South Korean president apologises over scandal involving gift to wife
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has apologised for his wife’s decision to accept a luxury handbag as a gift, revelations of which have caused a scandal. Yoon’s wife, Kim Keon Hee, was secretly filmed by a hidden camera accepting the expensive handbag from a third party. The ensuing controversy has also politically ensnared the […]
Court remands man for allegedly defiling 17-year-old girl
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court, has remanded a 30-year old man, Mojeed Oseni in a correctional facility for allegedly defiling a 17-year old girl. Oseni whose address was not provided, is being charged with unlawful penetration and defilement. The Prosecutor, SP Kehinde Ajayi told the court that the defendant committed the offence at about 4:00p.m […]
Okuama crisis: Military’s withdrawal, time to resuscitate residents – Community leader
There has been a call to assist residents of Okuama Community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State to resume their normal lives following the military’s withdrawal from the community. The Secretary-General of Ewu Development Clan Union, Edewor Egedegbe, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in […]
Oyo vows to punish perpetrators of SGBV
Oyo State Government has reiterated determination to prosecute perpetrators of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV). The Commissioner for Women Affairs and Social Inclusion, Mrs Toyin Balogun, said this on Thursday in Ibadan during a stakeholders sensitisation meeting on SGBV and COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Project (CoPREP). Balogun, who emphasised that there is an existing law […]
Brother Bernard!
By Toyin Falola Back in the days when I used to stay in a face-me-I-slap-you apartment in Surulere, I used to have a neighbour whom everyone fondly called Brother Bernard. Brother Bernard happened to have fled from the seminary on the day he was to be ordained as a Catholic priest. It was at the […]
Two women arraigned for alleged assault in Lagos
Two women, Onadipe Remilekun and Lynda Adewumi, were on Wednesday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for alleged fighting. Remilekun, 34, whose address was not provided was charged with entering a residence with intent to commit a felony. Adewumi, 36, was charged with assault. They, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred […]
INC-4: Growing Menace Of Industry Influence On Global Plastics Treaty Talks
By Ogunlade Olamide Plastic waste pollution is a growing environmental menace affecting lives and livelihoods across the world. But the latest efforts to combat this problem through a global plastics treaty have exposed a worrying trend: the plastic industry’s growing negative influence on and its shunning of established science. The fossil fuel and chemical industries […]
We’ve taken measures to rid Nasarawa of bandits, kidnappers- Sule
Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State on Wednesday said that his administration has put measures to rid the state of bandit and kidnappers. Sule stated this in an interview with newsmen shortly after a courtesy call on the Vice President Kashim Shettima, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said that the State Government with the […]
Police arraign seven over alleged murder, conspiracy
The Police, on Wednesday, arraigned seven men before an Akure Magistrate’s Court over alleged conspiracy and murder. The defendants were: Daniel Babalola, 39; Olatunji Abiola, 27; Lawal Muheez, 40; Shinal Ojo, 45; Akinyeye Babawale, 41; Lucky Akparobi, 42 and Michael Ayegbajeje, 31. They are facing an eight-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and murder. The Police […]
Reflections on Democratization and State Security in Africa
By Toyin Falola It is a pleasure to address students and faculty of Kenyatta University, Nairobi, on May 7, 2024. Africa’s journey towards democratization and state security is a complex one, with a long depth of historical lessons, current challenges, and future aspirations that reflect the diversity of its nations. The journey towards democratization […]
