Mr Sunday Dare, the Minister of Youth and Sports Development has congratulated the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi on his 50th coronation anniversary. Dare,in a statement issued by his Media Office on Thursday, described the Alaafin as a unifier…
The Zamfara State Fire Service recorded 767 fire outbreaks across the state in the year 2020. The Acting Director, of the service, Abdullahi Jibbo, disclosed the figure at a news briefing held in Gusau on Thursday. Jibbo said fire incidents…
A Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Thursday, sentenced a 45-year-old mechanic, Amusu Olajide, to three months imprisonment for assault and causing grievous hurt, after a guilty plea. Olajide, who lives in Gui village, Sunka, within the Federal Capital Territory,…
A Customary Court sitting in Mapo in Ibadan, on Thursday dissolved a 15-year-old marriage between a mother of two, Olubunmi Faseyitan, and her husband, Kolawole, over ”witchcraft” suspicion. President of the court, Chief Ademola Odunade, dissolved the marriage after Faseyitan…
A 37-year-old man, Chima Ndu, on Thursday appeared at a Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for alleged assault and malicious damage. Ndu, whose address is unknown, is facing charges of assault and malicious damage He pleaded not guilty to all…
Mr Mohammed Idris, the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) Commander in Anambra, says the Command has developed functional programmes to reduce drug abuse and its associated crimes in the state. Idris made this known during an interaction with some…
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) on Thursday began the distribution of relief materials to 2, 139 households affected by the 2020 floods in Niger. Rtd AVM Muhammadu Muhammed, the Director-General of NEMA, said that the materials would be distributed…
The Nasarawa State Chapter of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has commended the Federal Government for the ongoing dualisation of the Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia. The contract for the expansion of the 227.2 kms Abuja-Keffi-Akwanga-Lafia-Makurdi dual carriageway way was awarded to…
The Police Command in Kano State has deployed 10,000 personnel for the Jan. 16, local government councils election in the state. The spokesman of the command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna, made this known in an interview with the Newsmen on Thursday…
The Vice President and Chairman, National Council on Skills Team, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, has appointed the Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen, as team member for the training of women and youths in Nigeria. This was disclosed in a…
