Written by A cart pusher was crushed to death after a container truck fully loaded with concrete stones fell on him in the Dopemu area of Lagos State on Sunday, May 28, 2023. Spokesperson of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) Taofiq Adebayo, who confirmed the incident, said that the driver was speeding when he lost control … Continue reading “Container falls and crushes cart pusher to death in Lagos (video.i.ng)”
Ruqaiya Aliyu Jibia, a Katsina-based journalist, has accused Gambo Isah, Public Relations Officer of the Katsina State Police Command, of assaulting her. Jibia, in a video posted on her Tiktok page @rukkyjibia on Thursday, said she challenged the police for branding and parading young girls as prostitutes without a court verdict. She said she recorded … Continue reading “VIDEO.I.NG Watch Movies – For ‘Demanding Due Process’, Katsina PPRO Drag Journalist Before Emir, Brand Her ‘Criminal’”
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has described the Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle’s allegation of a $2 million bribe against its chairman, Abdulrasheed Bawa as a hoax.The anti-graft agency, however, said it “will not bandy words with suspect.”Matawalle had accused the chairman of EFCC of demanding a $2m bribe from him.In an … Continue reading “EFCC Dares Matawalle to Provide Evidence of $2m Bribe against Its Chairman”
Governor Nasir El-Rufai has accused some of his predecessors of stealing State resources to build houses in Kaduna and Dubai.El-Rufai who made the claim during a valedictory media chat on the Hausa service KSMC, a state-owned radio. He again challenged these past Governors to face the people of Kaduna State and swear with Holy Quran that … Continue reading “Governor El-Rufai accuses predecessors of building houses with public funds”
The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has accused the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, of demanding $2million bribe from him. In an interview with BBC Hausa Service monitored by our Correspondent, Governor Matawalle also said he has evidence against the EFCC boss, insisting that Bawa could not be … Continue reading “EFCC Chairman Demanded $2m Bribe From Me, I Have Evidence — Matawalle”
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has accused the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, of demanding $2 million bribe from him. He made the allegation amid the growing rift between him and the anti-graft agency. In a statement released on Wednesday, May 19, Governor Matawalle called for Bawas resignation and accused … Continue reading “EFCC Chairman demanded $2m bribe from me Gov Matawalle alleges”
Some residents of Runji Village in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State have told ringroad.com.ng search engine that officials of the Nigeria Army failed to act swiftly on information about the terrorist attack that claimed 34 lives on April 15. Speaking with ringroad.com.ng search engine on Tuesday, the Runji residents expressed doubts about … Continue reading “REVEALED: Army ‘Had Foreknowledge’ of Latest Southern Kaduna Attack But…”
‘Pam! Pam! Pam!’ A wooden hammer with a black rubber head made a rhythmic noise in the distance. White smoke rose into the air, evaporating as it kissed the atmosphere, soft billows of a congregation praying out their hearts from the hills added to the symphony, and then the buzz of machines and vehicles from … Continue reading “REPORTER’S DIARY: The Search for ‘Hidden’ Precious Stones in Ibadan”
On May 19, the ECOWAS Court of Justice in Abuja will hear a suit seeking justice for 11 Nigerian journalists who were killed between 1998 and 2019. The Media Rights Agenda (MRA) filed the suit in 2021 to compel the government to properly investigate the unresolved killings of these journalists and also to identify and … Continue reading “ECOWAS Court to Hear Suit Seeking Justice for 11 Nigerian Journalists Killed Between 1998 and 2019”
By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu On 17 August, 1980, the 6th Commonwealth Law Conference convened in Lagos, then capital of Nigeria. After the arrival courtesies were dispensed with, it fell upon Shehu Shagari, civilian president of Nigeria then in office for ten and a half months, to declare the conference open. The keynote speaker was Jeremiah … Continue reading “The Law Of Judicial Deck Chairs”