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Four men to die by hanging for kidnapping Emzor Pharmaceutical MD’s sister

Mar 24, 2023 topnews

On Thursday, March 23, 2023, Justice Lateef Lawal-Akapo of a Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja, sentenced four men to death by hanging for armed robbery and kidnapping of Mrs. Gloria Emole, the younger sister of Emzor Pharmaceutical Managing Director, Chief Ebuka Okafor. The convicts are Victor Chukwunonso, Ifeanyi Maduaka, Obinna Nwankwo, and Richard Nwabueze. The trial judge, Justice Lawal-Akapo, held that the prosecution was able to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt. The first convict Chukwunoso was a former employee of the victim’s elder brother who was…

UK court finds Senator Ekweremadu, wife, others guilty of organ harvesting

Mar 23, 2023 topnews

Former Nigerian Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife and doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act. Ekweremadu, aged 60, his wife, Beatrice, 56, and Dr. Obinna Obeta, 51, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a view to his exploitation, after a six-week trial at the Old Bailey. According to reports credited to the UK Guardian, they criminally conspired to bring a 21-year-old Lagos street trader to London to…

Musician, friend kill BDC operators in Lekki

Mar 21, 2023 topnews

Collins Etaredafe, a musician popularly known as Top Boy, has gone into hiding after allegedly killing two Bureau-De-Change operators at his residence in the Lekki area of Lagos State. It was gathered that Etaredafe, who was with a yet-to-be-identified friend, invited the BDC operators into his apartment under the guise of changing some dollars. Following their entry into the building on Saturday, March 18, 2023, it was learnt that the BDC operators were allegedly killed and their corpses dumped in a drainage located at the front of Etaredafe’s residence. A…

Landlord dies after female tenant drags his manhood on Ogun

Mar 15, 2023 topnews

Ogun State Police Command operatives have arrested a 33-year-old woman, Ifeoma Ossai, for allegedly killing her landlord, Monday Oladele, over a minor disagreement. According to a statement made available to journalists by the State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, he said the suspect, a single mother was arrested following a complaint lodged at the Sango Ota Divisional Police Headquarters by the brother to the deceased, Olaleye Taiwo. The complainant said the suspect and his brother disagreed over the payment of the electricity bill, while the suspect grabbed…

Woman faints after court refuses to reconcile her with husband

Mar 11, 2023 topnews

Zambia Observer has reported the story of a distressed woman of Marapodi compound in Lusaka, Zambia collapsed at the Matero Local Court after her polygamous husband refused to go on with their marriage, saying his faith does not allow him to have two wives. According to reports, it took several female passers-by to resuscitate Jane Zulu, 33, who fainted after walking a few steps out of the court room presided over by a magistrate, Gaston Kalala. Jane dragged Gilbert Zulu, 42, to court hoping to get him to be serious…

Equity vs Equality: Union Bank Celebrates International Women’s Day 2023

Mar 10, 2023 topnews

Leading financial services institution, Union Bank of Nigeria, has reaffirmed its commitment to a just and equitable society in honour of International Women’s Day 2023 by promoting equity, justice, and the continuous inclusion of women in all fields of human endeavour, particularly in technology. This was highlighted at a virtual event recently hosted by the bank’s internal women’s network, WeHub (Women Empowerment Hub). In line with this year’s global campaign theme, ‘Embrace Equity’, the event had activities and discussions focused on topical issues. As an organisation committed to leading the…

Court remands actress at Ikoyi prison for abuse of naira notes

Feb 13, 2023 topnews

An actress, Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin has been remanded at the Kirikiri correctional center by a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, pending the determination of her bail application, for tampering with the new Naira notes. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC, arraigned Omoseyin on Monday before Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke on a two-count charge brought against her. One of the count reads, that you Oluwadarasimi Omoseyin on the 28th day of January, 2023 at Monarch event center, Lekki within the jurisdiction of this Honourable Court whilst dancing during a social…

11th Anniversary Lecture: January 9 Collective wants Mental Health Bill signed into law

Jan 11, 2023 topnews

January 9 Collective, a socio-political group of professionals has called on governments across Nigeria to pay more attention to and increase funding for mental health. The call was made by the association’s Captain, Loye Amsat while declaring open its 11th Anniversary lecture where he noted that the rise in mental health cases was a cause for concern. Also lending her voice to the urgent need for intervention was the guest speaker,Oluseyi Elizabeth Odudimu, a UK-based mental health expert and CEO, Stop Mental Illness Foundation ( SMIF) who delivered a paper…

Nigeria’s ambassador to Spain, Demola Seriki dies at age 63

Dec 15, 2022 topnews

Chief Demola Seriki, the Nigerian ambassador to Spain has died at the age of 63 according to a statement issued by his children. The former minister was said to have passed away “surrounded by his family” on Thursday, December 15. “It is with heavy hearts and profound gratitude to Almighty Allah that we announce the loss of our much loved and admired patriarch, husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend,” the statement reads. Share on: WhatsApp

Aisha Buhari ordered the arrest of our undergraduate son over Twitter post -Uncle

Nov 29, 2022 topnews

Aminu Adamu, an undergraduate of the Federal University, Dutse, Jigawa State, who was arrested by security operatives comprising the police and men of the Department of State Service, over a post on Twitter alleging that the wife of the President Buhari, Aisha was feeding fat on poor people’s money is yet to be released. In an interview with Shehu Azare, (Aminu’s uncle) published by BBC Hausa on Monday, he said the victim’s father, Mallam Adamu was not aware of his arrest until about five days later, when his friends told…