A non-governmental organisation, Koce Jezhiwyi Anyitawuulowyu Foundation, says it has awarded scholarships to some native indigent students in Diko community of Niger. The foundation said that the beneficiaries were selected from primary, secondary and tertiary institutions. According to the foundation,…
The parents of Miss Oluwabamise Ayanwola, who was kidnapped on Feb. 26 in a Lagos Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) bus and later found dead said that all the family wanted was justice. Mr Joseph Ayanwols and Mrs Comfort Ayanwola, the…
Popular singer, Chris Brown has threatened to take legal action against the lady who accused him of sexual assault. The lady, known as Jane Doe, had earlier accused Chris Brown of raping and drugging her on a yacht in 2020.…
The Cross River Command of Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday organised a one-day sensitisation programme for the officers and other stakeholders on the need for regular eye checks. The Sector Commander, Mrs Elizabeth Akinlade while declaring the event…
A Grade I Area Court in Dei-dei, Abuja, on Wednesday sentenced six unskilled men, to nine months imprisonment each for assaulting their friend, Musubaliu Baita. The police charged Zilani Nuhu, 30; Anans Hudu, 26; Hisbilahi Aminu, 28; Sefilahi Sani, 32;…
A 39-year-old man, Emmanuel Opurum, has appeared before an Ojo Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, over alleged extortion of N400,000 from a complainant. The defendant, whose residential address was not given, is standing trial on a two-count charge of fraud…
The Inspector-General of Police (I-G), Mr Usman Baba has condoled with the family, relatives, and friends of Joseph Egbunike, a Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) who died on Tuesday. The Acting Force Public Relations Officer (FPRO), CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi…
The bill to amend the Electoral Act, 2022 has failed to the pass second reading at the Senate on Wednesday. President Muhammadu Buhari had written to the upper and lower legislative chambers seeking amendment to Section 84(12) of the Electoral…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the current load shedding and outage being experienced nationwide is as a result of low power generation by the Generation Companies (GenCos). A statement on Tuesday by the spokesperson, Ndidi Mbah explained that…
A Deputy Inspector General of Police, Joseph Egbunike, who was in-charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department, is dead. According to reports, Egbunike died on Tuesday, after he slumped in his office, in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The DIG,…
