An FCT High Court in Kubwa, on Wednesday ordered a 21- year-old barber, Isaac Clement to sweep the police station in Kwali Area Council for 90 days for cheating. Clement who pleaded guilty to fraud filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), begged the court for leniency....
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The Department of State Services, on Wednesday, complied with the advice of a Federal High Court, Abuja, not to block the court premises and environs ahead of the trial of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
RESOLUTIONS OF THE CONGRESS MEETING OF THE ACADEMIC STAFF UNION OF UNIVERSITIES (ASUU), UNIVERSITY OF MAIDUGURI HELD ON WEDNESDAY, 16TH FEBRUARY, 2022 The Congress of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), University of Maiduguri met on Wednesday, 16th February, 2022 and received a comprehensive Report of the National...
Cristiano Ronaldo ended his six-game goal drought on Tuesday as Manchester United recovered from an insipid first-half display to beat 10-man Brighton 2-0 and clamber back into the Premier League top four. The match dramatically changed complexion early in the second half, with Ronaldo scoring his first goal in...
A woman of mixed race has been cured of H.I.V. in the United States, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. She is believed to be the third person ever to be cured of the disease. According to scientists, she was cured using a new transplant method involving umbilical...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has shared details of how drug mules contacted a suspended police officer, Abba Kyari’s team. The details were revealed in a statement by the NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi on Wednesday, days after the 25kg cocaine deal involving Kyari made headlines. “To correct...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – On Wednesday morning in Maiduguri, the capital of Borno State, most filling stations within the metropolis were shut down as a result of fuel scarcity. The long queues which started in some parts of the metropolis last week have persisted up until Wednesday. The...
By KEMI BUSOLA, Abuja – Nigeria’s music superstar, David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, has fulfilled his pledge by disbursing N250 million gift money to selected orphanages across the country. In an update via his Twitter handle, Davido listed the names of the orphanages that benefitted from his gesture. “I...
The Senate on Tuesday in Abuja met behind closed doors with Ministers of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, Muazu Sambo on issues relating to non remittance of user charge from the price of petroleum products to the Federal Roads Maintenance Agency (FERMA). The user charge from price of petroleum...
By HARUNA AHMED, Sokoto- All Progressives Congress National Leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has described the late Magajin Garin of Sokoto (Head of Sokoto Caliphate Kingmakers), Alhaji Hassan Danbaba, as a man who devoted most of his life to the development of the Sokoto Caliphate and contributed immensely to...
Chief Sherriff Oborevwori, the Speaker, Delta House of Assembly, has joined the race for the state 2023 governorship election. Oborevwori disclosed this at the resumed plenary of the House after a break on Tuesday in Asaba. ”My dear colleagues, I have offered myself to serve our people in a...
The former Nigeria Military President, Ibrahim Babangida, has advised political leaders not to negotiate the unity of the country for anything. Babangida gave the advice on Tuesday, when he received a Presidential Aspirant, Prince Adewole Adebayo, who paid him a consultation visit at his Minna hilltop residence. Adebayo, the...
The Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (Rtd), has called for renewal of existing bilateral military agreements between Nigeria and France to reflect real-time security related needs of the two countries. Magashi made the call when the French Ambassador to Nigeria, Emmanuelle Blatmann, paid him a courtesy visit on...
Prof. Osita Chiaghanam, Interim Chairman, Progressive Academic Staff Union of Universities, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University, Igbariam, says the institution’s priority is academic excellence. Chiaghanam said in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Awka, that the university would not be part of any programme...
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Iyorchia Ayu, has urged past governors to reconcile and bring back their colleagues who defected to other parties. Senator Ayu stated this at a meeting of the members of PDP National Working Committee (NWC) with past governors and some...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Ltd. says it has started 24-hour operations in NNPC depots and retail outlets, to restore normal supply and distribution of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) across the country. The NNPC Garba Deen Muhammad, who disclosed this in a statement...
The Director- General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms (BPSR), Dr Dasuki Arabi, has said the Federal Government will further boost the solid minerals sector to diversify the nation’s economy. Dr. Arabi made this known during the lunch time reform seminar featuring the Executive Secretary Solid Minerals Development Fund (SMDF),...
The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) on Tuesday in Abuja, said that it had so far registered three million Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) under its mass registration Programme. The Director-General, SMEDAN, Dr Dikko Radda, disclosed this at the 27th regular valedictory meeting of...
The Minister of Communication and Digital Economy, Prof. Isa Pantami, has said the Federal Government will not relent in its efforts towards promoting digital innovation and entrepreneurship among Nigerian youths. The minister gave the assurance on Tuesday while commissioning an Information Technology (IT) Innovation Centre named after President Muhammadu...
The tricycle owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN), on Tuesday in Abuja endorsed Vice President Yemi Osinbajo to contest the 2023 Presidential election. The endorsement was made known when the leadership of the Osinbajo Support Movement (OSM) paid a courtesy visit to the association’s office in Gwarinpa, Abuja. The OSM...