By Austine Emmanuel, Kaduna Bandits have killed a 27-year-old man after collecting ransom to a tune of sixteen million naira and three motorcycles as negotiation to free nine persons that were abducted in Jere, town Kaduna State. The 27-year-old man…
By Rauf Oyewole, Bauchi A young man identified as Yunusa Usman was beaten to death on Wednesday by an irate mob in Nasaru, Ningi Local Council of Bauchi State for allegedly making blasphemous comments. Reports said that Yunusa was slain…
By Sodiq Adelakun The Bright Sights Outreach Project, in collaboration with Pro-Optics Vision Specialists on Thursday provided free vision screenings to 220 pupils of Bethesda Primary School, Ikota in Lagos. This initiative, founded by Muna Ubosi, is set to support…
By Ifeoluwakitan Afolabi Shareholders of Total Nigeria Plc have praised the company for its consistent dividend payment despite the challenging operating environment. At the company’s Pre-Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Lagos, stakeholders commended Total’s entrenched safety culture, innovation, and…
Sterling Bank and the Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria have launched a platform called Databanc that provides data on businesses in Nigeria and N5bn worth of single-digit loan programmes. A statement from the bank said that Databank…
By Esther Agbo In a strategic move aimed at boosting the state’s economic prospects, the Petroleum Technology Association of Nigeria (PETAN) has proposed a partnership with the Abia State Government to own and operate upstream oil and gas assets. The…
Since 1921 when the then Governor-General of Nigeria, Sir Hugh Clifford conducted the first census during the colonial era, with the country’s population put at 18.8 million, the nation has been battling with the problem of conducting an accurate and…
By Seun Ibiyemi Nigeria’s performance in ICAO’s USAP-CMA, ICAO Universal Security Audit Programme Continuous Monitoring Approach Sustainability Indicator is 71.04 percent. This figure represents the country’s average Effective Implementation (EI) of the eight Critical Elements (CEs). It regards the number…
By Seun Ibiyemi The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, NCAA has confirmed radar footage of the two recent airspace violations in Abuja. The Authority said it has full details of the identities of the aircraft and operators involved in the two…
Abiodun was raised by an alcoholic father while his mother was the subservient punching bag who could not stand up to her husband. Abiodun grew up watching his father batter his mother under the influence of alcohol, and he could…
