The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Tuesday, continued to try the former Chairman of the defunct Pension Reformed Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, in his absence. Trial Justice Okon Abang gave the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, the nod to tender more evidence against Maina, whose decision to...
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Three Nigerian Environmentalist have been rewarded by Sweden and Eleven Eleven Twelve Foundation, an NGO, for their outstanding performance at the African Green Award Boot Camp. The Africa Green Grant is an initiative to promote the sustainability of the environment by supporting African youth in the designing and implementation...
A 63-year-old woman, Adenike Adebayo, appeared before an Iyaganku Chief Magistrate’s Court, Ibadan, on Tuesday on a two-count charge of defrauding and stealing N2,1 million from one Mrs Olubisi Adedokun. The prosecutor, Sgt. Olusegun Adegboye, told the court that Adenike committed the offence in June when she collected the...
Celebrated reggae/dancehall artiste Samini has reiterated his call on the electorate to vote for President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo and the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the December 7 elections because the ambulances he brought into the country saved him while cycling. Sharing his experience in a video endorsing the President for another...
After two weeks of grandstanding, U.S. President Donald Trump has finally accepted to allow a transition of power to his potential successor, Joe Biden. In a Monday evening tweet, Trump said he had recommended that the General Services Administration (GSA) “do what needs to be done” in that regard....
President Muhammadu Buharion Tuesday rejoiced with Arthur Eze on the occasion of his 72nd birthday, which comes up on Nov. 25. The president, in a statement by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, in Abuja joined family, friends and well-wishers in celebrating ”a man who has devoted his resources to...
National League side, Ogbomoso United FC has been thrown into mourning with one of its players, Rasaq Adetayo confirmed dead early on Tuesday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Adetayo, 24, a former Crown FC Feeder player died after a brief illness. The Media Officer of Ogbomoso...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) and partners have launched an online platform to promote exchange of evidence and experience across countries in the African region. WHO said this in a statement issued from its Regional Office for Africa, Brazzaville, Congo on Tuesday. According to the statement, the initiative is...
A 20-year-old mechanic, Amos Dauda, was on Tuesday sentenced to 15 strokes of cane by a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for stealing iphone worth N150,000. The convict, a resident of Barnawa, Kaduna State, was arraigned on a two-count charge of criminal trespass and theft to which he pleaded guilty...
President Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has requested the Senate to confirm the appointment of Professor Mahmood Yakubu, for a second term in office. Buhari’s official communication to the red chamber was read on the floor during plenary on Tuesday, by the President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan. He sought the...
Unidentified persons on Monday attacked oil facilities operated by Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) and Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) at Ikarama community, Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Mr Ben Warder, a youth leader in Ikarama near the incident site, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja The Twitter account of the Nigerian Communications Commission, @NgComCommission, with over 124, 000 followers has been restored. The temporary suspension by Twitter, was a decision taken to ensure the safety of the account owner, NCC and its thousands of followers. Twitter’s security features had interpreted the multiple...
Sango-Ota (Ogun State), Nov. 24, 2020 (NAN) Dr Samuel Nzekwe, a former President of the Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN), has advised the Federal Government to tackle security challenges as a way of pulling the country out of recession. Nzekwe gave the advice in Ota, Ogun State, on...
A Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Tuesday dissolved a 10-year- old marriage between one Basirat Adeyoyin and estranged husband, Adeyoyin Niyi over attempted money ritual and marathon sex. Delivering judgment, the President of the court, Chief Ademola Odunade said that the court would not watch until there was...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja In spite of threats of sanction from the Federal Government over its investigative report on the shootings at Lekki toll plaza during the #EndSARS protests, CNN has released a second report on the incident. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, had last week...
Along with other tried and tested public health measures, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) told journalists on Monday that “there is now real hope” that vaccines will play an essential part in helping end the COVID pandemic. “With the latest positive news from vaccine trials, the...
A new electronic case management system that will digitise the entire case management processes of the ECOWAS Court of Justice will become operational in January 2021. The President of the court, Justice Edward Amoako Asante made the disclosure in statement issued by the court in Abuja on Tuesday. Asante,...
The Federal Government has said it would require a minimum of N500 billion annually for the next three years to develop its 35,000 kilometres network of roads, saying work is ongoing on 13, 000 kilometres of the network. Minister of Works and Housing, Mr Babatunde Raji Fashola disclosed this...
Faith Inyang,Abuja Governor Nasiru Ahmad El-Rufa’i of Kaduna state has said that he will never approve the nomination of people who are not above board as traditional rulers in Kaduna state. He observed that the challenges of these times require traditional rulers to demonstrate greater dynamism in promoting peaceful...
The National Orientation Agency (NOA) in collaboration with the National Population Commission (NPC) urged the media to educate the public about the importance of birth registration. The NOA Director in Kaduna State, Zubair Galadima-Soba, made the call at a media briefing to launch community reorientation and grassroot dialogue on...