The police in Edo on Friday arraigned a 23-year-old Odion Onalu before an Ogbeson Chief Magistrates’ Court in Benin for allegedly stealing N66,500 cash. The Police Prosecutor, Sgt. Kehinde Iyawe, said the defendant, a female staff of GT fast food, was arraigned on a one-count charge of stealing. Iyawe...
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By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- The gas development and commercialization programme of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) received a boost on Thursday with the execution of the Oil Mining Lease (OML) 143 Gas Development Agreement (GDA) by the NNPC and its partner, Sterling Oil Exploration and Production Company (SEEPCO)....
Gov. Aminu Masari of Katsina State has urged the Katsina State House of Assembly to seek alternative place of meeting following the fire disaster at the chamber on Wednesday. Masari gave the advice in Katsina on Friday while receiving state legislators, led by the House Leader, Alhaji Suleiman Abukur,...
The President of Occupational Safety and Health Association (OSHAssociation), UK-Nigeria Region, Ambassador Olusegun Aderemi has advised Nigerians to adhere to safety precautions to avoid hazards. Ambassador Aderemi gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. According to him, it has become important...
The Commissioner of Police in Enugu State, Mr Mohammed Aliyu, says the police have arrested five suspects in connection with the violence that erupted at the New Artisan Market, Enugu. The commissioner also ordered investigation to bring to book all miscreants whose acts of violence disrupted human and economic...
The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Florence Obi, has called for stakeholders intervention over the windstorm destruction of infrastructure at the institution. She made the appeal to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs, Tertiary Education Trust Fund and the Niger Delta Development Commission while inspecting the damages...
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of 18 Court of Appeal justices. The appointed judges were recommended and interviewed by the National Judicial Council to the President at its 94th meeting. The newly appointed justices include; Bature Gafai Muhammad Sirajo Abdul-Azeez Waziri Yusuf Bashir Usman Musale Jauro Wakili...
The Speaker, Benue House Of Assembly, Mr Titus Uba, on Friday felicitates Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue on the occasion of his 60th birthday celebration. This is contained in a congratulatory message signed by Uba’s Chief Press Secretary, Mr Wuese Orshi, and made available to newsmen in Makurdi. Uba...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja- A female amputee hawker, Mary Daniels has stunned in new birthday photos. Recall that she went viral for selling pure water despite her disability. The woman looked so beautiful while showing off photos of her 27th birthday shoot. Recall that Mary’s story touched concerned Nigerians...
The US has congratulated the Prime Minister of Cabo Verde, Ulisses Correia e Silva, and the Movement for Democracy (MpD) for the party’s victory in the country’s 18 April parliamentary election. The US State Department, in a statement by its spokesperson, Ned Price, also expressed admiration for the Cabo...
The Chairman, the Ekiti State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Prof. Femi Akinwumi, says the ongoing process of awarding contracts for the UBEC/SUBEB 2019 projects will be transparent and on merit. Akinwumi gave the assurance in a statement to newsmen on Friday in Ado Ekiti. He said that the...
Popular Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesha, has been arrested by men of the Lagos State Police Command for allegedly defiling a minor. A closed-circuit television installed in the victim’s home captured Omiyinka allegedly molesting the victim while her mother was not at home. It was learnt that...
The Wife of Ekiti State Governor, Mrs Bisi Fayemi, has said it might be difficult for a female president to emerge in Nigeria anytime soon owing to the country’s hostile political system. Mrs Fayemi, however, added that the country is ripe enough to be governed by a female President...
The Federal Parastatals and Private Sector Pensioners Association of Nigeria (FEPPPAN) has directed its members not to participate in any minimum pension protest. The directive was contained in a statement issued on Thursday by its President-General, Temple Ubani. Ubani reiterated its call for President Muhammadu Buhari, to speedily intervene...
Super Eagles captain, Ahmed Musa, on Friday donated N2 million to Army Day Secondary School, Bukavu Barrack, Kano. Mr. Rilwan Malikawa, Media Officer, Kano Pillars Football Club, said in a statement in Kano, that the donation was for the construction of a mosque in the school premises. According to...
President Muhammadu Buhari has met with governors from the northern part of Nigeria as the country seeks ways to contain its numerous security challenges. The governors were led to the meeting by the Plateau State Governor and the Chairman of the Northern Governors’ Forum, Simon Lalong, and were also...
The Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN) says no fewer than 180 persons will benefit from agric-chain business under its Development and Empowerment Programme (ADEP) in Ebonyi. Mr Hilary Okwor, Assistant Director, Agri-business Development and Extension of the agency, made the disclosure during a Post Training...
Chad will bury veteran ruler Idriss Deby Itno on Friday as concerns mount over the loss of a lynchpin in the fight against jihadism in the Sahel and uncertainty over the country’s democratic future. President Emmanuel Macron of France, the former colonial power, will attend the ceremony along with...
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) on Friday attributed the decline in media freedom to bad governance. According to it, this stifles ability of the media to freely expose corruption and injustice in the country. The Executive Director of the organisation, Mr Auwal Musa ,said this during a...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to embark on a Nationwide strike over what it describes as unlawful dismissal of civil servants by the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai. NLC President, Ayuba Wabba disclosed this at a news conference in Abuja, after a meeting of the Central Working...