The Oil and Solid Minerals Producing Area Landlords Association of Nigeria (OMPALAN) has chosen to honour Cross River’s Gov. Benedict Ayade as its patron. Also chosen for the conferment of the same honour is the Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo…
Two men, Olamide Durojaye, 26 and Sodiq Hammed, 29, were on Friday docked before an Ile-Ife Magistrates’ Court for alleged possession of Indian hemp. The Prosecutor, Insp. Sunday Osanyintuyi, told the court that the defendants committed the offence on Sept.…
Mr Paul Allen Oche, an author, has filed an appeal against the ruling of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, over alleged N1.5billion copyright infringement claims against the Nigerian Breweries. The ruling was delivered by Justice Binta Nyako in…
Ms Titilayo Tade, Training Coordinator, Suicide Prevention Initiative of Nigeria (SURPIN), has called on Nigerians, especially the youth, to refrain from suicide in the face of surmountable life challenges. Tade told newsmen in Lagos on Friday that young people were…
Adamawa State Government says it has trained 10,520 youths and women on entrepreneurship development to reduce poverty and enhance wealth creation at the grassroots. Mr Illiya Jems, the state Commissioner for Entrepreneurship Development, stated this in an interview with newsmen…
Maverick singer/songwriter and activist, Charles Oputa, a.k.a ‘Charlyboy’, has concluded plans to release his highly anticipated musical film titled ‘Odudubariba’ on Sept. 20. This is contained in a statement signed by his manager, Doris Udensi on Friday in Abuja. The…
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos on Friday ordered that a 25-year-old man, Victor Abasiama, be remanded in a correctional centre for allegedly stabbing his girlfriend to deatghh. The police charged Abasiama with murder. The Magistrate, Mr W.A.…
Mr Akin Akin-Oyediran, Managing Director, Jubilee Syringe Manufacturing Company, in Akwa Ibom, says the company produces 1.7 million syringes daily. Akin-Oyediran, who disclosed this at an interactive session with newsmen in Onna, on Thursday, added that the company had an…
Corp Commander Yusuf Abdullahi, the Sector Commander, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Bauchi State, says that the commission had intensified measures to curb road traffic crashes in the state. The Sector Commander disclosed this in an interview with newsmen…
Veteran Nollywood actor, Kanayo O Kanayo, has advised Nigerian youths between ages 25 to 45, to live responsibly to avoid repercussions in later life. Kanayo gave the advice on Friday in a video he posted on his official Instagram page…
