In August, a manufacturer of DNA testing kits sent a letter to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department warning officials to stop using certain test kits that had proved prone to giving incomplete results. The letter eventually landed in front of a civilian employee at the department’s Scientific Services Bureau — but the employee didn’t…
Justice Yusuf Muhammad-Ubale of the Kano State High Court on Friday sentenced a housewife, Fadila Adamu, to death by hanging for throwing an eight-year-old girl into a well. The defendant was convicted of kidnapping and culpable homicide. The judge in his ruling held that the prosecution had proven its case beyond a reasonable doubt and…
CALABAR – In a significant stride towards consolidating free, fair, and credible local government elections, the Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) has emerged as a beacon of hope for grassroots democracy. Tasked with the critical mandate of conducting, organising, and supervising local government elections, CROSIEC is not only central to electoral processes but…
The Gombe State Police Command has arrested two deadly and notorious suspected armed robbers who specialised in snatching motorcycles. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Buhari Abdullahi, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, March 28, 2025, said the suspects, Daniel Hamma, 36, of Wuro-Juli quarters and Garba Usman alias Mali, 32, of Local…
Image by Jeremy Yep. When I need to relax for just half an hour, I often enjoy watching films on Netflix or Amazon about disasters. Popular entertainments that I am sure no cinema connoisseur would tolerate. The James Bond films, yes!, and the Jason Bourne adventures and also those with Tom Cruise. And the three…
