Airtel Africa Plc, a telecommunications and mobile money services company, has announced the appointment of Ms Tsega Gebreyes as an Independent Non-Executive Director with immediate effect. This is contained in a notice signed by Airtel Africa’s Company Secretary, Mr Simon…
A Federal High Court in Ibadan has sentenced a man, Segun Soneye to one year in prison over impersonation and internet fraud. Delivering judgment, Justice Uche Agomoh said that Sonye was convicted and sentenced based on the evidence before the…
Experts in the agricultural sector have lauded the Federal Government for approving the evaluation and open cultivation of the new Tela maize variety. The Tela maize variety developed by researchers at the Institute of Agricultural Research (IAR), Ahmadu Bello University,…
The Senate on Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Justice Husseini Yusuf as the Chief Judge of FCT High Court. This followed the presentation and consideration of the report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters by its…
The Organised Labour in Cross River on Tuesday shut down public offices including schools and hospitals to press home its numeral demands. The organised labour involved comprised the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Trade Union Congress (TUC) and the Joint Public…
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has confirmed the death of seven people in an early Tuesday accident that occurred in Ayekale Village on Bode Saadu-Ilorin Expressway in Kwara. The Kwara Sector Commander, Jonathan Owoade, told newsmen in Ilorin that…
A one year old baby has been burnt to death in Calabar as a result of candle light fire in a thatched house. The incident happened at Eta Agbor area of Calabar Municipality on Oct. 9. When the Newsmen visited…
Chicago Bulls great Michael Jordan says he is a “firm believer in science” and backs the National Basketball Association (NBA) stance on COVID-19 vaccinations ahead of the new season. The NBA has said unvaccinated players must comply with a long…
A Badagry Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Tuesday, ordered that a 32-year-old man, Frank Nnamonu be remanded in a correctional centre, for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old girl. The police charged the defendant, whose address was not given with one…
A Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corp (NSCDC) officer, Nkechinyere Adesegun, told an FCT High Court in Kubwa that her colleague, Ngozi Oboh, allegedly defrauded nine job seekers of N2.7 million. Adesegun was led in evidence by the Prosecution Counsel,…
