Five men were on Wednesday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing household items from a neighbour’s compound worth N857, 000. The defendants are; Kayode Oyelami, 38, David Morenikeji, 42, Precious Ugbada, 29, Rufai Jamiu,…
A Customary Court sitting in Mapo, Ibadan on Wednesday dissolved an eight-year- old marriage between a hair dresser Bushirat Adeoko and her Olamiji, on grounds of mistrust. Adeoko in a petition, sought divorce because Olamiji was having an affair. Delivering…
Award-winning Nollywood actor Enyinna Nwigwe‘s portrait photograph has been selected for a permanent exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African Art, located on the National Mall of the United States capital, Washington DC. Enyinna’s portrait by Nigerian-American photographer,…
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) with support from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has activated a short code – “6232” for verified information. The number is being introduced as a means for the public to contact NCDC’s Connect…
The Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has urged the Federal Government to further decentralise National Identity Number (NIN) registration centres nationwide to accommodate millions of unregistered Nigerians. The Chairman of CLO in Anambra, Mr Vincent Ezekwueme, made the plea while speaking…
Dr Matshidiso Moeti, World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Director for Africa, says Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine introduction needs to be increased to prevent cervical cancer. Moeti said this in a statement issued through WHO Nigeria on Wednesday in Abuja to…
A Kaduna State High Court on Wednesday, sentenced Francis Emmanuel, an internet fraudster to one year imprisonment for defrauding a trader of N300,000 Delivering judgment, Justice M.T.M Aliyu, also ordered the convict to pay restitution of N300,000 to the nominal…
Mr Godwin Ogagaoghene, the new Zonal Commanding Officer, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Zone 5 Office, Benin, has assumed duty. This is contained in a statement issued by Mrs Nekpen Ehigie, the Acting Zonal Public Education Officer on Wednesday in…
President Muhammadu Buhari and members of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday observed a minute silence in honour of two former Ministers, Prince Tony Momoh and Alfa Wali, a former Minister of Agriculture, who died recently. Reports said that…
The Department of State Services (DSS) has again warned against plans by some persons and groups to exploit some fault lines to cause ethno-religious violence in some parts of the country. The Public Relations Officer (PRO) of the Service, Dr…
