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Court denies human rights activist Dele Farotimi bail

Farotimi and Atiku

The magistrate court in Ado-Ekiti has denied bail to human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, in the suit filed by the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, against him over alleged cybercrime. Farotimi was taken to court for allegedly defaming…

Court denies Yahaya Bello bail 

A Federal Capital Territory High Court, on Tuesday, rejected the bail application of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, citing procedural irregularities in the filing of the application. Justice Maryanne Anenih, while delivering the ruling, stated that the application was…

ACF, Atiku, others lampoon Presidency over 2027 poll

The Arewa Consultative Forum, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and other stakeholders attacked the Presidency for stating that President Bola Tinubu would stay in power till 2031. Instead of obsessing over the 2027 election,…

Ajayi files suit to stop Aiyedatiwa as Ondo gov

Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State, Mr Agboola Ajayi, on Monday, said he had filed a petition at the Ondo State Election Petition Tribunal against the victory of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa.…

South-East, S’South airfares jump to N287,800

Nnamdi azikwe

A few domestic airlines have increased airfares to the South-South and South-East regions of Nigeria by over 100 per cent, as some one-way tickets from December 18, 2024, sell for about N287,000. Usually during the yuletide rush, airfares are mostly…

Farotimi gets N50m bail, to submit passport

Farotimi and Atiku

The Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti, on Monday, granted bail to lawyer and activist, Dele Farotimi, in the suit filed by the Inspector General of Police, Mr Kayode Egbetokun, against him over alleged cybercrime. The IGP had on Friday…