Anambra Speaker applauds APGA for friendly conduct of congresses
The Speaker, Anambra State House of Assembly, Dr Uche Okafor has commended the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for the...
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Delta threatens to close down schools linked with cultism
Delta threatened on Thursday in Asaba to shut any school where students engage in cultism. Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles...
Man jailed 2 months for stealing 4 Bibles, 124 church membership forms
A Grade I Area Court sitting in Kabusa, Abuja, on Thursday sentenced a 30-year-old painter, Zakaraya Usman to two months...
NYSC@50: The knocks, the accolades
By Folasade Akpan Established on May 22, 1973 by Decree No. 24 three years after a the Nigeria civil war,...
NGO praises Ayade for criminalising child witchcraft branding
An NGO, Child Protection Network, (CPN) has lauded Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River for criminalising child witchcraft branding in...
Only God knows who will be president on May 29 – Atiku’s aide
Daniel Bwala, spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, has explained that...
Ogun Father defiles own 5-year-old daughter
A 28-year-old man, Adeyemi Babatunde, has reportedly defiled his five-year-old child in Ogun State. The father had unlawful carnal knowledge...
Woman convicted to 2 years imprisonment for stealing underwear
A Kaduna Magistrates’ Court on Thursday convicted a 24-year-old woman, Linda David, to two years incarceration for stealing underwear. The...
NAFDAC warns against sale of illicit refrigerant gases
NAFDAC on Wednesday in Lagos warned gas dealers against selling prohibited refrigerant products responsible for Ozone layer depletion. Dr Festus...
Leveraging health care needs of rural dwellers of Ahani-Achi community, Enugu state
From Maurice Okafor.Enugu. Some concerned citizens of Ahani - Achi, a serene community in the Oji River local government area,...
CBN increases baseline lending rate to 18.5%
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has increased the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR) to...
Woman, 32, arraigned over alleged N2.9bn fraud
A 32-year-old woman, Ijeoma Iwegue, on Wednesday appeared before a Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for alleged transfer of...
No further extension after May 30 Direct Entry registration deadline — JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) says there will be no going back on the new deadline for the...
Senate passes bill to compensate victims of EndSARS for 2nd reading
The Senate on Wednesday passed for second reading, a bill seeking to compensate victims of EndSARS protest. The bill entitled, A...
Judge frees Mexican woman convicted of killing rapist
An indigenous woman in Mexico who was sentenced to six years and two months for killing her rapist may not...
Mother arraigned for allegedly killing her child with herbicide
Police in Benue arraigned a 21-year-old mother, Nguse Nyita before a Makurdi Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday for allegedly feeding her...
Microsoft to bring Copilot, an AI personal assistant, to Windows
Microsoft would integrate a ChatGPT-like system, called “Windows Copilot,’’ in all PC apps, the Redmond, Washington-based tech giant announced Tuesday...
Police, NAF nab 4 ATM card swapping suspects in Enugu
Police operatives and troops of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) have arrested a four-member syndicate suspected to specialise on Automated...
Fake medical doctor docked over surgery on patient
The Police on Tuesday arraigned an alleged 35-year old fake medical doctor, Afeez Adegoke, at Ota Chief Magistrates’ Court in...
Buhari requests Senate authorization of $566,7m, £98,5m, N226bn to resolve judgement debts
President Muhammadu Buhari has implored the Senate to authorize $566,754,584.31, £98,526,012.00, and N226 billion to clear some outstanding judgment debts....
