Bash Ali arraigned for criminal trespass

A Gudu Upper Area Court, Abuja, on Wednesday granted N100,000 bail to a boxer, Bashiru Ali (a.k.a.Bash Ali) docked for alleged criminal trespass.‎

The judge, Alhaji Umar Kagarko, ordered the defendant to provide one surety in like sum that must reside within the court’s jurisdiction.

9 year old girls are ‘spiritually’ ripe for marriage - Lawmaker

A member of Malaysian parliament, Tasek Gelugor, has said girls as young as nine were “physically and spiritually” ripe for marriage.

He said this on Wednesday in response to a proposal by an opposition member of parliament to amend the Sexual Offences Against Children bill to include a ban on child marriages

Man, 26, charged with stealing `kpomo in Lagos

One Adesanya Tobi, 26, on Wednesday appeared in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court charged with breaking into a shop and stealing 44 pieces of cow skin popularly called `kpomo’, valued at N80,000 naira. 

Tobi, whose address was not provided, pleaded not guilty to the two counts of breaking and stealing preferred against him.

Graphic: Policeman Shoots Woman to Death In Lagos

A Twitter user @naijapasito is demanding justice after a trigger-happy policeman allegedly shot his mum dead while trying to shoot some “Yahoo Yahoo” boys at Onipanu, Toll gate.

Checkout Senators that constitute ‘Cabal’ in the Nigerian Senate

The 8th Nigerian Senate has been replete with political game-plays orchestrated by major actors popularly called ‘cabal.’ Below are 7 senators who constitute the ‘cabal’ in Nigerian Senate today, as compiled by Nigerian Bulletin.

40 Nigerians Deported from Italy land In Lagos

The Italian government on Tuesday deported 40 Nigerians for immigration and other criminal offences.

The deportees, comprising males and females arrived at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos at about 8:25pm aboard an Air Meridiana aircraft with registration number E1-FNU.

JAMES GBANDE KNEELS AND APOLOGIZES TO GOVERNOR ORTOM OVER HERDSMEN - PHOTO CREDIT: BENUE.INFO

Hon. James Gbande, member representing Kwande East State Constituency of Benue state house of assembly, was made to kneel and apologize to Governor Samuel Ortom after he accused the governor of not doing enough to end the killings by Fulani herdsmen in his constituency.

Meningitis: Governor accused of mishandling outbreak in state with over 200 deaths

Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State has said that the ongoing outbreak of Type C Cerebrospinal Meningitis is God’s way of showing his anger against Nigerians for turning their back on him.

Mr. Yari said this on Tuesday while speaking with journalists at the presidential Villa Abuja shortly after meeting with President Muhammdu Buhari.

Nigerian army sets up university

The Nigerian Army has established a university in Biu, Borno State in north-eastern Nigeria, the Punch reports. The Army has upgraded the Nigerian Army Institute of Technology and Environmental Studies to Nigerian Army University of Technology and Environmental Studies the Nigerian Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Burutai, disclosed on Monday.

Remembering Marvin Gaye, a legend who bought his death

Gaye won two Grammys while alive and received a posthumous achievement award

Marvin Gaye would have been 78 years old on April 2nd, 2017 but the legend met his death in the hands of his father in 1984.

Ironically, the Soul singer was shot twice with the 38 special caliber pistol he had bought for his father to use for protection.

Before his death in 1984, Gaye first attained success in the 1960s, eventually getting a song ‘I Heard It Through the Grapevine’ to reach the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 list in 1968.