Akwa Ibom State High Court in Uyo had sentenced a 36-year-old commercial motorcycle operator locally known as “okada” to 20 years in prison for raping a 13-year-old girl. The convict, Anietie Bassey Etim, a native of Ikot Itie Udung in…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Delta State Command, has deployed 2,979 officials to provide tight security for a hitch-free yuletide season. The Public Relations Officer of the Command, Emeka Peters, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in…
Mikel Arteta has urged leaders Arsenal to carry on from where they left off by winning their first Premier League title since 2004 when English football’s top-flight resumes after the World Cup break. The Gunners were in superb form, with…
Ondo State Police Command has arrested one Mr. Olelekan Rabiu, a 31-year-old man allegedly parading himself as a medical doctor and Chief Medical Doctor of Iremide Private Hospital, Orita Ojo in Odigbo Local Government Area of the state. The State…
The Speaker, Plateau State House of Assembly, Yakubu Sanda, has urged citizens to be kind, show love and care to the sick and physically-challenged persons during the Christmas celebration. Sanda, in his goodwill message, made available to the newsmen on…
Manchester United boss, Erik ten Hag, has admitted he is under pressure to finish in the Premier League top four. United are currently in fifth place, three points behind Tottenham in fourth with a game in hand but with a…
Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, Balarabe Sule has disclosed that he intends to meet with miners and host communities in Biase LGA of the state. It would be recalled that there have been lots of hues and cries…
Troops of Operation Forest Sanity have neutralized eight bandits and seized six motorcycles during ambush patrols in the Chikun/Birnin Gwari Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Kaduna State. The Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affair, Samuel Aruwan, confirmed the development…
Nigeria’s U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles have been drawn to face host Egypt, Senegal and Mozambique in Group A of the 2023 CAF U-20 Cup of Nations (AFCON). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the colourful draw…
Gov. Muhammad Badaru of Jigawa on Friday signed the state’s N178.5 billion Budget for the 2023 fiscal year into law. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Badaru signed the budget after it was passed to him by the…
