#Sierra Leone’s Parliament has just repealed the death penalty. The first clause of the piece of legislation which expressly expunges capital punishment has just been unanimously approved by the House. Rest of the bill is being debated. The Abolition of the Death Penalty Act 2021 passed unanimously in Sierra Leone’s …

In a major victory for Nigeria’s new anti-piracy law, a Nigerian Federal High Court has sentenced 10 pirates involved in the 2020 hijack of a merchant vessel FV HAILUFENG II to 12 years imprisonment each with a N250,000.00 fine on each count. Delivering judgement today, Justice Ayokunle Faji of the …

Real Madrid C. F. confirm that our player Karim Benzema has tested positive for COVID-19. Real Madrid have confirmed that striker Karim Benzema has tested positive for COVID-19, Newspremises reports. The LaLiga giants, who have replaced Zinedine Zidane with Carlo Ancelotti, are already in preseason ahead of the 2021/2022 season. …

The Department of State Services (DSS) has warned Nigerians on the dangers of public display of affluence, saying it is dangerous and a great security risk. Mr Paul Oduh, the Deputy Director, Security Enforcement of the secrete Service in Kwara Command, gave the warning on Friday in Ilorin. He said …

A young lady identified as Grace Ogar has been asked by her family to abort her three-month-old pregnancy due to the tribal differences between her and her lover. Ogar, who hails from Akwa Ibom is under pressure from her family, particularly her aunt, Esther Patrick, to abort the pregnancy. Her lover, Adeola Oluwamilua, is from …

A man identified as Gift Kenneth, has been sentenced to jail for defrauding an American lady, Lucinda Ann Garnes Henrichson, of around $902,935, Newspremises reports. He was sentenced for internet fraud-related offences by Justice FA Olubanjo of the Federal High Court, Asaba, Delta State, on Thursday. A statement by Wilson …

Kogi State University also known as Prince Abubakar Audu University, PAAU, is a state-owned varsity founded in 1999 and has weathered through the storms of serial political transitions, some of which saw attempts to revive the ailing aspects of the school, others were lackadaisical in the revamping approach. In this …

Religious intolerance: Nigerians must learn this solution from Osun Many people were marveled at the recent news that went viral, in which a Pastor, Mr. Oluwaseun Basil Alabi, renovated a 60-year-old mosque, popularly known as Alatise mosque, situated around Popo junction in Ikire, Irewole Local Government Area of Osun State. …

All most wanted by FBI: Top L-R Uzuh, Ogunshakin, Okpoh; below L-R Kayode, Orson Benson and Olorunyomi The FBI in the United States has declared six Nigerians most wanted for cyber crimes, involving a $6 million swindle of over 70 U.S. businesses. The wanted Nigerians are Michael Olorunyomi, Richard Izuchukwu …

The leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, is set to appear in court on Monday July 26th as earlier scheduled. It was widely reported that Kanu’s case may not come up on the said date due to an annual vacation for Nigerian Judges. The Judges’ Vacation is …