A part of the ceiling of the Amphitheatre of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife, collapsed on Thursday injuring eight students. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that students were at the time of the incident receiving a morning lecture at the venue at Oduduwa Hall....
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Vice-President Kashim Shettima will chair a high-level dialogue on advancing the gains made within the first year of President Bola Tinubu’s administration, on Friday. The Deputy Chief of Staff to the President (Office of the Vice President), Sen. Ibrahim Hadejia, made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja...
There was confusion in an Area Court in Ilorin when the judge sentenced a divorcee, Adenike Aliyu to three weeks community service for admitting that she committed adultery while her marriage to husband was legal. The presiding Judge, Hammad Ajumonbi while delivering his ruling, said that the punishment...
Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, has warned women not to sell or transfer ownership of the 37,000 free Point of Sale (POS) machines that would be distributed nationwide. Kennedy-Ohanenye gave the warning on Thursday in Abuja during the first phase of the free 1,000 Units...
The Kano State Chief Judge, Justice Dije Abdu-Aboki, has transferred the case of alleged misappropriation, and diversion of funds filed against the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje and seven others to a new judge. NAN reports that the case was earlier before a Kano...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday dismissed a motion filed by Prof. Cyril Ndifon challenging the qualification of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC)’s lawyer, Osuobeni Akponimisingha. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling, held that the application and counter affidavit filed by parties...
No fewer than 668 kidney patients benefitted from Borno Government’s free dialysis programme from 2019 till date, an official said. The Unit in-Charge of the Kidney Centre of Maiduguri Specialist Hospital, Dr Mohammed Yaro, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in...
The House of Representatives has mandated the Committee on Commerce to investigate the daily increase in prices of commodities in the country. This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Jesess Onuakalusi (PDP-Delta) on ”the Need to Awaken Price Control Board of Nigeria to its Constitutional Responsibilities,’’...
The Federal Government is to inaugurate the N8.1 billion Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) electricity project in Erinje, Okitipupa Local Government Area of Ondo State on May 22. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the official inauguration in Erinje would be done by the Minister of...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – Wife of Kogi State Governor, Hajia Sefinat Usman Ododo has enjoined parents in the state to instil sustainable environmental practices and climate change awareness in their children. The Wife of the Kogi state governor made the call in a message to commemorate the...
Members of the National Association of Government Approved Freight Forwarders (NAGAFF) on Thursday defied the rain to offer prayers for peace in the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) amid an internal crisis. The prayer session, led by the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the association, Mr...
The Nigerian Military has declared Halilu Buzu, a national of Buzu in Republic of Niger wanted for terrorising Nigerian territory, particularly Zamfara. The Director of Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Edward Buba, made the announcement on Thursday in Abuja, at a media briefing on the operations of the military....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The media’s role as a societal watchdog is vital to the success of Operation Lake Sanity II, according to the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) Spokesman. Operation Lake Sanity II, initiated on April 23rd by MNJTF troops under the command of Major General...
An Oyo State High Court in Ibadan on Thursday commenced hearing in a forgery case levelled against one Pastor Moses Ayantoye, of Christ Apostolic Church (CAC). The defendant is facing trial in a 31-count charge, bordering on forgery, fraud and impersonation. The Prosecution Witness, DSP Charles Oluwatoki, while...
The Inspector General of Police (I-G), Mr Kayode Egbetokun, has deployed an helicopter and police security apparatus to rescue the remaining abducted university students in Kogi. This is contained in a statement issued by the spokesperson for the police command in Kogi, SP Williams Ovye-Aya on Thursday in...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – Troops of the Armed Forces have, in the last two weeks, neutralized 227 criminal elements and arrested 525 other persons in continuation of the on-going military operations to rid Nigeria of insurgency, kidnapping, banditry and oil theft. The troops also rescued...
The convicted billionaire kidnapper, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, popularly known as Evans and his co-defendant Joseph Emeka, charged with murder and attempted kidnap have opted for an option of plea bargain. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the state lead counsel, Mr Yusuf Sule, informed the court about...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – o The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), has raised an alarm over attempts by some visitors to smuggle illicit drugs into its custodial centres. The Public Relations Officer, NCoS FCT Command, DSC Adamu Duza, said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. “Recently, after...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has said his administration is committed to unlocking the human and natural resource potential of Ogoniland, while ensuring the environmental and economic security of Nigerian communities. The President stated this on Wednesday at the State House during a meeting...