The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP), has expressed appreciation at Tuesday’s sentencing of a human trafficker, Felicia Osaigbovo to 12 years imprisonment. A Benin High Court sentenced 62-year-old Felicia to 12 years at the Correctional Centre and a fine of N24 million for...
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An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic violence Court has sentenced a man, Ifeanyi Ndieze, to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 4-year old girl in a church. The judge, Justice Abiola Soladoye, held on Tuesday, October 3, 2023, that the prosecution sufficiently proved the charge of sexual assault...
The 55th speaker of the House of Representatives was booted out in a shock vote brought by rebels in his own party who have seethed in the nine months since McCarthy narrowly quelled their attempts to block him and managed to claim the most powerful job in...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate alleged malpractices by Sterling Oil Exploration Company in its operations in Akwa Ibom. The resolution was sequel to the reception of a petition by Social Justice and Civil Rights Awareness Initiative signed by Mr Elozie Umegwa The petition which...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) on Tuesday urged President Bola Tinubu and the Inspector General of Police (IG) to call the Kogi Commissioner of police (CP) to order over his attitude towards its governorship candidate. The Chairman, SDP Campaign Council, Kogi East, Mr Hassan Yakubu, made the call...
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a Chinese company to create employment opportunities for over 50,000 indigenes of the state. Ooni signed the MoU with China Overseas Energy Development Technology Ltd on Tuesday in Ile-Ife under Community and...
The Federal Capital Territory Police Command, has said that the 14 residents who raised alarm and lied about the missing of their organs was found out to be untrue after medical examination was conducted on each of them.P FCT Police Commissioner, Mr Haruna Garba, made this known...
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet), has alerted the public on the possibility of deterioration in visibility in some northern states as a result of dust haze propagated into the country from the source region. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Muntari Ibrahim, NiMET’s General Manager...
The Police in Lagos have confirmed that the Afrobeat musician, Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley is currently in its custody in connection with the death of Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as MohBad. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, made this known on Tuesday night on his verified Twitter...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the state of pension funds and to recover the N10 trillion loaned to the Federal Government. The call was sequel to a unanimous adoption of a motion sponsored by Rep. Aliyu Misau (PDP-Bauchi State) at the plenary on Tuesday. Moving...
Nigeria has recorded 13,204 suspected diphtheria cases in the current outbreak as of Tuesday. “As of Oct. 3, there has been 13,204 registered suspected diphtheria cases out of which 8,406 were confirmed,’’ Director-General, Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC), Dr Ifedayo Adetifa, has said. He told...
Polaris Bank on Tuesday appreciated its customers and staff for their patronage and commitment to excellent service over the years, in commemoration of the 2023 Customer Service Week. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the theme of the 2023 Customer Service Week holding from Oct. 2...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has sought for the Senate’s confirmation of three nominees for appointment as Ministers of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Tinubu’s request was contained in a letter addressed to the President of Senate, Godswill Akpabio and read at plenary on Tuesday....
The FCT Police Command has advised the residents to be wary of boarding unpainted taxis, otherwise known as ‘kabu-kabu,’ to avoid becoming victims of armed robbers, also known as ‘One Chance’. The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Mr Haruna Garba, gave the warning on Tuesday,...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Sultan of Sokoto and President General, Nigeria Supreme Council for Islamic Affairs (NSCIA) Muhammed Sa’ad Abubakar has declared his support for Child Rights Law (CRL) and the operationalization of family courts in the state. “”My assessment of the ‘Family Court Rules’...
The Federal Government is to investigate alleged negligence and refusal to treat Miss Greatness Olorunfemi, victim of “one chance” before her death at the Maitama General Hospital. The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, made this known while addressing newsmen in Abuja on Tuesday. Olorunfemi was on...
Multichoice Nigeria on Tuesday disclosed that N5.5 billion was invested in the production of the just-concluded “All Stars” edition of the Big Brother Naija reality show. Busola Tejumola, Executive Head of Content and West Africa Channels, MultiChoice Nigeria, disclosed this during the cash prize presentation to...
The Debt Management Office (DMO) on Tuesday offered for subscription, Ijarah Sukuk valued at N150 billion. According to a statement by the DMO, the Sukuk is issued by Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) Roads Sukuk Company PLC, on behalf of the Federal Government. It said that the Sukuk...