A man, Muhammad Rabiu, on Tuesday dragged his former mother-in-law before a Sharia Court in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, seeking custody of his seven-year-old daughter. In a petition, Rabiu, through his counsel, N.Y. Zakariyya, said that his client divorced his…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Oyo State chapter, says it is in support of the state government’s decision to close down any church that flouts the COVID-19 prevention protocols. Oyo State government had in December 2020, before the Christian…
At the end of a review meeting on 18th January 2021, the Technical Implementation Committee under the Ministerial Task Force has reported significant progress in the ongoing NIN-SIM linkage exercise,a statement issued by Dr Ikechukwu Adinde,Director of Public affairs, Nigeria…
James Harden collected 34 points and 12 assists, Kevin Durant added 30 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 36.8 seconds left, and the Brooklyn Nets outlasted the Milwaukee Bucks for a 125-123 victory Monday night in New York. Jan 18,…
Tricycle Owners Association of Nigeria (TOAN) on Tuesday said it distributed facemasks and hand sanitisers to tricycle riders in Rigasa area of Kaduna. The Staff Welfare Officer of TOAN, Comrade Mahdi Lawal, made the disclosure in an interview with Newsmen.…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met behind closed doors with President Patrice Talon of Benin Republic at the State House, Abuja. Newsmen reports that the Beninese leader, who arrived at the forecourt of the presidential villa at 11.09 a.m., was…
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) says it collected N4,952,243,711,728.37 as tax revenue in the 2020 fiscal year. Mr Abdullahi Ahmad, Director of Communications and Liaison of the service made this known in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. Ahmad…
The Jigawa State Governor, Alhaji Muhammadu Badaru Abubukar, has urged Nigerian youths to key into the digital technologies and focus more on critical thinking in order to find solutions for Nigeria’s economic and security challenges, according him that is the…
Bankole Taiwo, Abeokuta At least three people were confirmed dead, several injured with five vehicles and two motorcycles burnt in a petrol tanker explosion around GTB bank, IBB Boulevards in Abeokuta early Tuesday morning. According to eyewitness, the incident occurred…
Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) has ceded the collection of taxes, levies and permits of outdoor advertisement and signage within the council to the FCTA Department of Outdoor Advertisement and Signage (DOAS). This was made known by Mr Abdullahi Candido,…
