By Suliah Lawal Patrick, a young and promising secondary school student, was born into an average family. His parents had only two children, him and his younger sister, and they did their best to provide for their needs. Patrick was…
By Adeyanju Esther On Thursday, the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Gwagwalada sentenced 21-year-old student Adakole Peter to one year imprisonment for swindling a Chinese woman out of $50. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had arraigned Peter…
The Katsina State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has arrested two suspected streetlight and electricity cable vandals in the state. The command’s Public Relations Officer (PRO), DSC Buhari Hamisu, said this while parading…
GIABA, an inter-governmental action group against money laundering in West Africa, says Nigeria recorded significant achievements in its war against money laundering and terrorism financing in 2023. GIABA said this in its 2023 annual report unveiled for ambassadors of member…
Abia House of Assembly has threatened to terminate its contract with the Innoson Vehicles Manufacturing Ltd for allegedly reneging on agreement to produce vehicles for all the lawmakers. The Speaker, Mr Emmanuel Emeruwa, made this known on Thursday in Umuahia,…
By Adeyanju Esther The Osun State Police Command has arrested two suspected members of a four-man kidnapping ring, identified as 29-year-old Adesina Hammed and 28-year-old Oyeladun Iyanu. The remaining two suspects are still at large. The group has been terrorising…
Commissioner for Housing in Ogun State, Jagunmolu Jamiu Omoniyi, has debunked an alleged scandal in the housing scheme embarked upon by the government of Prince Dapo Abiodun, saying such allegation is an illusion by fifth columnists. He added that individuals…
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde has said that the state government will soon begin the construction of 1,000 kilometres of rural roads to aid farming and movement of farm produce from rural areas to the city centres. The governor stated…
Ahead of the Muslim festival of Eid-el-Kabir, customers are faced with the high cost of rams in Kano. A check in some markets within the Kano metropolis on Thursday revealed that the markets were flooded with rams, but buyers were…
The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) has named the Governor of Kano State, Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf, the title of the most pensioner-friendly Governor of the year. Presenting the award to the Governor, the National chairman of…
