The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Osun, on Wednesday in Osogbo, said no fewer than five persons escaped death in an accident on the Ipetu-Ijesa-Akure Highway. The Sector Commander, Mrs Kudirat Ibrahim, said this in a statement issued by the…
An FCT High Court, sitting in Kubwa, on Wednesday, struck out a robbery charge filed by the police against a 25-year-old student, Justine Kayode, for lack of diligent prosecution. Justice Kezziah Ogbonnaya struck out the case, following the Defence Counsel,…
A Federal High Court sitting in Jos on Wednesday sentenced a father of 15 children, Sunday Danladi to 18 months imprisonment for illegal possession of eight kilogrammes of Indian hemp. The Judge, Justice Dorcas Agishi, however, gave the convict, Danladi,…
The Lagos State Commissioner for Health, Prof. Akin Abayomi, said on Wednesday the state government had conducted 263, 358 valid COVID-19 sample tests since inception of the pandemic. Abayomi made the disclosure through his verified Twitter account @ProfAkinAbayomi, while giving…
The National Directorate of Employment (NDE) has commenced training of 880 youths in Kano State on its Basic National Open Apprenticeship Scheme (B-NOAS). Speaking at the ceremony, Acting NDE Director General Abubakar Nuhu-Fikpo said the training was aimed at equipping…
A 19-year-old motor boy, Isah Sanni, was on Wednesday remanded in police custody in Lagos State, for allegedly robbing a store of N1.25 million cash with a locally made pistol. Sanni, who resides in Amukoko area of Lagos, was charged…
A 45-year-old businessman, Shakirudeen Sulaimon, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, for allegedly assaulting and threatening to bath his wife with acid. Sulaimon, who resides at Shokunbi area of Mushin, Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of threat…
Two more Australian Open players tested positive for COVID-19, an official said on Wednesday. The development came as the Australian government confirmed it would send the quarantine bill for the tournament to Tennis Australia’s desk. Victoria state police minister Lisa…
The Kano State government has distributed 5,000 water pumps to farmers to boost irrigation farming and achieve food security in the state. Alhaji Murtala Sule-Garo, Commissioner for Local Government, told newsmen on Wednesday in Kano that the water pumps were…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sworn in three members of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) and a member of Police Service Commission (PSC). The event took place at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on Wednesday, shortly before…
