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Katsina, MTN partner on solution to tackle cattle rustling
MTNThe Katsina government and leading telecommunications firm, MTN, have launched Animal Identification Management Solution (AIMS) at Runka Game Reserve to check cattle theft in the state. The...
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Transformation of Africa’s rural areas is key to curtailing migration, says...
President of the African Development Bank, Akinwumi Adesina. PHOTO: Eric Piermont/AFP/Getty ImagesAs Africa joins the rest of the world to commemorate International Migrants Day today, the African...
View ArticleWoman forced into marriage slashes husband with razor
A newly-wedded bride in Sokoto, Shafa Muhammad, 28, has attacked her husband with a razor blade and injured him on the head. The couple is resident at Arkillar Liman Area, Wamakko Local Government Area...
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Security guard bags six months imprisonment for sleeping on duty
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced a security guard, Nasiru Ribado, to six months imprisonment for sleeping at his duty post. Ribado, 37, who resides at Jabi Forest, Abuja, was...
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Long queues resurface in Lagos, petrol hawkers back
Lagos residents on Monday saw the return of long queues at petrol filling stations, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. A NAN correspondent, who monitored the situation, reports that many petrol...
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Lagos CP orders deployment of officers to ease traffic, and commissions new...
Imohimi Edgal To ensure free-flow of traffic across the metropolis, Lagos State Commissioner of Police (CP), Mr. Imohimi Edgal has ordered the deployment of police officers across the state to control...
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Four ex-convicts held for allegedly kidnapping 76-year- old man
Four ex-convicts have been arrested in connection with the kidnap of a 76-year old man, Elder Benjamin Okoye.He was rescued in Abia State by Intelligence Response Team (IRT) deployed by Inspector...
View ArticleHip Hop star, Burna Boy arraigned for alleged theft
For his alleged role in the robbery of his friend, dancehall/hip hop musician, Damini Ogulu (aka Burna Boy) was docked by the police yesterday before a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ikeja, Lagos. He...
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Court sentences two to death by hanging for murder, others
An Ado-Ekiti High Court yesterday sentenced two men: Michael Adams and Abass Mutiu, to death by hanging after being found guilty of armed robbery and murder. Chief Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola,...
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Panic grips Benue community as gunmen kill army officer
Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom • It was a robbery case, Governor Ortom says Palpable fear has seized Tomataan community, around Low Cost area in Katsina-Ala Local Council of Benue State following...
View ArticleCourt grants Aiteo’s Benedict Peters global judgment in rem
Declares earnings as legitimate The High Court sitting in the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria has declared that earnings and assets accruing to Oil magnate and Aiteo Energy boss, Benedict Peters...
View ArticleApapa-Wharf Road reconstruction only 10% completed
The Apapa-Wharf Road reconstruction in Lagos State has achieved only 10 per cent completion, an official of the Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing (FMPWH), has said. Mrs Olukorede Keisha, an...
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Group gives bungalow to DPO in Abia State
Nigeria Police Force. Photo: NaijangA non-governmental organisation called 'Emma Nwaka Foundation (ENF), which was founded by Senator Emma Nwaka, has donated a N6million bungalow it built to the Abia...
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Christian youths seek arrest of NSCIA chief over comment
The Youth Wing of Christian Association of Nigeria (YOWICAN) has asked the Director-General of Department of Security Services (DSS) to arrest Deputy Secretary of Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic...
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UPU chides critic, restates united leadership under Taiga
Olorogun Moses TaigaThe National Publicity Secretary of the Urhobo Progress Union (UPU), Mr. Abel Oshevire, has berated former First Deputy President-General of the union, Chief Okotie Osiobe, for...
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Police arrest couple over alleged abuse of housemaid
Lagos State Police Command yesterday said it had arrested a woman (name withheld), who allegedly emptied a kettle of hot water on her housemaid, News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The Command’s...
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Court sentences man to death for robbery in Ekiti
CourtAn Ekiti State High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti has sentenced a man, Waliu Abifarin, to death by hanging for armed robbery. The Presiding Judge, Justice Ayodeji Daramola, yesterday found the...
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Truck crushes 10 to death in Ogun
TruckNo fewer than 10 persons were yesterday confirmed dead in a fatal accident involving a Daf truck and a Toyota Liace bus at Olokuta village, along Abeokuta - Ibadan Expressway in Ogun State. The...
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Enugu moves against tax defaulters, seals off five hotels, others
The Enugu government yesterday launched an offensive against tax defaulters in the state. The chairman of the Board of Internal Revenue, Emeka Odo, who announced the move, said it was necessary to...
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God’s Kingdom Society urges women to live godly lives
The Chairperson of God’s Kingdom Society (GKS) Women Fellowship, Mrs. Helen Bazunu, has urged women to continue to spread the virtues of honesty, faith, patience and love in their communities. She gave...
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