Author: Jennifer Okundia
Cleric Urges Nigerians To Pray For Buhari
Pastor Dapo Adekunle of Dominion of Christ Chapel, Olunlade, Ilorin, has called on Nigerians to intercede through prayers for President…
Spain Commends FG Over Release Of Chibok Girls
The Government of Spain has commended the Federal Government over the release of 82 Chibok School girls abducted by Boko…
Man Arraigned For Culpable Homicide
The Police on Wednesday arraigned one Vihishima Iorshase, 31, before a Makurdi Upper Area Court in Benue State for alleged…
Enugu Police Denies Rumours Of Explosion In State
The Enugu State Police Command on Wednesday advised residents to disregard rumours of bomb explosion in the state and assured…
Gunmen Attack South Sudan Vice President’s Convoy
Gunmen attacked the convoy of South Sudan’s First Vice President Taban Gai on Tuesday, wounding three of his bodyguards, a…
Woman Begs Court To Dissolve Her Marriage
A housewife, Vivian Odama, on Tuesday begged a Mararaba Upper Area Court, to dissolve her marriage to her husband of…
Abia Govt Tasks Councils To Embrace Basic Healthcare
The Abia Government has called on the 17 local government councils in the state to embrace Basic Healthcare Provision Fund…
Man Pleads Guilty To Raping 3 Minors
A 52-year-old man, John Udensi, on Tuesday pleaded guilty to raping three minors, aged 10, 11 and 13.
CP Charges Policemen To Track Down Kidnappers
Mr Wilson Inalegwu, the Commissioner of Police in Kogi, has charged men and officers of the command to go after…
Kogi Govt To Close 6 Motor Parks
Six motor parks in Lokoja metropolis will be closed as part of efforts to enhance passengers safety on roads across…
Police Seize Over 1000 Bags Of Adulterated Fertilisers
The Police Area Command in Zaria, Kaduna State, have uncovered and seized over 1,000 bags of adulterated fertilisers at a…
Mugabe Goes To Singapore For Medical Checks
Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe has left the country for medical checks in Singapore, the government said in a statement, about…
Senate to pass 2017 budget on Thursday
The Senate on Tuesday received the report of the Joint Committee on Appropriation and Finance on the 2017 Appropriation Bill.
U.S. Suspends Funding To Kenya’s Health Activities
The U.S. government has suspended funding to activities carried out by Kenya’s ministry of health for failure to meet unspecified…
NGO Organises Mock Exam
Dr Yakub Saheed, Coordinator of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI), Kwara branch, said 104 applicants for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation…
The Voice: Yemi Alade Replaces 2baba
Nigerian female artiste Yemi Alade will replace Innocent Idibia popularly known as 2baba as coach in the second season of…
Supreme Court Sends Judge To Jail
India’s Supreme Court on Tuesday sentenced a sitting judge to six months’ imprisonment for contempt of court, an unprecedented development…
4 Teachers Suspended Over Harassment Of Female Students
A leading school in the southern Indian state of Kerala on Tuesday suspended four of its teachers for harassing girl…
6 Die In Kenyan Hospital Collapse
Police said at least six people, including four children, were killed in Kenya’s port city of Mombasa on Monday after…
Housewife Who Stabbed Hubby To Death, Jailed
A 29-year-old housewife, Onyinyechi Akunne, was on Monday in Lagos sentenced to seven years imprisonment for stabbing to death her…
Ooni’s Wife Seeks Support For Domestic Violence Victims
Olori Wuraola-Zynab Ogunwusi, Wife of the Ooni of Ife has called for support for victims of domestic violence.
NIS Assures Nigerians Of Availability Of Passport
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has assured Nigerians of availability of passport booklets at all its passport issuing centres in…
Explosion In Mogadishu, Clouds Of Smoke Seen
A loud explosion followed by gunfire was heard in Somalia’s capital Mogadishu on Monday and huge clouds of smoke could…
Troops Rescue Abducted Police Officer, 3 Women
Troops of 133 Special Forces Battalion of 707 Brigade, Makurdi, said they had rescued a retired police officer and 3…
FG Donates Relief Materials To 510 Asylum Seekers
The Federal Government on Monday in Kano distributed relief materials worth millions of Naira to 510 returnees and asylum seekers…
Private Operators Invest Over N80m In Constructing Abattoir
The General Manager, Ashanti Barracks Modern Abattoir Operators, Apapa, Mr Aminu Gwadabe, said on Monday that private investors had spent…
Edo Govt Demolishes 1,000 Makeshift Shops, Shanties
The Edo Waste Management Board, in conjunction with the State Task Force Committee on Environment, on Monday demolished about 1,000…
IT Expert Calls For State Of Emergency In Power Sector
A Computer Engineer, Mr Taofik Babaita has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency in the power…
Man Guilty Of Abducting, Raping Physically-Challenged Girl
A 25-year-old man, Sunday Aremu, who pleaded guilty to abducting a physically-challenged girl and raping her, on Monday appeared before…
Structures Non-Compliant To Electricity Regulations Will Be Demolished
Mr Babatunde Fashola, the Minister of Power, Works and Housing, has said that structures found to be non-compliant to electricity…