A Kaduna Chief Magistrate Court, on Thursday ordered that a 32-year-old man, Francis Godwin, who allegedly defiled a nine-year-old girl, be remanded in correctional center pending legal advice. The defendant who resides at Constitution Road Kaduna is charged with defilement.…
Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs Pauline Tallen, on Thursday, appealed for the release of students and members of staff of Government Secondary School (GSS), Kagara, Niger State. Gunmen had on Tuesday, invaded the school and abducted 27 students, three teachers,…
The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, on Thursday cautioned members of the Oodua People’s Congress (OPC) against taking the laws into their hands. The traditional ruler urged the group to be law abiding in. Ooni gave the…
A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Thursday ordered that a 66-year-old blacksmith, Mohammed Adamu,who allegedly defiled a seven-year-old girl, be remanded in a correctional centre. The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) charged Adamu with defilement, contrary…
The Police on Thursday arraigned a 55-year-old man, Agwu Oji, for allegedly setting fire to a structure valued at N400,000. Agwu whose address is unknown is facing a two-count charge of arson and malicious damage. The prosecution counsel, ASP. Clement…
Hajiya Sadiya Farouq, the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development has appealed for the release and safe return of 27 students of the Government Science College in Kagara, Niger State. Farouq, who made the call in statement…
The Yoruba Youth Socio-Cultural Association (YYSA), on Thursday, threw its weight behind the move by the National Assembly to ban importation and production of bleaching creams in the country. In a statement by its National President, Hammed Olalekan, the group…
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Dr Ogbonnaya Orji as the Executive Secretary, Nigerian Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). Mr Willie Bassey, the Director Information, Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, announced the appointment…
The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC), a Non Governmental Organisation, has urged Nigerians to learn to coexist peacefully. The MURIC director, Prof. Ishaq Akintola, in a statement issued in Lagos on Wednesday, condemned the ethnic-related killings in Oyo State, while calling…
The Niger State Universal Basic Education Board (NSUBEB) says it will revoke and blacklist any contractor that fails to meet prescribed standard and specification of award. The Chairman of the board, Dr Isah Adamu, stated this on Tuesday in Minna…
