A 16-year-old boy was on Wednesday docked in an Ota Magistrates’ Court in Ogun for allegedly breaking into shops and stealing shoes, bag worth N320, 000. The police charged the defendant, whose address was not provided, with three counts of…
Prince Samuel Ogwuche-Akpa, the elder brother of the new Attah of Igala, is dead. He died in his sleep in the early hours of Tuesday, Feb. 22 at his residence in Idah Town in Idah Local Government Area of Kogi.…
A UK-based charity, IA-Foundation has secured endorsements from music star ‘Davido’ and a two-time former unified world heavyweight champion, Anthony Joshua, to signpost its international campaign to end out-of-school crisis in Nigeria. David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, is a…
The Senate has confirmed the nominations of five Executive Director-nominees of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA). The confirmation of the nominees followed the consideration of a report by the Committee on Downstream Petroleum Sector. Those confirmed…
President Muhammadu Buhari has joined family and friends of Babatunde Ogunnaike, a professor of more than 25 years and Dean of Engineering at Delaware University, in mourning the scholar. Ogunnaike, who hailed from Ijebu-Igbo, Ogun, died on Sunday, February 20…
Bishop David Oyedepo, founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, has again cursed criminal elements causing havoc across the country. During a sermon, Oyedepo cursed kidnappers and their sponsors, declaring that his church members (winners) are untouchable by the assailants. The…
Former Sheffield United manager, Neil Warnock has revealed that he once turned down the chance to sign Chelsea legend, Didier Drogba, for just £100,000. Sheffield United was a Championship club when Warnock was told about Drogba, who was playing for…
Dr Okai Aku, Executive Director, Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN) on Tuesday said Nigeria had the human and material resources to deliver on the manufacture of COVID-19 vaccines. Aku, a public health expert, said this in an interview with…
The presidency has assured that in a matter of hours, President Muhammadu Buhari would sign the re-worked Electoral Act Amendment Bill into law Mr Femi Adesina, Special Adviser to President Buhari on Media and Publicity made this known on Tuesday…
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 26-year-old ex-convict, Moses Christian, to 10 months imprison for stealing car parts worth N315,000. Christian, who resides in Sabon Tasha area of Kaduna, was charged for trespass and theft to which…
