By Femi Ogbonnikan Emotion has been running wild in social and conventional media platforms following the partial demolition of DATKEM Plaza, Ijebu-Ode, belonging to the wife of former governor Gbenga Daniel of Ogun State, Yeye Olufunke. Two issues have been…
By Ememmaria Offiong It is no longer news that the 16th President of The Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu (GCFR) has appointed new ministers, establishing new Ministries in the process. We now have a Ministry for Tourism, headed…
The recent coup d’état in Niger has sent shockwaves through the region, with the World Bank warning of potential consequences for food markets in Nigeria and other West African countries. This political upheaval has raised concerns that an additional seven…
By Sodiq Adelakun Nigeria’s currency, the naira, has reached a record low exchange rate of N983/$1 at the black market, according to quotes received on Wednesday. This represents a 2.93 per cent drop compared to the previous day and a…
China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation Ltd (CCECC) has promised completion of the Abuja light rail project in eight months. The Chinese construction firm made this known on Wednesday when the management of CCECC led by its Chairman, Mr Jason Zhang…
Two men, Nwafor Chukwubuike, 34, and Nwadike Hope, 43, were on Wednesday brought before a Surulere Magistrate’ Court in Lagos State for alleged illegal possession of 73 bundles of military uniform. The defendants, whose addresses were not provided, however, pleaded…
A 23-year-old suspect, known as Sule, expressed his remorse over the death of a calf he purchased with his share of the N300,000 ransom money obtained from the kidnapping of a farmer. Sule, who grew up in Okada town, Edo…
By Sodiq Adelakun An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a man identified as Eze Chukwuma to life imprisonment for raping his two daughters. The Lagos State Domestic & Sexual Violence Agency, DSVA, in a statement issued…
A security guard named Daniel Okon has been sentenced to life imprisonment by the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. The 42-year-old was found guilty of sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl in a toilet. Justice Abiola Soladoye, who presided…
Two men, Emmanuel Thomas and Adamu Hassan on Wednesday appeared before a Surulere Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for allegedly stealing and receiving hotel property worth N1.7 million. Thomas and Hassan, aged 31 and 26 respectively, were arraigned on a three-count…
