Category: Crime/Health

‘Mama Mammy’ Maria Ochefu, First Military Barrack Market Founder, Is Dead

Rofeequr Adeola-Yusuf

    ‘All ended at 86,’ Statement her son, Professor Yakubu Ochefu, sent to Platforms Africa on how Mama Mammy died in her sleep   Mammy Maria Ochefu, the founder of Mammy Market, a staple in military barracks across Nigeria, is dead. Platforms Africa reports that Ochefu, popularly known as mama Mammy,  passed away at the age of 86. Her son, Professor Yakubu Ochefu, confirmed the news in a phone interview on Thursday, stating that she died in her sleep on Tuesday at her residence in Makurdi. Lagos Central Mosque…

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Lagos Central Mosque Tussle Worsens, Chief Imam Drags Baba Adinni To Court

Damilola Olonade

  . Dirty details of how disagreement over Ramadan Lecture degenerated to legal Brouhaha + Arraignment document in the case before Magistrate Owoseni, now Magistrate Damola Paul . “200k, one surety and …”  bail conditions slammed on Baba Adinni of Lagos, Alhaji Sikiru Alabi-Macfoy         The Chief Imam of Lagos, Sheikh Sulaiman Abou-Nolah, along with the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, has dragged the Baba Adinni of Lagos, Alhaji Sikiru Alabi-Macfoy, to the Santana Magistrate Court, Tinubu in Lagos Island alleging disruption of Ramadan Lecture, he (Chief…

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Oyo Drops Murder, Other Charges Against Ooni’s Ex-Wife, Oriyomi Hamzat

Gbenga Adeoti

  “Why We Freed Them of Involvement in 35 Children’s Death,’ Attorney General Speaks + VIDEO     The Oyo State government has dropped all charges filled against Naomi Silekunola, the ex-wife of Ooni of Ife, and the Chairman of Agidigbo FM, Dr. Oriyomi Hamzat, over the death of 35 children in Ibadan. Platforms Africa reports that the duo with the principal of Muslim College Bashorun, Ibadan, were arrested, detained and charged to Court after a stampede during a Christmas party they organised led to the death of the children.…

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‘Capital Punishment,’ Tinubu’s Aide Denies Demanding Death Penalty for Corper

Aliyu Aliyu

+ Read-for-yourself word-for-word of what Ajayi wrote on Facebook, which led to the controversy   A senior special assistant to President Bola Tinubu on media and publicity, Temitope Ajayi, has defended his comments on the controversy surrounding the National Youth Corps Service (NYSC) member who criticised his principal. Platforms Africa reports that Ushie Uguamaye aka Raye, an NYSC member from Cross River state serving in Lagos, made headlines on Saturday when she posted a video describing President Tinubu as a terrible leader while condemning government policies. The viral video shows…

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Ex-England Player Fashanu Sues Police After Arrest In Nigeria

Ganiyu Amodu

John Fashanu is on police bail after being arrested over a land dispute. The former footballer and TV host, 62, is suspected of criminal conspiracy, threat to life, intimidation, trespass, and obtaining by false pretence in Nigeria where he now lives. Fashanu denies the claims and is suing police for £100,000 compensation. He accuses them of violating his rights by wrongly arresting him, his wife Vivian and his lawyer Chinyere Chigbu over what he says is a civil dispute involving land. The drama began when a group of investors apparently…

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TotalEnergies Probed Over Mozambique Attack

Ganiyu Amodu

French prosecutors have opened a formal manslaughter investigation into energy giant TotalEnergies over its alleged role in a deadly jihadist attack in northern Mozambique in 2021. The probe follows legal complaints from survivors and relatives of victims, who accuse the company of failing to protect subcontractors working near its major gas project at the time. The news was first reported by AFP. The investigation was officially launched on Friday by prosecutors in Nanterre, a western suburb of Paris. TotalEnergies is being probed for involuntary manslaughter and failure to assist persons…

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They’re Planning to Arrest Me – Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan Raises Alarm

Abibat Babalola

    “How I was rescued by parliamentarians from other countries and the security after the Senate President Akpabio sent three staff headed by the Chargè D’Affairs of the Nigerian embassy in New York to evacuate me from the United Nations premises right after my speech.”   Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has alleged that Nigerian security officials are planning to arrest her upon her return to Abuja, the country’s seat of power. Mrs. Akpoti-Uduaghan claimed the move is linked to her participation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) meeting in…

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Otedola Tanker Fire: How I Lost A Mechanic On Day I, Wife, First Child Could’ve Died

Dotun Oladipo

    ‘I wept bitterly that night. Something I had not done in several years… He couldn’t pick my last call few meters away, which was to tell him to abandon the car and flee to safety,” Dotun Oladipo gives emotional and graphical description of the Otedola Bridge explosion highlighting lessons the death of his mechanic taught him   I write this from a point of pain and gratitude. Pain because of the death of a hard working and honest man— Rotimi Olaleye— who is a great father, as attested…

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‘Defaulters Risk Two-Year Imprisonment,’ Court Outlaws Prostitution In Nigeria

Ganiyu Amodu

Justice James Kolawole Omotosho of the Federal High Court, Abuja, Wednesday, dismissed a suit seeking fundamental rights for commercial sex workers in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to operate without intimidation from security agencies. In his judgment, the judge held that the prostitutes have no legal rights to enjoy under any known law or the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Justice Omotosho held further that the commercial sex workers were, therefore, liable to be arrested and prosecuted for a jail term of two years under the criminal law…

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‘One In Lagos, Two In Abeokuta,’ Three Nigerians Commit Suicide In 24 Hours

Damilola Olonade

‘Off Third Mainland Bridge,’ Lady jumps unto Lagos Lagoon, dies “Two elderly men also allegedly took own lives In Abeokuta”   Tragedy struck on Thursday as three Nigerians died in circumstances described by the Police as alleged suicide in Lagos and Abeokuta, both cities in the South-West Nigeria. Platforms Africa reports that a yet-to-be-identified woman jumped off the Third Mainland Bridge into the waters near the University of Lagos (UNILAG) waterfront in Lagos State, resulting in her death despite rescue efforts. The incident occurred around 4 p.m. on Thursday, and…

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