Mr Aliu Abubakar, father of a nine-year-old boy who was kidnapped, has told an Ikeja High Court that his son was traumatised when he returned home and could not speak. Abubakar said this at the ongoing trial of three men, Lima Auwal, Abdullah Usman and Seidu Abbas, charged...
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The Pastor of Kingdom Power International Christian Praying Centee Ishashi, Lagos, Azuka Ohez and his wife, Mary Ohez, have been remanded by a Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court Lagos. The couple were remanded on Wednesday for allegedly aiding in defrauding a lubricant company of N33.8 million. The defendants of no...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – Fresh facts have emerged about the alleged criminal activities of the General Overseer of Faith On The Rock Ministry International, Apostle Theophilus Oloche Ebonyi, recently arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Investigations according to a statement by the anti-graft agency...
)The Nigerian Navy School of Armament Technology (NNSAT), Kachia Local Government Area, Kaduna State said it had intercepted three trailers loaded with vandalised railway tracks . The NNSAT Commandant, Commodore Henry Aruomaren, made this known at a news briefing in Kachia on Wednesday. The News Agency of Nigeria...
An Enugu State High Court, on Wednesday, sentenced one Miss Chiamaka Ifezue to death by hanging for killing Miss Ijeoma Nweke, a make-up artist on Nov. 11, 2020 The court, presided over by Justice Kenneth Okpe, in a two-hour judgment, found the accused guilty of killing the deceased...
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has said a total of 15 drug kingpins, out of the 3,412 drug offenders successfully prosecuted and convicted in 2023, collectively bagged 168 years imprisonment. NDLEA Chairman, Retired Brig.-Gen. Buba Marwa, stated this on Wednesday in Abuja while addressing commanders and officers...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto who is also the President Nigerian Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA), Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III is to commission the newly redesigned and reconstructed Central Mosque on Friday in Nasarawa State. This is contained in a statement...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima on Wednesday, departed Abuja for Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire to lend President Bola Tinubu’s unwavering support to the Super Eagles of Nigeria. The spokesperson of the vice-president, Mr Stanley Nkwocha said this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that Shettima’s trip to Côte...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Permanent Secretary, Federal Minister of Agriculture and Food Security (FMAFS), Mr. Temitope Peter Fadeshemi has said that the number of men living on less than 1.90 U.S. dollar day in the country has reached around 44.7 million, while the count was at...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde has received the official report of the Jan. 16, explosion that occurred at Adeyi Avenue in Bodija, Ibadan, in which five persons died. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security, Mr Fatai Owoseni, made this known on Wednesday while briefing newsmen shortly...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum is billed to deliver a public lecture to mark the 60th Anniversary of the Nigeria Defence Academy (NDA) on Friday, 9 February, 2024. Gov Zulum’s lecture titled “Protection of Civilians in Armed Conflicts: Issues and Challenges” is to...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Forum of Ethnic Youth Presidents in Nasarawa State, has called on the federal government of Nigeria, to totally ban the activities of the recently launched Miyetti Allah Vigilante’ Group, in the state. The forum made its position known on Tuesday, while addressing...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Three non-profit organizations, Lawyers in Defence of Good Governance and Democracy (LIDOGG), Coalition of Civil Society Organizations of Nigeria, (COCSON), and the Bloggers and Vloggers, Content Creators Association in Nigeria (BAVCCA) have declared the allegations of corruption and nepotism leveled against the...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – A Prosecuting witness Three Pw3, in the trial of Ali Bello and Dauda Suleiman who are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has told Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja that Suleiman usually comes to...
By CALLISTUS OFFOR, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), has raised a Special Task Force in all its Zonal Commands for the enforcement of extant laws against currency mutilation and dollarization of the economy. The Commission disclosed this in a statement issued on Wednesday via...
Nigerian football enthusiasts across the country are optimistic that the Nigeria Super Eagles will triumph over the Bafana Bafana of South Africa in the semifinals at the ongoing African Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Cote d`Ivoire. The respondents who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria ( NAN)...
This Tuesday, in Abuja, the Save Democracy Group – West Africa (SDG-WA) and the Abuja School of Social and Political Thought (TAS) held a policy dialogue. They expressed alarm about the shortcomings of democracy, especially in West Africa, the sub-region where the majority of Black people live, as...
By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – Oyo State Governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, has inaugurated the 9-member Oyo State Elders’ Council, calling on its members to provide his administration with robust suggestions and feedback from across the state. The Council, which has its members drawn from all the zones of the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will on Wednesday present Certificates of Return to newly elected lawmakers from the Feb. 3, re-run and by-election, the commission has said. The commission said this in a statement by Sam Olumekun, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee in...