A 45-year-old businessman, Shakirudeen Sulaimon, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly assaulting and threatening to bath his wife with acid. Sulaimon, who resides at Shokunbi area of Mushin, Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of threat…
Two more Australian Open players tested positive for COVID-19, an official said on Wednesday. The development came as the Australian government confirmed it would send the quarantine bill for the tournament to Tennis Australia’s desk. Victoria state police minister Lisa…
The Kano State government has distributed 5,000 water pumps to farmers to boost irrigation farming and achieve food security in the state. Alhaji Murtala Sule-Garo, Commissioner for Local Government, told newsmen on Wednesday in Kano that the water pumps were…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in three members of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and a member of Police Service Commission (PSC). The event took place at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, shortly before…
The Kano State Bureau for Land Management said on Wednesday that it issued over 1000 Certificates of Occupancy (C of O) to applicants in 2020. Mr Malandi Kura, the Director of Geographic Information System (GIS) of the bureau, stated this…
The Forum of State Independent Electoral Commissions (FOSIECON) has urged the National Assembly to make laws that will ensure a uniform tenure for elected local government council officials in the country. Alhaji Ibrahim Bako, Chairman, FOSIECON, made the call on…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) in Edo says it arrested no fewer than 262 suspected drug traffickers in 2020. Mr Buba Wakawa, Commander of the agency in Edo disclosed this on Wednesday in an interview with newsmen in…
Bamgbopa Alabi, a Nigerian-born Polish amputee player has appealed to government and well-meaning Nigerians to support amputee football. Alabi told the Newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos that the state of amputee football in the country was not good. According to…
Kano State Government has exempted the state judiciary staff from its sit at home directive, the Newsmen reports. This is contained in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information, Mr Muhammad Garba, on Wednesday. It said that the exemption…
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) on Wednesday started training 420 unemployed youths on various skills under its Basic National Open Apprenticeship Scheme. Its Acting Director-General, Malam Abubakar Fikpo, who spoke at the orientation programme for the trainees in Birnin…
