A Kano Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday ordered that a 35-year-old man, Bashir Ibrahim, who pleaded guilty to defrauding his business partner of N900,000 to be remanded in a correctional centre. Ibrahim, who lives in Rijiyar Lemo Quarters, Kano, was charged…
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has cautioned tanker drivers against using kerosene tankers to carry groundnut oil. The NAFDAC Director-General, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, who gave the warning on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the…
A child forensic interview expert, Mrs Anike Ajayi-Kayode, on Tuesday narrated before an Ikeja Special Offences Court how Nollywood actor Olanrewaju James (alias Baba Ijesha) allegedly groomed and defiled a minor (name withheld). Reports state that Ajayi-Kayode is the Executive…
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday fixed Oct. 14 for the arraignment of former National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, over alleged N400 million frauds. The date was fixed following the absence of the new…
Mr Joseph Gbenu, Chairman, Badagry West Local Council Development Area (LCDA), on Tuesday distributed 50 General Certificate Examination (GCE) forms to indigent students in the area. Distributing the forms at the council’s secretariat in Kankon, Gbenu reiterated his administration’s commitment…
The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), on Tuesday described as criminal and callous, a situation whereby certain media houses continually owe their workers across the country, several months of unpaid salaries. Reports state that this is just as the union…
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has lost one of its 18 justices, Samuel Chukwudumebi Oseji, to death. Justice Oseji’s death was reported today. He was 67. He was promoted to the apex court last year November. Justice Oseji succumbed to a protracted…
INEC in Lagos State says there has been no objection on registration of persons in the four days of displaying voters’ register in the state. “Since the commencement of the display for claims and objections last Friday, there has been…
Gunmen wearing masks have abducted a former Chief of Logistics, Nigerian Air Force (NAF), Air Vice Marshal (AVM) Sikiru Oladimeji Smith (rtd) in Lagos State. The incident occurred on Monday evening around Ajah where the victim was reportedly working on…
Two stadiums for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar will be inaugurated during the Arab Cup in November, organisers said. The Al Bayt stadium will host Qatar’s opener against Bahrain, while the Ras Abu Aboud stadium will host the encounter…
