In what will come across as a really shocking development, a father of two has lost his life in Akure, the Ondo State capital after drowning in a flood following a heavy downpour on Friday night. The incident happened at Oke-Iya Area in Ijoka Quarters, Akure where the deceased, a commercial motorcyclist commonly known as ‘Okada rider’ was living with his family before his death. The deceased corpse was discovered on Saturday morning by residents of the area who woke up to the horrific scene of the corpse of one of them who got drown in the flood According to one of the landlords in the area, who craved anonymity, the deceased identified as Idowu Akomolafe got carried away with his motorcycle while trying to navigate the waters on his way home. Meanwhile, residents of the area have blamed the sad incident on diversion of flood from streets within Ijoka due to ongoing road construction in the area. The late Akomolafe in his mid-thirties was said to be married with two child...

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday reacted to the reported rescue of 400 men and boys in a building in Kaduna, where the detainees were allegedly abused and tortured. His reaction was contained in a statement signed by presidential spokesman, Garba Shehu. It read: ‘‘In commending the police for their discovery of this horrific hub and arrest of suspected operators of the unedifying, so-called “reform institution,” the administration of President Buhari categorically condemns rights abuses whether of adults or of children. ‘‘We are glad that Muslim authorities have dismissed the notion of the embarrassing and horrifying spectacle as Islamic School. ‘‘The place has indeed been described as a house of torture and a place of human slavery. ‘‘The President holds the view that children will be safeguarded from roaming the streets and protected from all evil influences that assail idle hands and idle minds, when they are sent to school. ‘‘When he inaugurated the Nationa...

Embattled publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore has fulfilled his bail conditions and will soon be released from the custody of the Department of State Security, DSS. Sowore met his bail condition earlier today – it should be recalled that Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court in Abuja ordered the release of Sowore after denying the application by the DSS to extend his stay in detention. The judge, as part of bail conditions, asked Sowore to drop his passport with the court within 48 hours. Sowore’s counsel, Femi Falana, who is currently at the DSS headquarters, confirmed that the bail condition has been fulfilled and Sowore will be released soon. “I am currently at their headquarters. Having complied with the condition given by the court, I am here for Sowore’s release,” Falana told Punch correspondent in a telephone interview.

Earlier today, Nigerians were fazed with the news that the Federal Government has slammed a fresh seven-count charge against detained political activist and convener of the  RevolutionNow Protest , Omoyele Sowore, accusing him of treason, money laundering and cyberstalking President Buhari. Following the new development, Nigerians and celebrities have begun reacting… singer, Adekunle Gold Tweeted, ‘I really don’t want to believe those fictional charges against Sowore. Treasonable what? A fucking Joke’. While Don Jazzy said, ‘this dangerous precedent of stifling opposition voices and dissenting opinions has survived enough. Let’s not pretend our nascent democracy isn’t being sabotaged when citizens shudder at the thought of people they elected into power. I plead for Sowore’. Omojuwa also tweeted, ‘If citizens are now being charged for insulting the president, what’s left of Nigeria’s democracy? Free Sowore already. This is beyond embarrassing. I don’t even rem...