A Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Wednesday sentenced two men, Abdullahi Aliyu, 23 and Jamilu Rabiu, 21, to four months imprisonment for trafficking hard drugs. The convicts are charged with possession of hard drugs suspected to be intoxicant. The Magistrate,…
The Students’ Union of the University of Ilorin (UNILORIN) has embarked on sensitisation to create awareness on COVID-19 protocols and prevention. The union organised the sensitisation campaign as part of its 2021 Health Week, specifically dedicated to COVID-19. Miss Halimat…
The Kano State Government says it will introduce Forestry Law to check indiscriminate felling of trees, conserve forest resources and protect the environment. The state Commissioner for Environment, Dr Kabiru Getso, stated this in an interview with newsmen on Wednesday…
A Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State on Wednesday sentenced a businessman, Ishaka Hamza to three months in prison for failing to produce his son to whom he stood in as surety. Hamza, who resides at Down Quarters…
Borno is to participate in 13 sports in the coming National Sports Festival (NSF) scheduled for April 2 in Benin. The Information Officer of Borno Sports Council, Mr Ibrahim Tukur, made this known on Wednesday in an interview with the…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) on Wednesday in Abuja commenced the airlift of COVID-19 medical relief materials donated by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to its 14-member nations. The donation is with the support of donor partners…
A 26-year-old artisan, Gbenga Demehin, on Wednesday appeared in an ’ Ikeja Chief Magistrate Court for allegedly assaulting a hotel guest with a rake. Demehin, whose residential address was not given, is charged with assault and malicious damage. The defendant,…
The COVID-19 has pushed back global gender parity by a generation, according to a report published Wednesday by the World Economic Forum (WEF). The WEF estimates the time it will take to close the global gender gap has increased by…
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue has assured that the killers of Rev. Fr. Ferdinand Ngugban would be arrested and prosecuted. Ortom made the promise in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Terver Akase on Wednesday in Makurdi. Ngugban,…
A 20-year-old teenager, Ibrahim Adeyemi, on Wednesday appeared before an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly being in possession of firearms. Adeyemi, whose residential address was not provided, is being charged for unlawful possession of firearms. The defendant, however, pleaded…
