A prosecution witness, Mercy Osondu, on Thursday told an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court how her step mother, Chinyere Osondu allegedly inserted a stick into her six-year-old niece’s private part. The defendant, Chinyere, is standing trial on a four-count charge bordering on sexual assault and grievous harm....
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President Bola Tinubu will not attend the 79th United Nations General Assembly session in New York this year. The President has thus directed Vice President Kashim Shettima to lead Nigeria’s delegation, Mr Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser, Information and Strategy, said in a statement on Thursday. “President Tinubu, who returned...
Yiaga Africa, an election monitoring group, says it has deployed 325 trained and accredited observers to monitor Saturday’s governorship election in Edo. Chairperson of the 2024 Edo Election Mission for Yiaga Africa, Dr Aisha Abdullahi, said this at a pre-election news conference on Thursday in Benin. She said the...
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration Control (NAFDAC) on Wednesday in Ibadan began the destruction of fake products worth N43 billion. The exercise tagged “Investigation and Enforcement, Lagos destruction of fake, expired, substandard and falsified drugs, medical devices and unwholesome regulated products”, was carried out at Moniya...
By TOM CHIAHEMEN, Abuja – The remains of Champion Newspapers Publisher and President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo world-wide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu will be laid to rest in Ata Ikeduru, Imo State on November 1, 2024. Chairman of the National Burial Committee, Senator Ben Obi, who announced this in Abuja on...
Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Dr Musa Aliyu, has said the commission will ensure strict enforcement of the Supreme Court judgment on Local Government Autonomy. Aliyu, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), said this on Thursday in Abuja, at a One-Day National...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) General Christopher Musa led Service Chiefs to Maiduguri on sympathy visits to the Shehu of Borno, Alhaji Abubakar Garbai Ibn Umar El Kanemi and the people and Government of Borno State over the recent flood disaster that ravaged...
Renowned Chef and former Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, has launched a Christmas Menu Cooking Class, to empower women and aspiring chefs across Nigeria and beyond. Baci, in a statement on Thursday in Lagos, said that the online cooking class, to run from Nov. 4 to Dec.9, will...
By ESTHER ALEXANDER, Abuja – The Palestine Embassy in Nigeria has said it is outraged by the sheer brutality and violation of human rights perpetrated by the Israeli military against Palestinians. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the latest figures indicate that the death toll has surpassed 41,272, with over 95,551...
The Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Prof. Muhammed Pate, says Federal Government is working toward de-criminalising attempted suicide in the country. He disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja at a news conference to commemorate the 2024 World Suicide Prevention Day. Marked globally on Sept. 10 every year,...
By IBRAHIM MOMOH, Lokoja – Ahead of the Kogi State Local Government election slated for October 19, 2024, Governor, Ahmed Usman Ododo has urged candidates and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) to work for the total victory of the party in the October 19 Local Government council...
By CHRISTIANA LOT, jos – The Federal Medical Laboratory Science College of Nigeria (FMLSCN) in Jos Plateau State,has historically been an essential establishment for the education and regulation of medical laboratory professionals in Nigeria. Over the years, the college has played a pivotal role in training experts in medical...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Examinations Council (NECO) on Thursday released the results of the 2024 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE). Speaking at a press conference in Minna, the Niger State capital, NECO Registrar, Professor Dantani Wushishi, described this year’s result as the best in recent times....
The Abure-led Labour Party (LP) on Wednesday accused Mr Peter Obi and Dr Alex Otti of seeking to hijack the leadership of the party through the back door. Mr Obiora Ifoh, National Secretary of the party, said this in a statement he issued in Abuja. Obi was the party’s...
The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Thursday granted the request of the Federal Government and former Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, to settle out of court an appeal challenging his removal from office. The decision of the court followed information that the two parties in...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi- Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of causing crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He made the accusation when he received members of the Board of Trustees of the PDP led by its Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara,...
Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf has dissolved the caretaker chairmen of all 44 local government areas with immediate effect. This is contained in a statement issued by the Governor’s spokesperson, Sanusi Bature. The dissolution is coming a week after the state House of Assembly approved a two-month extension to...
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’Court sitting in Ibadan on Thursday remanded a woman, Olayinka Akinware, 35, and Tunji Adesina, 29, for allegedly unleashing four dogs on police to stop officers from arresting a suspect. The Magistrate, Mr. M. Mudashiru who did not take the plea of the suspects for want...
Some canoe paddlers are making brisk businesses in Maiduguri due to high patronage of their services occasioned by the flood disaster that ravaged the ancient city. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that flood submerged Maiduguri in the past 10 days following the breakdown of spillways at the...
North Korea had successfully tested a new ballistic missile capable of carrying a super-large conventional warhead, Pyongyang’s state media reported on Thursday. State-controlled KCNA news agency quoted the country’s Missile Administration as stating the test-fire, held on Wednesday, went as planned. It added that ruler Kim Jong Un oversaw...