Man jailed 21 years for attempted sexual assault on 10-year-old girl
An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Wednesday sentenced a man, Chinaza Abazienu to 21 years imprisonment for...
Month: October 2022
Man bags life imprisonment for defiling 17-year-old in farm
An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Wednesday sentenced a man, Isiaka Adeoye, to life imprisonment for defiling...
Ronaldo won’t accept FA charge over phone incident, Ten Hag says
Cristiano Ronaldo will not accept the charge against him by the Football Association (FA) in England for throwing an Everton...
Police train personnel on modern investigation methods, prosecution of cases
The Kebbi State Police Command, on Wednesday commenced a two-day training of its personnel on modern methods of investigation and...
Soludo appoints team on urban regeneration, tasks members on productivity
Prof. Charles Soludo, Anambra Governor, has appointed new members for the state’s Urban Regeneration Council. Soludo tasked them to see...
House of Reps directs CBN to suspend sale of Polaris Bank
The House of Representatives has directed the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to immediately suspend the sale of Polaris Bank...
Amusan listed among 10 nominees for Women’s Athlete of the Year award
World Athletics on Wednesday confirmed a list of 10 nominees for the Women’s World Athlete of the Year award, with...
Governors’ wives harp on girl-child education to curb violence, harmful practices
Wives of some state governors have advocated for improved access to qualityeducation for the girl-child to curb violence and harmful...
FG reiterates commitment to lift 100m Nigerians out of poverty
The Federal Government on Tuesday, reiterated its commitment to lift 100 million Nigerians out of poverty. The Minister of Agriculture...
Buhari swears in CJN Ariwoola, presides over FEC
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in Justice Olukayode Ariwoola as substantive Chief Justice of Nigeria at the Council chamber of...
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi faces 26 years in prison after new convictions
Military-ruled Myanmar on Wednesday sentenced former leader Aung San SuuKyi to three more years in prison following convictions in two...
Alleged 5bn fraud: AGF gives EFCC go-ahead to prosecute Stella Oduah, others
The Attorney-General of the Federation(AGF), Abubakar Malami, has given the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) approval to prosecute former...
NDLEA intercepts 179.102kgs illicit drugs in Ebonyi, warns against abuses
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Ebonyi Command, said it seized 179.102 kilogrammes of illicit drugs between January and...
DMO re-opens 3 FGN Bonds valued at N225bn at 1,000 per unit
The Debt Management Office (DMO) has re-opened three Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Bonds valued at N225billion for subscription, for...
We own Obajana Cement plant 100% – Dangote Group
The management of Dangote Industries Ltd. (DIL) says it owns Obajana Cement plant 100 per cent and its acquisition in...
OML 46: Ijaw National Congress applauds Diri’s effort to recover oilfield
The Ijaw National Congress (INC), a socio-cultural organisation, has commended Gov. Douye Diri, for his effort to recover the state...
Contaminated cough syrups: We have measures to prevent entry into Nigeria- NAFDAC
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has said that measures have been put at various...
Germany to return I,130 looted Benin Bronzes to Nigeria – Lai Mohammed
Nigeria’s Information and Culture Minister Lai Mohammed says Nigeria has signed an agreement with Germany for the repatriation of over...
NASS’ll pass 2023 Appropriation Bill in December – Lawan
The President of the Senate, Alhaji Ahmad Lawan, says the National Assembly will pass the 2023 Appropriation Bill of N20.5...
I am committed to gender balance, broad inclusion of women, youths – Obi
Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour party, says he will be committed to high gender balance and...
