The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), on Tuesday donated Personal Protective Equipment (PPEs), and assorted items to Sokoto State to contain the COVID-19 pandemic UNFPA Programme Officer in the state, Gloria Enueze, presented the items to the state government at…
A Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Tuesday sentenced Abdulwahab Ibrahim and Abubakar Umar to two years imprisonment each for being in possession of Cannabis. The police charged Ibrahim, Abubakar and Ibrahim Hamza with constituting public nuisance and being in…
Alhaji Audu Babale, a former Member of Yobe State House of Assembly, has defected along with hundreds of his supporters to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Damaturu. Reports state that Babale represented Goya/Ngeji Constituency in Fika Local Government. A…
South Korean Pastor David Yongi Cho, who used to have the largest church and congregation in the world, has died at the age of 85. Yongi Cho died on Tuesday. With his mother-in-law Choi Ja-shil, he was a cofounder of…
The Anambra Indigenes in Diaspora have endorsed Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) candidate, for the state’s Nov.6 governorship election. The group made their position known in a statement made available to newsmen in Awka on Tuesday. The…
No fewerthan 22 clubs in Divisions A and B of the Mindgames Scrabble Premier League (MSPL) would compete at the finale of the N6 million prize money competitions in Lagos. The organisers, in a statement on Tuesday, said divisions A…
A mechanic, Abdullahi Yusuf on Tuesday appeared in a Grade I Area Court in Karu, Abuja, for allegedly stealing a laptop worth N40, 000. The police charged Yusuf, 28, of Nyanya, Abuja with theft. The Prosecution Counsel, Osho Olanrewaju told…
Pele will be moved out of intensive care in the coming days as the Brazil footballing great continues his recovery from surgery, his daughter Kely Nascimento has said. The 80-year-old, who is the only male player to win three World…
Algerian Fethi Nourine and his coach have been suspended for 10 years by the International Judo Federation (IJF). The sanction was for the act of withdrawing from the Tokyo Olympics after the draw set him on course for a bout…
By Moses Adeniyi The Lagos State Government (LASG) has on Monday commenced its special operations aimed at getting rid of beggars and destitutes off the State’s metropolis. The State Government commenced the exercise tagged ”Rescue Operation” by a special team…
