An FCT High Court, sitting in Kubwa, on Wednesday ordered a 26- year-old musician, Adebayo Samuel, who cheated a woman of $500, to pay N250, 000 fine. Delivering judgment, Justice Bello Kawu, warned him to desist from committing crimes and…
Prof. Kate Omenugha, Anambra Commissioner for Basic Education has commended Teachers and Education administrators across the state for complying with the Jan. 18 resumption directives without their students. Omenugha said this in an interview with Newsmen on Tuesday in Awka…
Mr Ibrahim Liman, Controller General (CG), Federal Fire Service (FFS), has disclosed that the Federal Government had concluded plans to establish fire stations in all the 109 Senatorial Districts in the country, as part of efforts to mitigate fire disasters…
The Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) destroyed more than 2,000 substandard cooking gas cylinders fabricated in Onitsha and its environs on Tuesday. Supervising the destruction in Enugu, Mr Obinna Manafa, the Director, Inspectorate and Compliance Directorate of SON, said that…
The Governing Council of the Alex-Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu-Alike, Ebonyi, has appointed Prof. Sunday Oge Elom as the third substantive vice-chancellor of the institution. Mrs Odisa Okeke, Registrar/Secretary of the University Council, said in a statement on Tuesday that the…
Four persons were on Tuesday, arraigned at Iwo Road Chief Magistrates’ Court, sitting in Ibadan, for alleged breach of peace in the neighbourhood. Oluwatoke Bamidele, 22, Adewuyi Babatunde, 21, Adebisi Sunday, 20, and Adeleke Bolaji, 19, are being tried each…
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has postponed the hearing of a petition against granting of an Independent Electricity Distribution Network (IEDN) Licence to Asaba Distribution Limited indefinitely. The petition, filed by the Benin Electricity Distribution (BEDC) Plc, was scheduled…
Nigerian actress, film producer and entertainer Ebele Okaro is a year older today, January 19th, 2020. Ebele started her acting career while attending the Santa Maria Primary School and later attended Nsukka’s Queen of the Holy Rosary Secondary School. Her…
The Bayelsa House of Assembly says there are no plans to impeach Gov. Douye Diri, describing the speculations as a distraction. The House Committee Chairman on Information, Mr Tari Porri, representing Ekeremor Constituency 1, dismissed the rumour that the sixth…
Nigerian skit maker and Instagram comedian Samuel A Perry, aka Brodashaggi, has renewed his brand ambassadorial deal with a betting company. Merrybetsports renewed their deal with Shaggi for the 3rd time, and the comic act, who doubles as a musician,…
