By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – Lagos State Police Command has uncovered a company that allegedly deals on fake alcoholic drinks. Police spokesman in the state, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, said the command also arrested four suspected perpetrators of the crime. SP...
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Former Minister of Power and Steel, Dr Olu Agunloye, on Thursday told a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Apo, that the Attorney-General of the Federation did not give the Econimic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) the fiat to prosecute him. The EFCC charged Agunloye, who...
A woman, Pauline Anthony, on Thursday prayed a Customary Court in Jikwoyi, Abuja to dissolve her marriage because her husband, Mark is a chronic womaniser. The petitioner who resides in Jikwoyi, told the court that her husband “chases women around”. ”He tells them he was not married. Since...
A Delta High Court sitting in Effurun has granted Brownhill Investment Company and Mr David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, an out-of-court settlement. Justice Michael Obi of High Court Three, Effurun, on Thursday commended both parties for the amicable resolution to settle out of court. “I...
A High Court in Ado Ekiti on Thursday sentenced a 28-year-old Ayodeji Alomoge to death by hanging for killing his wife’s lover. The convict was arraigned before Justice Jubril Aladejana in April 2023 on one count charge of murder. Delivering judgment, Justice Aladejana said:”to me, rivalry between men...
A cleric, Pastor Godwin Kalu, has cautioned traders to desist from selling fake products, warning that it could land them in hell. Kalu, Presiding Pastor, Divine Encounter Church, Satellite Town, Lagos, said this during a market evangelism programme in Lagos. It was organised by the church at the...
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has approved N280.3 million for the payment of scholarships to 13,946 indigent students at all levels of education in the FCT. Dr Danlami Hayyo, Mandate Secretary, Education Secretariat, FCT Administration disclosed this on Thursday in Gwagwalada, during the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Former President Goodluck Jonathan has led the West African Elders Forum (WAEF) to Senegal on a mediation mission ahead of the country’s presidential election on Saturday. The Communications Officer of the Goodluck Jonathan Foundation, Mr Wealth Ominabo, disclosed this in a statement issued...
No fewer than four children have reportedly lost their lives to diphtheria outbreak in Minjibir Local Government Area of Kano State. The Information Officer of the local government, Mr Tasiu Yahaya, confirmed the incident in a statement issued on Thursday in Kano. Yahaya said another 28 children were...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu has told the media to continue to be resolute against fake news and misinformation saying the best way to check such drive was to ensure openness and transparency. INEC Chairman who made...
The Northern Senators’ Forum, has called on the Federal Government to come up with resolute action to tackle cases of kidnappings in the country. Chairman of the Forum, Sen. Abdulaziz Yar’adua made the call in a statement, in Abuja on Thursday. He said that the recent wave of...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr Olugbile Holloway as the Director-General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments. The president’s approval is contained in a statement issued by his spokesman Ajuri Ngelale on Thursday in Abuja. Ngelale said that...
Former Secretary of Rangers International FC of Enugu, Joe-Martins Uzodike, has commended Gov. Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra for his N100,000 welfare package for veteran players of the club, popularly known as Ex-Rangers. Uzodike made the commendation while speaking with newsmen in Awka on Thursday. He said though the...
An Angolan man died after being attacked by an elephant in northern Namibia, authorities said on Thursday. The attack occurred Wednesday night at Otjorute Village in the Ruacana area, inside the Uukolonkadhi Conservancy, said Romeo Muyunda, spokesman of Namibia’s Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism. The victim...
The Nigerian Navy on Thursday deployed seven ships and two helicopters to provide effective maritime search and rescue services on Nigerian waters. The deployment included other facilities and a patrol vessel of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. The Flag Officer Commanding (FOC), Western Naval Command,...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi Benue State Government has said it is determined to collaborate with all the necessary agencies and organisations to reduce the mortality rate caused by malaria in the state. The state Commissioner for Health and Human Services, Dr. Dr Yanmar Ortese, stated this on...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – Members of the Correspondents’ Chapel of Benue State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has said that it would boycott the activities of Benue State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB). This was contained in resolutions after an emergency congress of...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) on Thursday, re-arraigned a former governor of Adamawa, Murtala Nyako, his son, Sen. Abdulaziz in the Federal High Court in Abuja over alleged N29 billion fraud. They were re-arraigned on 37- counts of money laundering allegedly perpetrated while Nyako was governor...