A 20-year-old unemployed man, Samsudeen Jimoh, on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly being in possession of three cell phones suspected to have been stolen. Jimoh, whose address was not provided, is facing a two-count charge of…
Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, former Abia governor and current Chief Whip of the Senate on Tuesday, asked the Federal High Court, Abuja, to prohibit the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from retrying him. Kalu wants the court to prohibit…
Roger Federer said he is hoping to make his comeback from double knee surgery in 2020 by competing at a smaller tournament after skipping the Australian Open. The 39-year-old, who is tied with Rafa Nadal on 20 Grand Slam titles,…
National Orientation Agency (NOA) has called on traditional and religious leaders to intensify efforts toward sensitising people to observe COVID-19 protocols to curb the spread of the virus in the country. The Director of NOA in Adamawa, Malam Muhammed Gabdo,…
A Grade I Area Court, Nyanya Abuja, on Tuesday, sentenced a receptionist, Yusuf Joseph, 24, to six months imprisonment for stealing a customer’s cell phone and money. The Judge, Yahaya Sheshi sentenced Joseph, 24, after he pleaded guilty to the…
Mr Salihu Doho, Deputy Operation Officer, Gombe State Fire Service, said three lives and property worth N357 million were lost to fire in 2020. The fire officer, in an interview with the newsmen in Gombe on Tuesday, said men of…
The Senate committee on INEC has rejected a suggestion that Under-18 married girls should have the right to vote. Fielding question on Tuesday in Abuja at the NAN Forum, the flagship interview programme of newsmen the committee chairman, Sen. Kabiru…
An Iyaganku Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Ibadan on Tuesday ordered that a 30-year-old man, Salisu Budokun, be remanded in a correctional centre for alleged murder and arson. The police charged Budokun, who lives in Oke-Ola area of Iganna, Oyo…
Dr Rose Gidado, Country Coordinator of Open Forum on Agricultural Biotechnology (OFAB), has recommended deployment and development of green economy to make Nigeria’s environment more sustainable. Gidado, also Deputy Director, National Biotechnology Development Agency (NABDA), made the recommendation in an…
A Magistrates’ Court in Makurdi on Tuesday ordered that a teacher, Mernyi Christopher, who allegedly murdered three policemen, be remanded in a correctional centre, pending legal advice. The police charged Christopher, who lives in Katsina- Ala town in Benue with…
