The remains of late Ekwueme singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu have been laid to rest in Abia State. Osinachi’s body was buried in her hometown, Isochi Umunneochi in Abia State. The burial was attended by her twin sister, siblings, parents, children, pastors from Dunamis church, and fans. The majority of the burial rites were carried out in Abuja. Before the final internment, a night of worship was held in Abuja on Thursday.
The Federal High Court, Abuja on 14th June 2022 has convicted and sentenced to two years imprisonment two co-defendants in a suit filed by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) against the suspended deputy commissioner of police over alleged dealing with drugs.
The husband of top Nigerian gospel singer, Peter Nwachukwu has pleaded not guilty to all 23-count charges relating to the death of Osinachi and alleged abuse in their marriage. Osinachi Nwachukwu's death in April in Abuja sparked outrage after her family alleged she was a domestic abuse victim. A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Wuse, on Friday, remanded Peter, at the Kuje Correctional Facility, pending the hearing and determination of the homicide-related suit instituted against him by the Attorney General of the Federation. Justice N.K. Nwosu-Iheme gave the order after he pleaded not guilty to 23 counts bordering on domestic violence and homicide, among others.
A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail of N500 million to a former governor of Imo State and presidential aspirant, Rochas Okorocha. The presiding judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the ruling on Tuesday, stating that a surety, who owns a property in Abuja, worth not less than N500 million is also required for the bail application.
Security agency from Bauchi state led by the Nigerian police has busted a yahoo yahoo Academy in Bauchi town of Bauchi state undergoing a training program. Contained in a statement signed by the Police public relations officer, PPRO, SP Mohammed Wakil, that men of the command successfully organized an operation that lead to the arrest of one, Emmanuel Saleh, popularly known as Wizblaq, 22yrs of Rafin Zurfi area of the state who owns the Academy that engages in training youth on how to become a fraudster.
A Lagos High Court on Friday has sentenced a Dane, Peter Nielsen, to death by hanging for killing his Nigerian wife and daughter. Nielsen was arraigned on June 13, 2018. Justice Bolanle Okikiolu-Ighile convicted Nielsen, 54, on two counts of murder brought against him by the Lagos State Government.
