Author: Jennifer Okundia
Farmers In Sokoto Appeal For Carrot Processing Plant
Alhaji Malami Mohammed, the Secretary, Carrot Farmers and Sellers Cooperative Union in Sokoto State, on Saturday, called on the state…
Bank CSO’s Seek CBN Framework Against Cyber-Crimes
Chief Security Officers (CSOs) of banks on Saturday urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to provide them with security…
Whistleblowing: Ministry Receives 2,351 Tips
The Ministry of Finance, says it has so far received 2,351 tips from whistleblowers bordering on cases of embezzlement of…
Omoni Oboli In Court For Alleged Movie Script Theft
Nollywood actress Omoni Oboli currently has a case to answer in court for allegedly stealing a storyline for the movie…
Teachers Donate N400,000 To Retiring Colleagues
The Association of Primary School Head Teachers of Nigeria (AOPSHON), Jos North Local Government, Plateau, on Friday presented a cash…
Judge Withdraws From Sacked A/Ibom Senator’s Suit
A Federal High Court judge, Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, on Friday in Abuja, withdrew from handling a suit challenging the removal…
Land Scam: Court Adjourns Bibi-Farouk’s Case
A Kano High Court on Friday adjourned till April 7, the case of the former Kano State Commissioner of Land,…
Corps Member Donates 400 Mosquito Nets To Students
Mr Augustine Odeifa, a corps member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) serving in Nasarawa State, has donated 400…
Buhari Thanks Britain For Support
President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed appreciation to the British Government “for the very effective materials and logistical support to Nigeria”…
Bureau De Change Operator Faces N22.6m Fraud
A 41-year-old bureau de change operator, Oluwasegun Ajayi, who allegedly obtained N22.6 million under false pretences, was on Friday granted…
Man Arrested For Stabbing Barber
A 22 -year-old man, who allegedly stabbed a barber with a broken bottle, was on Friday charged before an Ikeja…
3,000 Students Register For Mathematics Competition
No fewer than 3,000 students from public and private junior senior secondary schools in Lagos State will converge for the…
Cobhams Asuquo To Join Politics
Renowned visually impaired songwriter and producer, Cobhams Asuquo, has given a hint that he may delve into politics in the…
Navy Extends Free Medicare To Rural Communities
The Nigerian Navy has extended its monthly medical outreach to rural coastal communities in Bayelsa to improve cordial relationship with…
2019: Lawyer Advises PDP To Resolve Crisis
A lawyer, Mr Onyekachi Ubani, on Friday advised PDP) to resolve its problems internally and politically to enhance preparations for…
Kogi Gov Inaugurates Cassava Factory
Gov Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Friday, called on the people of the state to be receptive to investors.
Explosion In Cairo kills 1, Injures 3
Egyptian Interior Ministry on Friday said that one man was killed and three others injured in an explosion in the…
China Handles 800 Cases Involving Pornography
China said Friday that it has dealt with 800 cases involving pornography and illegal publications this year.
S. Africa Condemns Racist Social Media Posts
The South African government on Friday condemned a “resurgence of racist posts” on social media and vowed to pursue the…
Chimamanda Adichie Makes List Of 50 World Leaders
Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie has been named amongst the 50 greatest world leaders in the 2017 Fortune magazine ranking.
Businessman Faces N430,000 Visa Scam Charge
A businessman, Opeyemi Adebisi, who allegedly obtained N430, 000 from a man, Friday Obinna, on the pretext of procuring a…
Nollywood Movie On Bollywood Set For Release
“Zee World Madness”, a Nollywood movie that depicts most Nigerians’ passionate interest in Zee World, a popularly Indian movie(Bollywood) channel…
Woman Begs Court To End Her Marriage
A Lagos-based caterer, Mrs Nike Adegboyega, on Friday pleaded with an Agege Customary Court in Lagos to end her 8-year-old…
Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak Regains Freedom
Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been freed from detention, six years after being overthrown.
Traditional Title Holder Suspended For Raping Minor
The Katsina Emirate Council has suspended Bishir Bala Kofar-bai from his post of ‘Magatakarda’ pending the determination of a criminal…
250,000 Kebbi Farmers To Become Millionaires
Mr Godwin Emefiele, the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has assured farmers in Kebbi that 250,000 millionaire farmers…
London Attack: Hundreds Gather At Vigil For Victims
Hundreds of people gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square on Thursday in a vigil to remember the victims of Wednesday’s attack…
Reps Suspend Bill
The House of Representatives on Thursday suspended deliberations on a bill seeking to make provisions for the prohibition and punishment…
155 Nigerians Voluntarily Return From Libya
Two weeks after 171 Nigerians voluntarily returned home from Libya , 155 others followed suit on Thursday aboard a chartered…
Female Journalist Shot Dead In Mexico
A journalist who wrote about organised crime was fatally shot as she left her house in the Northern Mexican state…