A 22-year-old man, Ismail Umaru, who allegedly obtained eight phones under false pretences, has appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State. The defendant is standing trial before Magistrate L.J.K. Layeni on a four-count charge bordering on obtaining money…
The Team Leader of Women of Inestimable Value (WIV) Academy, Mrs Blessing Eze, has urged participants of its leadership programme to impact positively on the lives of residents in their communities through social entrepreneurship. Eze gave the advice at the…
The Chairman of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Enugu State Branch, Chief CNN Nwagbara, has said that selection of speaker or Senate president is not determined by party majority. Nwagbara made the disclosure in an interview with the News Men…
A public policy analyst, Chima Christian, says the postponement of the proposed national census is only one out of six problems that Nigeria needs to address. President Muhammadu Buhari had, last week, approved a halt in the execution of the…
FIFA has threatened not to broadcast the 2023 women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand this summer, to five big European countries due to disagreements on media rights. “The offers from broadcasters, mainly in the ‘Big 5’ European countries,…
An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday remanded driver of a Lagos State Staff bus, Oluwaseun Osibanjo, for allegedly running into a moving train, causing grievous harm and involuntary manslaughter to the passengers. The Newsmen reports that Justice Oyindamola Ogala, ordered…
The Nigerian Army says it has taken steps to boost poultry and other agricultural activities as part of effort to key into the Federal Government’s food security policy. The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, said this on Tuesday…
Controversial singer Habeeb Okikiola, a.k.a Portable, has taken to the direct message, DM, of the famous Nigerian Afrobeats singer David Adeleke, professionally known by his stage name Davido to beg for a feature in his song. Recall that Portable has…
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court has remanded 24-year-old Seyi Sunday in prison for allegedly stealing N196,000. Sunday, whose residential address was not provided, is facing a charge of theft. He pleaded guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, Insp. Olusegun Kokoye, told…
UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency, said it is facing a $1.5 billion funding gap for Sudan. Olga Sarrado, the UNHCR spokesperson, disclosed this recently in Geneva, Switzerland. Accordingly, Sarrado said that more than 800,000 people could flee Sudan to neighbouring…
