An Ondo State High Court in Akure has sentenced a 31-year-old man, Ojo Balogun, to 18 years in prison for r3ping and assaulting a 23-year-old lady (name withheld) after she rejected his advances. Balogun was arraigned in 2021 on a two-count charge of unlawful and indecent assault and r3pe. He was remanded at…
My friend was incredulous, and understandably so. If anyone had seen this movie, I might seem like the kind of person who would have done that. And actually I think of myself as the kind of person who would have done that, too, but I haven’t. I just smiled, and had no verbal response to…
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The state Senate granted final legislative approval Tuesday for key measures that will allow payments to UConn athletes in the future and provide grants to more than 20 nonprofit organizations that are facing funding cuts from President Donald Trump’s administration. The overall funding package of $2.88 million, Democrats said, was necessary due to expected cuts at the federal level…
The Chairman of the Senate Committee of Women Affairs, Senator Ireti Kingibe has accused her colleague, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Nduaghan of not following Senate rules. Kingibe, who represents the Federal Capital Territory in the Senate, made the accusation when she appeared on Arise TV on Friday. It will be recalled that a heated controversy erupted in…
The Delta State High Court 2, sitting in Warri, has delivered a judgment declaring the 16-year minimum admission age for universities, set by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), unconstitutional. Presiding over the case, Hon. Justice Anthony O. Akpovi ruled in Suit No: W/311/FHR/2024 on Thursday, 27 February 2025, in favour of the…
