Author: Akintayo Adams

The U.S. Supreme Court said that former U.S. President Donald Trump can claim immunity from prosecution on election subversion charges as it relates to official acts as president. The U.S. apex court said this even though he could still face prosecution for unofficial acts. “Held: Under our constitutional structure of separated powers, the nature of Presidential power entitles a former President to absolute immunity from criminal prosecution for actions within his conclusive and preclusive constitutional authority. “He is entitled to at least presumptive immunity from prosecution for all his official acts. “There is no immunity for unofficial acts,” the Supreme…

Twelve out of the 25 students of Ajayi Crowther University, Oyo, arraigned before a Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Iyaganku, Ibadan, Oyo State capital, for alleged murder were on Monday freed. Twenty-five students of the institution were previously arraigned on charges of conspiracy, murder, and negligence. Chief Magistrate Olabisi Ogunkanmi ordered their remand in an Ibadan correctional facility, pending legal advice. Twelve students have now been discharged: Kehinde Martins, Samuel Okorie, Mustapha Khalid, Yusuf Adeniran, Joseph Areoye, Iyanuoluwa Oyelakin, Obaloluwa Olalekan, Emmanuel Adejumobi, John Daudu, Moses Abiola, Hammad Tijani, and David Kolawole. Chief Magistrate Olabisi Ogunkanmi discharged the 12 students…

A Nigerian Evangelist, Singer, Author, Teacher and Prophet, Chukwuebuka Anozie Obi has disclosed the kind of woman he is willing to settle down with. The dounder of Seraphic Home Foundation – a safe haven for the less privileged; widows, widowers, orphans, sick, mentally deranged, destitute, and homeless in society said he isn’t willing to reside in the same city or town with the “lucky” woman. “I’ll marry, but I’m still praying for God to reveal my wife to me. When I finally marry, I will never live in the same state with her; she’ll live in a different state or…

Nigeria’s Zungeru Hydro Electricity in Niger State has been reportedly hit by an explosion. It’s worth is said to be ₦1.3 billion. The explosion reportedly occurred at the earlier hours of Monday. However, Siraj Abdullahi, the Managing Director of Penstock, a subsidiary of Mainstream Energy Solutions Limited said, “we are fine in Zungeru; nothing happened and we are on the grid.” Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Kano has confirmed the death of 25 travelers and injuries to 53 others in a crash early Monday near Dangwaro International Market in Kano. The accident involved a trailer carrying both passengers and cows, heading south from Maiduguri. According to FRSC Sector Commander Ibrahim Abdullahi, the trailer, with number plate XA 311 ZB, collided with another vehicle and overturned. “We received a call at about 03:15 am on July 1, 2024. On receiving the information, we quickly dispatched our personnel and vehicle to the scene of the incident to rescue the victims at…

The death of two persons, and injury to four persons following a head-on collision along the Sagamu/Ijebu-Ode expressway have been confirmed by the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Agency. The mouthpiece of the state-owned traffic outfit, Babatunde Akinbiyi, said this in a statement in Abeokuta, the state capital, on Monday. “Accident victims have been rescued to the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, while the bodies of two who lost their lives were deposited at the morgue,” he said. The road crash involved a Howo Truck with no registration number and a Toyota Hiace Bus with BEN 823 ZW. The…

The Nigerian Air Force has clarified that it was an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV), not a helicopter, that crashed in Kaduna. Authorities have begun investigating the cause of the mishap and confirmed that there were no casualties since the equipment was unmanned. The spokesman of the Nigerian Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, in a statement assured Nigerians that “this minor setback” would not impinge on the ongoing operations. The statement read in part, “Contrary to reports on social media as well as on a handful of traditional media outlets that a NAF helicopter had crashed in Kaduna earlier…

A former presidential candidate and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that Nigeria will fail under the leadership of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu – GCFR. Dele Momodu stated this in a write-up shared on X, titled “A Nation in Pain.” He argued that only a miracle can prevent the challenges facing the country. He said those around the President are not telling him the truth about the situation of things in the country. “It should be obvious to most reasonable Nigerians that the government of President Bola Tinubu is clearly headed in the wrong direction and that…

The first batch of 313 pilgrims from Kwara State who performed this year’s Hajj in Saudi Arabia has arrived in Ilorin. They landed safely at the Babatunde Idi-Agbon International Airport, Ilorin, on an Air Peace flight APK 7911, which departed from King Abdulaziz International Airport, Jeddah, over the weekend. Two female officials of the state Muslim Pilgrims Welfare Board, Hajia Ahmed Hassana Mariam and Hajia Otunyo Habibat accompanied the pilgrims. The chairman of the Pilgrims Welfare Board, Professor Mashood Mahmud-Jimba, assured the remaining pilgrims that they would be airlifted according to the schedule of the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria…

The Nigerian Customs Service has intercepted a 40-foot container filled with assorted arms and nine containers loaded with codeine at Onne Port, Rivers State. Displaying the seized items to journalists on Monday, Comptroller General of Customs Bashir Adewale Adeniyi revealed that the weapons were imported from Turkey. The content was 844 rifles and 112,500 live ammuntions. The arms and ammunition were said to have been skillfully concealed within items such as doors, furniture, plumbing fittings and leather bags. Get instant and latest news updates via Our WhatsApp Community or Google News online channel.