A Magistrates’ Court in Makurdi, on Tuesday ordered that a 23-year-man, Ternege David, be remanded in a correctional centre for armed robbery. The police charged David, who resides in Makurdi with criminal conspiracy, house breaking and armed robbery. Magistrate Erdoo…
Edo Cricket Association has set a target of mentoring and grooming 5,000 students in 10 selected schools in the state under its “Catch them Young” age-grade programme. Theophilus Ibodeme, Age-Grade Coach of Edo Cricket Association, disclosed this to newsmen in…
A 21-year-old maid, Eunice Nimrod on Tuesday appeared in a Wuse Zone Six Chief Magistrates’ Court, Abuja for allegedly stealing her employer’s 100,000 dollars and N500,000. Other items also alleged to have been stolen by Nimrod are a Mac-book tablet…
The Federal Government has approved the extension of the deadline for NIN-SIM data verification to the 26th of July, 2021. The decision to extend the deadline was made after a request by stakeholders on the need to consolidate the enrolment…
…borrowing increased by 183% in six months By Kayode Tokede Banks and merchant banks have intensified borrowing from Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) amid liquidity challenging facing the nation’s economy, Nigerian NewsDirect can report. Our correspondent also gathered that the…
By Abba-Eku Onyeka, Abuja A Non Governmental Organisation (NGO): TAKEM Empowerment Initiatives (TEIs), has trained and empowered about 35 widows, as a way of marking the 2021 International Widows’ Day (IWD). The President cum Founder of the NGO, Dr (Mrs)…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has constituted an appeal panel on its just concluded primary for Anambra governorship election. The gubernatorial appeal panel, according to a statement by PDP National Organising Secretary, Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd), in Abuja on Sunday,…
No fewer than 18 All Progressives Congress (APC) governors are expected to receive Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara on Tuesday. The Chairman, Publicity Sub-Committee of the organising ceremony and Zamfara Commissioner for Information, Alhaji Ibrahim Dosara, disclosed in an interview…
By SAKA Laaro, Ilorin Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has offered rare insights into the protracted crisis rocking the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), tracing it to his refusal to fund a campaign structure that was formed…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, resumed the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) online, ahead of the 2023 general elections. Our Correspondent reports that the online registration, which has commenced nationwide, is being done through the commission’s registration portal…
