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The Lagos State Government has warned husbands against forcing their wives into sex without their consent, stating that such conduct could attract life imprisonment under the state’s criminal laws. The warning was issued by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Lagos State Ministry of Justice, Dr. Babajide Martins, during a press briefing to announce the commencement of the Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Awareness Month organised by the Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA). Speaking during a question-and-answer session, the DPP clarified the legal position on non-consensual sex within marriage in Lagos State. Responding to a question on whether…
Chief Dan Orbih, a prominent ally of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, and a former National Vice Chairman (South-South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is dead. Orbih died on Monday, August 31, 2026, according to a statement issued by the Orbih family. The family announced his passing in a statement signed by Francis Udukhomoi Orbih on behalf of the family, describing his death as a painful loss. “With profound sadness and a heavy heart but in total submission to the will of the Almighty God, the family of Chief M.C.K. Orbih announce the passing…
Gunmen, suspected to be cultists, have killed two persons at separate locations in Awka, the Anambra State capital. The incident occurred on Sunday within the Amaenyi Area and S.M. Okeke Street, both in Awka. Residents told this newspaper that although several persons were shot during the encounter, two persons have been confirmed dead as of Sunday night. One of the persons killed during the attack was identified as Isaac Nwosu, an elderly man. A resident, who asked not to be named for fear of attack, said the gunmen were believed to be members of Aye, a dreaded cult group. The…
The widow of a Plateau State-based clergy, Pastor Emmanuel Hills, who was abducted and killed by gunmen said to be Fulani bandits on Friday, August 28, has narrated how the abductors taunted her. According to her, the gunmen told her she would never see her husband alive again, before dragging him and another clergyman, Pastor Gabriel Dipak, into the bush. True to their words, the body of Pastor Hills, a Ghanaian missionary and Senior Pastor of Wonderful Grace of God Ministry, as well as treasurer of the Bokkos chapter of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, was discovered the following…
Bandits have allegedly attacked communities in Kano State for the third consecutive day, killing at least one person and abducting the Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rogo Local Government Area. A source who spoke on condition of anonymity confirmed to Newsmen that the latest attack occurred in Beli village, Rogo LGA, where gunmen reportedly invaded the community at about 1 a.m. on Tuesday, fired sporadically, shot a resident and abducted the local APC chairman, Alhaji Audu Fanka Salisu Yahaya. Yahaya was said to be a close associate of the Speaker of the Kano State House of Assembly,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has issued a fresh summons to former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva, over an alleged $14.86 million fraud. This came after the former governor accused the EFCC of conducting itself more as an organ of the All Progressives Congress, APC, than as an institution of the state. The anti-graft agency’s spokesman, Dele Oyewale, made the announcement on Monday. He has been declared wanted; he should make himself available to the commission,” Oyewale said. The EFCC declared Sylva wanted in November 2025 in connection with an alleged case of conspiracy and dishonest conversion involving…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Monday, disclosed that more than 40 of its personnel have been dismissed in the past two and a half years. The commission revealed that they were sacked over their involvement in alleged corruption and financial malfeasance that could tarnish the image of the agency. The EFCC Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, who disclosed this in Abuja when he met with media executives and other journalists in Abuja, said more than five of them are currently facing prosecution. According to him, the case files of others involved that are yet to face the wrath of…
Former Governor of Bayelsa State and immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has resigned his membership of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), accusing the party of abandoning the ideals upon which it was founded. Sylva, a founding member of the party, said he could no longer remain in a party whose leaders, he alleged, had embraced the philosophy that “all is fair in politics.” In a letter of resignation dated August 31, 2026 signed by him and transmitted electronically to the APC Ward 4 Chairman in Brass Local Government Area, his home ward, Sylva…
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has returned to Nigeria following his participation at the 21st Extraordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) in Luanda, Angola. Shettima represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the high-level summit, where Nigeria called for stronger African-led mechanisms for conflict prevention and resolution, as well as urgent continental action against recurring xenophobic and Afrophobic attacks on Africans and other nationals in South Africa. At the summit, Nigeria also backed the Luanda Action Plan and called for sustainable financing of Africa’s peace and security architecture, stronger collective responsibility among AU…
Tension has continued to mount in Port Harcourt following the reported police shooting that claimed the life of 22-year-old University of Port Harcourt graduate Anthony Obodo. The incident has sparked protests and raised questions about the circumstances surrounding the young man’s death, with his family calling for justice. Anthony’s father, Princewill Obodo, alleged that the police officers involved were paid to kill his son. Speaking with journalists, he claimed that the officers were initially deployed to provide security at the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, conference at the Yakubu Gowon Stadium, Elekahia, before they were later moved to the area where…