A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has convicted and sentenced a 39-year-old pastor, Justice Aniele, to life imprisonment for having unlawful carnal knowledge of a 14-year-old girl. Aniele, a pastor with a pentecostal church in the state,…
Last week Tuesday, gunmen stormed the staff quarters of the University of Abuja and kidnapped 6 persons, including a professor of economics and his son. Despite the rescue of the victims, residents of the FCT still live in fear of…
Teachers in public and private schools in Ogun State have been warned to put an end to corporal punishment as a way of correcting children in order to avoid being sanctioned. The State Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Prof.…
The management of Arik Air (in Receivership) has suspended with immediate effect one of its staff caught by the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) for soliciting bribe at the domestic wing of the Murtala Mohammed International, Ikeja, Lagos, pending…
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal high court Abuja has stopped the federal government from executing its plan to deduct $418million dollars from the bank account of the 36 states. The Judge issued the restraining order against the federal government…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, NNPC, has advised Nigerians against panic buying of Premium Motor Spirit, more commonly known as petrol. The appeal is contained in a statement signed its Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division of the Corporation,…
illegible statements served on the defence counsels on Tuesday stalled the trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, who was accused of killing Usifo Ataga, CEO of Super TV, at a Lagos High Court in Tafawa Balewa Square (TBS). It was reported that…
Cross, Ex-Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, housemate has revealed that he was arrested in South Africa. Cross who narrated the incident on his Twitter page said he was arrested because there is a curfew at his location. The Anambra State-born said…
Officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Ihiala town, Ihiala Local Government Area of Anambra State are depending on facials to accredit voters, using the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) An INEC official who spoke to journalists in…
By Moses Adeniyi The Lagos State Government has commenced a month-long capacity workshop to bring the staffers of the State’s Unified Local Government Service into the reality of efficiency in the administration of local government system in the State. The…
