A Federal High Court in, Lagos, on Tuesday further adjourned until Dec. 8 the continuation of the trial of a former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Jumoke Akinjide and others, facing charges of N650 million fraud. Akinjide was charged by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC),...
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The Etsu Nupe, Alhaji Yahaya Abubakar, has urged Nigerian youths to be patient with the Federal Government as their demands were being implemented by the government. Abubakar made the call while commenting on the prevailing security situation arising from the #EndSARS protest in the country in Bida on Tuesday....
The Police Command in Ogun has arrested a suspected cultist as well as a notorious `Eiye’ confraternity leader, Akibu Tikare, 26. Tikare until his arrest was alleged to have been on the wanted list of the command. The State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Mr Abimbola Oyeyemi, stated this in a statement...
An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 43-year-old man, Ayodeji Oderinu, in Kirikiri Custodial Centre for allegedly defiling his neighbour’s daughter. The Chief Magistrate, Mrs O. A Layinka, ordered that the defendant should be remanded in Kirikiri Custodial Centre until Dec. 22 pending the Director of Public...
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kaduna State Command, says it has arrested 14 suspected rapists and two others for alleged vandalism of transformers in Kaduna.The NSCDC Commandant in the state, Mr Nuradeen Abdullahi, made this known at a media briefing in Kaduna on Tuesday.Abdullahi explained that since...
The Russian Government on Tuesday ordered bars and restaurants throughout the country to close from 11: p.m. to 6: a.m. as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus pandemic. According to a decree published on its federal health authority’s website, medical masks are now mandatory in all crowded...
Nigeria’s Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is in a good position to become the first African to head the World Trade Organization. According to sources, the majority of EU member states voted in favor of her taking the top job. But no decision has been taken yet. WTO members are choosing between...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi No fewer than six persons have been convicted for rape related offences in Bauchi State, NATIONAL ACCORD has learnt.The Bauchi State Solicitor-General, Aliyu Bin Idris (Esq) said the convictions were secured by the state government under the Ministry.He said that 18 other cases are still pending...
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has denied hoarding COVID-19 palliatives meant for citizens amid coronavirus pandemic. Tambuwal stated this on Tuesday while addressing stakeholders on government’s effort to quell any instigations on the nationwide EndSARS protests. He said the protests had eventually snowballed into ransacking of many warehouses...
Oyo State Governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde, on Monday, announced that his administration has set aside packages totaling the sum of 1 Billion to cover for compensation for victims of police brutality and injustice and a Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) scheme, for youths. The package includes an initial deposit...
The Federal Ministry of Health has asked looters, who stole COVID-19 drugs and other medical consumables, to return them. The Minister of State for Health, Sen. Olorunnimbe Mamora, who made the appeal at the joint national briefing of the Presidential Task Force in Abuja, said that the looting of...
With Los Angeles hoping to celebrate another major sports title in a matter of days, the city might be paying a price for one earlier in the month. As the Lakers progressed through four rounds of playoffs, culminating in the NBA title on Oct. 11, the Los Angeles County...
Pastor Enoch Adeboye, General Overseer, the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), has directed all members of the church to commence a 30-day fast and prayer for Nigeria. The RCCG Assistant General Overseer, Admin and Personnel, Pastor Johnson Odesola, announced this in a statement on Tuesday in Ibadan. According...
Four people were on Tuesday arraigned before a Kafanchan Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly loitering around notorious black spots in Kafanchan, Kaduna State. The defendants, Bilyaminu Mohammed, Musa Abubakar, Godiya Jonah and Siyonna Danjuma, are being tried on charges of loitering and brigandage. While the first, second and third defendants...
Dr Shehu Baju II, the traditional ruler of Mambilla in Taraba has lauded President Muhammadu Buhari for executing the long awaited Mambilla Hydropower project. Baju II gave the commendation when members of the sensitisation committee on the project visited him in Gembu on Tuesday. He assured them of ensuring...
A Nigerian company -E.F. Network Ltd, has developed a mobile application that can make a device unusable by thieves, to curb theft or resale of mobile phones and other gadgets in the country. Mr Ameh Ochojila, the company’s public relations officer said this in a statement on Tuesday, in...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it has blacklisted Mars Remedies PVT Limited, India, for manufacturing falsified medicine for a pharmaceutical company in Nigeria.This is contained in a statement signed by the agency’s Director General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye on Tuesday in Abuja.The Director-General...
Security operatives on Tuesday dispersed youths who attempted to break into a warehouse in the Kuje Area Council Secretariat of the FCT in search of Covid-19 palliative. Mr Harrison Ororua, the Kuje Divisional Police Officer (DPO) who tried to calm the protesting youths warned them of the dangers and...
Saudi Arabia on Tuesday waded in on a debate surrounding France’s defence of the right to show cartoons of Prophet Mohammed, calling the image of the prophet ‘offensive’. A foreign ministry official said in a statement that “the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia rejects any attempt to link Islam with...
Top officials of the Igando-Ikotun Local Council Development Area (LCDA) have visited various locations vandalised by hoodlums who hijacked the peaceful ENDSARS protests in the area of on-the-spot assessment. Mrs Morenike Williams, the Executive Chairman and the Secretary, Comrade Ayinde Lasisi led the executive on the inspection. According to...