Bomber: I Went to Destroy THISDAY on Revenge Mission.  

By Tobi Soniyi 

Umar Mustapha, charged with  the bombing of SOJ Plaza in Kaduna occupied by THISDAY, The Moment and Sun Newspapers said he did so out of vengeance.

Umar who also threatened that the first witness would be killed  for daring to testify against him was said to have told police investigator that he went to destroy  THISDAY newspapers on a revenge mission.
The prosecution called two witnesses  Tuesday. They were police officials. They wore mask to conceal their identity, in view of the court's decision to protect their identity.
The first of the witnesses, a female police officer, said she served at the State Criminal Investigation Department, Kaduna during the incident...READ MORE

                                                                                                                                                                 

Leadership Journalists Plead Not Guilty to Treason Charges, Admitted to Bail.   By Tobi Soniyi

After two unsuccessful attempts, the federal government Tuesday finally arraigned two journalists with Leadership Newspapers,  Tony Amokeodo and Chibuzor Ukaibe, before a Federal High Court on a six-count charge  of felony and conspiracy against the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Amokeodo, the Group News Editor of the Abuja-based media outfit, and Ukaibe, its political reporter, were arraigned along with Leadership Group Ltd, which was represented by a Group Executive Director of the company, Dr. Mike Okpere.
They pleaded not guilty to the charges filed against them by the office of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice...READ MORE

                                                                                                                                    

Okada rider to die by hanging for robbery

A Delta State High Court sitting in Ethiope East Local Government Area of the state yesterday sentenced a 25-year-old man, Etenuwoma Oghenero to death by hanging for armed robbery. The convict, Oghenero, a commercial motorcycle operator had earlier been found guilty on the two-count charge of conspiracy to commit armed robbery and armed robbery preferred against him...READ MORE

                                                                                                                                    

Human Rights Watch: Satellite Images Show Army Abuse in Baga. By Michael Olugbode

The controversy over the destruction and death left in the trail of the April 16 clash between multinational troops and Boko Haram insurgents in Baga, a border town in Borno State, raged on Wednesday with fresh information supplied by the Human Rights Watch (HRW).

HRW, in a report released in Johannesburg, South Africa, said its investigations showed that 183 people were killed, contrary to the claims by the military, which also investigated the incident and has maintained that 36 persons plus one soldier died in the battle...READ MORE

                                                                                                                                   

Police arraign suspected killers of NNPC staff

THE Police have arraigned 10 persons before Justice Mohammed Idris of a Federal High Court in Lagos over allegations of pipeline vandalism and murder.

The accused are Jigo Jiperende 31; Timi Koro 29; Johnbosco Igbhofose 26, and Peter Opidi 28. Others are Joel Inerepamu 25; Reuben Oluwole 60; John Isaiah 28; Ineye Okposa 40; Timi Gunugunu, 22 and Olisa Saheed, 25.

They are standing trial on a seven-count charge bordering on the alleged offence. They all pleaded not guilty to the charge. Earlier, six others had been arraigned on the same offence and their plea taken.,, READ MORE