Following the fire incident at Lafenwa Market on Sunday, the Ogun State government has set up a 9-man committee to probe the incident which claimed lives and destroyed property worth millions of naira. According to a statement by Kunle Somorin,…
Michael Chiedoziem Chukwudera The spoken word poetry album, “Music has Failed Us” is the debut album by the poet Abu Ibrahim who goes by the stage name, “IB.” Along with other poets from around the world, they are currently advocating…
Justice Anwuli Chikere of the Federal High Court in Abuja has declared as illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional, the banishment of the deposed Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi to Awe, a remote community in Nasarawa State. The court held that…
The Senate, on Tuesday, summoned the Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami; and the Minister of Interior, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, over the incessant jailbreaks in the country. This followed a Point of Oder raised by Sen. Istifanus Gyang (PDP-Plateau) during…
A 24-year-old Samson Agbasi, on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly damaging a truck windscreen worth N90,000. Agbasi, whose residential address was not given, is being charged for conspiracy and wilful damage. He, however, pleaded not guilty…
Dr Danladi Idriss, Programme Officer, United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in Adamawa, has urged the people to stop stigma and discrimination against HIV positive living persons. Idriss made the call on Tuesday during the presentation of Integrated Child and Social…
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Tuesday ordered the remand of a 26-year-old unemployed man, Mustapha Baba, for allegedly defiling a four-year-old girl. Baba, a resident of Ayobo, Lagos State, is being tried for defilement. The prosecuting officer, ASP.…
Sokoto State House of Assembly on Tuesday approved state government request for 3rd Quarter Capital and Recurrent Virement Warrant in the 2021 budget worth N3.27 billion. This followed a motion by Alhaji Bello Ambarura, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Leader…
The Speaker of the Ondo State House of Assembly, Bamidele Oleyelogun, was on Tuesday arraigned over allegations of fraud. Oleyelogun, who appeared at the High Court sitting at the Olokuta Correctional Centre, Akure, the state capital, was arraigned by the…
The Federal Government will sanction those who bring in personnel into the public workforce by illegal recruitment, pay their payroll and retain ghost workers. President Muhammadu Buhari said this on Tuesday in Abuja, while declaring open the 3rd National Summit…
