The Police Command in Lagos State has arrested a suspected kingpin of child trafficking and labour syndicate, after three months of intelligence gathering. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday. Hundeyin said the syndicate usually brought under-aged...
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The Head Coach of Solutions FC, Awka, Uche Okagbue, is dead. A statement by Patrick-Estate Onyedum, Chairman of Anambra Sports Development Commission, on Saturday, said Okagbue died on Friday. The statement said the State government was saddened by the unfortunate demise of Okagbue who had handled the state-owned...
L The Global transparency body, Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI), has scored the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) very high in its latest global assessment. The EITI’s Deputy Executive Director, Mr Bady Baldé , made this known when he led an EITI delegation to the Group Chief...
Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei and Belgium’s Elise Mertens won the women’s doubles crown at the Australian Open on Sunday with an emphatic 6-1 7-5 victory over Latvian-Ukrainian pairing Jelena Ostapenko and Lyudmyla Kichenok. The win earned the second seeds their second women’s Grand Slam doubles crown after victory at...
The Cross River Government has withdrawn the disputed 32 hectares of cocoa plots, earlier ceded to one Ogar Assam’s family at Abonita Cocoa Estate in Etung Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The withdrawal is contained in a letter, dated January 17, 2024, by the Director, Agric...
A Catholic Priest and Gospel artist, Rev. Fr. Benedict Onyemechalu says driving is a channel of his creative birthing and he receives inspiration for his songs when he is behind the wheel. The musician, who is popularly known in music circle as FadaBen, disclosed the source of...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it will deploy no fewer than 4,000 personnel for the conduct of Saturday’s re-run polls and by-election for the State and Federal Constituencies in Kaduna State. Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of INEC in Kaduna State, Malam Aminu Idris, disclosed in...
Football fans in Kano on Saturday described the Super Eagles’ defeat of Cameroon in the round of 16 at the ongoing Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) as superb and commendable. The win helped Nigeria to book a quarter-final ticket at the ongoing competition in Cote D’Ivoire. Nigeria’s Ademola...
President Bola Tinubu has just jetted out to France on a ‘private visit’. He is not back in the country till sometime in the first week of February. We are not told when precisely to expect him back in the country. That is the much information that...
By BARBARA KALU, Port Harcourt – Following the conclusion of conclusion of the post- 2023 elections litigations and court processes in Rivers state, investors who had been hesitant about bringing their time and resources into the State business environment have been called upon to now go ahead. The Mayor...
Gelson Dala scored twice as Angola reached the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) quarter-finals with a comprehensive 3-0 last-16 victory over neighbours Namibia on Saturday in Bouake. Angola, who claimed their biggest-ever Cup of Nations finals win with the result, left Namibia rueing four mad first half...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Nigerian Navy (NN), has denied the involvement of the Chief of the Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Adm. Emmanuel Ogalla in any multi-billion naira fraud. The Naval spokesman, Rear Adm. Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, who disclosed this in a statement on Saturday, said the allegation is...
A 37-year old widow, Mrs Chinenye Okonkwo, has appealed to the Anambra State Government and human rights organisations to assist her in recovering her late husband’s property from his siblings. At a news conference in Awka on Saturday, Okonkwo said her late husband’s siblings encroached on their land,...
The FCT-Internal Revenue Service (FCT-IRS) on Saturday reminded an Abuja socialite, Mrs Aisha Achimugu to fulfil her tax obligations. FCT-IRS posted on its social media X handle that it wished the socialite warmest birthday as she lavishly celebrated her 50th birthday setting the Caribbean state of Grenada agog...
The Lokoja Metropolis went agog on Saturday as Alhaji Usman Ododo took over the mantle of leadership from Yahaya Bello as Governor of Kogi. Ododo and Joel Salifu were sworn in as Kogi Governor and Deputy Governor by the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Josiah Majebi. The Muhammadu Buhari...
Police Command in Lagos State has identified the officer captured on video demanding bribe from a motorist as ASP Luka Bashayi. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made the disclosure on his verified X handle @benHundeyin on Saturday. He said that the erring officer had been identified and...
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has expressed confidence of President Bola Tinubu led administration on the ability of the newly inaugurated Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi, to deliver good governance in the state. Shettima spoke during the inauguration of Ododo at the Muhammadu Buhari Square in Lokoja. The News Agency...
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja, has ordered troops of the 3 Division, Nigerian Army, and the Joint Task Force Operation Safe Haven, to adopt more aggressive posture against terrorists. Lagbaja gave the directive on Saturday while addressing troops during his operational tour to Plateau,...
Police in Abia State have arrested three suspects who impersonated as EFCC operatives to rob students of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, (MOUAU) Umudike at gunpoint. Police spokesperson in the state, ASP Maureen Chinaka, stated in Umuahia on Saturday that police got information on Tuesday that a four-man gang...