Day: January 26, 2024

Bishop Feyi Daniels bags life imprisonment for raping Assistant Pastor

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Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a Lagos bishop, Feyi Daniels, to life imprisonment for raping his 23-year-old assistant (name withheld). The judge also sentenced Daniels, the Bishop of I Reign Christian Ministry, Lagos, to three years in prison for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old member of the church (count three of the four-count charge). The judge held that the cleric should spend the rest of his life at the Kirikiri custodial facility in Lagos. Earlier, the Bishop, who took to the witness box…

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Lagos seals RCCG, Dominion City, five other churches over noise pollution

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The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, has sealed off a branch of the Redeemed Christian Church of God, RCCG, and six other establishments over noise pollution. LASEPA also sealed Dominion City Church, Red Bar, Farm City, The Odyssey Apartments, Acuma Event Centre and Fortunes Shortlet Apartment. Recall that the agency had late last year sealed branches of religious centres, such as RCCG, among others over similar environmental offences. The structures sealed are located in various parts of Lekki Phase 1, Oniru, Lekki and Ajah in the Lagos Island axis…

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Same-sex marriage illegal, prohibited -Police hqtrs

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The Police Force Headquarters in Abuja, yesterday, declared that same-sex marriage is illegal and prohibited under Sections 214 to 217 of the Criminal Code The Police headquarters has, therefore, ordered the arrest of culprits found to be engaged in unlawful acts in the country. A statement by the Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Muyiwa Adejobi, said: “It is imperative to note that same-sex marriage is strictly prohibited in Nigeria. The Same-Sex Marriage (Prohibition) Act of 2014 criminalizes the solemnization, operation and public display of same-sex marriages. “Following recent trend on…

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$3m bribery: Supreme Court affirms 5-year jail term for Lawan Farouk

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The judgement that convicted and sentenced the former Chairman of the then House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee on Fuel Subsidy probe, Mr. Farouk Lawan, to five years in prison for bribery has been affirmed by the Supreme Court. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel, dismissed as lacking in merit, an appeal the former lawmaker, who has been in prison custody since 2021, filed to challenge his conviction. Lawan had among other things, contended that he was not allowed to make a plea of allocutus (plea…

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Man rescued from commiting suicide over N2m failed visa deal

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A 37-year-old man, Saifillahi Rabiu, who allegedly attempted to commit suicide over a failed deal has been rescued by the Kano State Fire Service, on Thursday. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the organisation, Alhaji Saminu Abdullahi, disclosed this in a statement issued in Kano. Abdullahi stated that the incident happened on Thursday morning at State Road, Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano. “We received a distress call at about 10:07 a.m. from the Ministry of Works and Housing, Kano state, about a suicide attempt by hanging on a tree.…

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Terrorism: Imam, two others killed, 32 abducted in Katsina

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Armed men suspected to be terrorists have killed three persons, including 65-year-old Imam, Bashiru Jibrin, at Yandaka village, Batsari Local Council of Katsina State. The gunmen, who reportedly struck on Tuesday about 9.00pm, also abducted more than 32 persons, including women and children. Among the deceased was a 12-year-old boy simply identified as Haruna. Some of the injured were still receiving treatment in hospitals yesterday. A source said the terrorists, armed with automatic weapons, stormed the community in their numbers, and moved from house to house dragging out hapless residents.…

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N4bn cocaine, arms from South Africa seized by Customs

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Cocaine, arms and ammunition worth N4.3bn has been intercepted by the Nigeria Customs Service, Tincan Island Command. The Comptroller General of Customs, Adewale Adeniyi, disclosed this during the handing over of the seized contraband at the command on Thursday. Adeniyi said that the seized contraband came from South Africa and Canada. He added that the command also intercepted Colorado Indica weighing 32.5kilogram. “Other seized contraband included 65 packets of Colarado Indica weighing 32.5kg, seized from a 40-foot container with number UACU 534833/6, imported from Canada; 17 packets of a substance…

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Mr Ibu’s son, daughter arrested for alleged theft of N55m donations

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The son and adopted daughter of Mr. John Okafor, popularly known as Mr. Ibu, have been arrested by police for allegedly stealing the ailing actor’s N50m being proceeds of donations to cater to the thespian’s ailing health. The Police Force, through its Force Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, Alagbon, in Ikoyi, Lagos State, said the duo of Onyeabuchi Okafor and Jasmine Okekeagwu, allegedly conspired to commit the crime. The family of the ailing thespian revealed in October 2023 that the actor had undergone five surgeries, seeking further treatment abroad while…

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Nigerian blogger fined $50,000 for defaming MFM overseer

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A $50,000 damages has been slammed against a US-based Nigerian blogger, Funke Ashekun, by a Baltimore County Circuit Court in the United States of America presided over by Theresa Adams, for defaming the General Overseer, Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries, Dr Daniel Olukoya. A statement on Thursday by Olukoya’s media aide, Collins Edomaruse, said the jury found that the postings of Ashekun defamed the MFM and portrayed its pastors in a false light. Delivering its judgment in the matter with Case Number: C-03-CV-22-004424, the court returned a unanimous verdict…

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