Justice Matthias Dawodu of the Lagos High Court, Ikeja, on Tuesday dismissed the defamation suit filed by a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, against an Instagram celebrity, Martins Otse aka Verydarkblackman (VDM). Falana and his son, Folarin aka Falz, filed the suit after a controversial cross-dresser, Okuneye Idris aka Bobrisky, accused them of perversion…
A video obtained by SaharaReporters captures members of the unit visibly queuing to collect money from the Chinese individuals, a scene that has sparked public outrage and raised concerns over police conduct. The Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the Provost of 1 Police Mobile Force (MOPOL) in Kaduna and DSP Aliyu Adejembi,…
A Michigan teen has been sentenced to prison after reporting a bogus bomb threat on the Carnival cruise ship that his girlfriend and her family were on after becoming upset he didn’t go with them. Joshua Darrell Lowe, 19, was sentenced to eight months in prison on Monday, April 14, for making a false bomb…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has recorded 674 confirmed cases of Lassa fever and 127 deaths in 14 weeks. This was disclosed in the centre’s latest situation report, which was published on Tuesday. The report noted that the deaths resulted in a case fatality rate of 18.8 per cent —a slight…
Gunmen reportedly killed at least three policemen in Achi, Oji River Local Government Area of Enugu State on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses told journalists the attackers arrived at a checkpoint near the Ozudaa Market in Achi in two vehicles and opened fire on the unsuspecting police operatives. However, the state police command has not confirmed the incident…
