NBA-SARC condemns alleged assault on lawyer DSS office

Statement of the NBA-SARC on the Reported Assault on a Legal Practitioner at the DSS office The Nigerian Bar Association Security Agencies Relations Committee (NBA-SARC) is deeply concerned about the recent report by a lawyer alleging that he was subjected to assault and false imprisonment by officers and men of the Department of State Services…

September 27, 20230Comments

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How DSS brutalised African Bar Association’s Director of Strategic Communications

A legal practitioner and Director of Strategic Communications, of the African Bar Association, Douglas Ogbankwa Esq., has narrated his ordeal in the hands of the State Security Service operatives. Ogbankwa in a number of tweets via his X profile recalled how a Principal Staff Officer (PSO) of the Secret Service slapped and threatened to…

September 27, 20230Comments

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Hundreds of wedding guests die in tragic Fire

An otherwise happy event turned sour when a devastating fire broke out at a wedding in Al-Hamdaniya in northern Iraq’s Nineveh province, leading to the deaths of at least 100 people with about 150 others injured. The incident occurred while hundreds of people were celebrating at the venue. The cause of the fire is still…

September 27, 20230Comments

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Mohbad’s father is being accused because he’s poor — Seun Kuti, as Reps demand justice, seek protection of artistes

While the House of Representatives on Tuesday called for justice in the matter of late music artiste, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad, afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti has upbraided people who blamed the father of the late singer, for the death of his son. It could be recalled that Mohbad was buried the…

September 27, 20230Comments

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Married woman docked for breaking fingers of neighbour who makes sexual advances at her

A Kenyan woman, Neema Lasalo, has been arraigned for allegedly fracturing her neighbour’s fingers and causing him grievous harm during a fight. Ms. Lasalo however, denied the charges, claiming the complainant has been relentlessly stalking her and making unwelcome sexual advances at her despite knowing she is married. Lasalo was charged alongside her husband Benedict…

September 26, 20230Comments

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Man arraigned for assaulting wife after she caught him using her car to drive another woman

A Kenyan businessman who allegedly beat up his wife and destroyed her mobile phone after she confronted him for using her car to drive another woman around, has been charged with assaulting malicious damage to property. Mr Polycarp Omondi was charged with unlawfully assaulting and causing actual bodily harm to Ms Rosemary Anyango at her…

September 26, 20230Comments

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Opinion

We Are All MohBad: A cultural essay, By Reuben Abati

Beyond politics – Tinubu’s maiden trip to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), Atiku Abubakar’s voyage of discovery for Tinubu’s academic records in the United States, revelations regarding how the Presidency lied about the President’s stop-over after the G20 Summit on his way back home at the United Arab Emirates, the increasing failure of the…

September 26, 20230Comments

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‘Ritualists’ storm Ondo Speaker’s home amid impeachment moves against Dep Gov

Suspected ritualists reportedly stormed the official residence of the Ondo State House of Assembly Speaker, Olamide Oladiji, with fetish items on Monday. The bizarre incident happened amid the alleged moves to impeach and remove Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa from office, a report by DAILY TRUST said. On Monday, the saga took a new turn as…

September 26, 20230Comments

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Sound health

Weekly aerobics exercise can save your life

Did you know that weekly aerobic exercise could help reduce flu and pneumonia deaths? Matthew Solan, Executive Editor, of Harvard Men's Health Watch said doing enough aerobic exercise may help reduce the risk of dying from flu or pneumonia, according to a study published online on May 16, 2023, by the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Guidelines…

September 25, 20230Comments

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Court of Appeal new legal year ceremony in pictures

Chief Justice Olukayode Ariwoola L-R: Fmr. Presidents of the Court of Appeal Justices Umaru.F. Abdullahi, Isa Ayo Salami, and current PCA Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem Newly commissioned training centre Newly commissioned fire station

September 25, 20230Comments

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