
Former President of the Ijaw Youths Council (IYC), Udengs Eradiri, on Friday urged Douye Diri to avoid making statements capable of creating confusion over the zoning of the governorship position in Bayelsa State. Eradiri, a former governorship candidate in Bayelsa, said the governor’s alleged comment that the next governor could emerge from either the Eastern […]
The Bayelsa State Government and Spanish football giants FC Barcelona have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to establish a football academy in the state, in a move aimed at developing grassroots football and empowering young talents. The agreement was signed during the grand finale of the Bayelsa Governor’s Football Tournament, tagged Prosperity Cup 2026, […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, on Thursday granted a motion seeking to amend the spelling of the defendant’s name in an oil pollution case before the court. The counsel to the plaintiffs Chigozie Inwere who held the brief of Iniruo Wills moved the motion, which was granted by trial judge, Justice Ayo Emmanuel. […]
The leadership crisis rocking the Ijaw National Congress took a fresh turn as a Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt issued an interim injunction restraining the Conference of Ijaw Traditional Rulers and Elders (CITRE), the President of the INC, and the Chairman of the Electoral Committee from inaugurating, swearing in, or presenting any […]
Politician and grassroots mobilizer, Enanai Aresuo Iruo, has officially declared his intention to contest for the House of Representatives seat representing Ogbia Federal Constituency. Iruo said the decision followed extensive consultations with family members, political stakeholders across Ogbia, and former President, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. In outlining his vision for the constituency, he emphasized the importance […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the interim forfeiture of nine properties linked to former Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, to the Federal Government. Justice Obiora Egwuatu granted the order after an ex parte motion was filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) through its counsel, Oluwaleke Atolagbe. […]