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Ruling on Metuh’s case adjourned to July 11

An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Thursday fixed July 11 for ruling on the no-case submission filed by Olisa Metuh,…

Nasarawa farmers advocate early sales of fertiliser

The Nasarawa State Chapter of All Farmers Association of Nigeria (AFAN) has advocated early sales of fertiliser and other farming…
Federal High Court

Unlawful killing: Court orders Police to pay N10m compensation

The Federal High Court in Ibadan, on Thursday ordered the Nigerian Police Force to pay N10 million as compensation to…

IFJ slams staged ‘murder’ of Journalist

The orchestration of murder of Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko in Kiev is unacceptable, and lying to journalists is intolerable, Anthony…
Court jails Lagos man Damilare Adewale 14 years he pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl

2 men remanded for misappropriation of N52.6m

An FCT High Court Maitama on Thursday remanded two men, Olamide Toluwani and Bamidele Olayemi, for fraudulent misappropriation of N52.6…

French FM warns U.S against metal tariffs

United States tariffs on European metals would be unjustified and dangerous for growth and free trade, French Finance Minister, Bruno…

Butchers sell meat of sick, dead animals

Mr Jameel Zakari, Nasarawa State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, says some butchers in the state have been selling…
Divorce

Woman loses marriage for starving husband of sex

Chief Ademola Odunade, the President of a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, on Thursday dissolved an 11 year-old marriage between…
Court jails Lagos man Damilare Adewale 14 years he pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl

Stock broker sentenced to 6yrs imprisonment for defrauding client

A Tinubu Magistrates’ Court on Thursday sentenced one Akeem Abass, a 52-year-old stock broker to six years imprisonment for confiscation…

Danny Welbeck ready to fire for England

England striker Danny Welbeck says he has emerged mentally stronger after a knee injury ruled him out of the 2016…

Airline profits unlikely at December forecast level – IATA chief

Profits in the airline industry are unlikely to reach the record levels forecast in December due to a jump in…

Nigerian cleric, Joshua Iginla uplifts widows, orphans, poor with N60m on birthday

Senior Pastor of Abuja-based Champions Royal Assembly, Bro. Joshua Iginla, on Monday 21, May, 2018 added a year. In his…

Man in police custody over senior wife’s mysterious death

The Jigawa police command on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a 40-year-old man, Adamu Tela, whose senior wife, Hadiza Adamu,…

ICRC partners Nigerian Police on rights of detainees

The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says it is partnering the Nigerian Police Force (NPF) to evaluate how…
Court jails Lagos man Damilare Adewale 14 years he pleaded guilty to attempted sexual assault on a 14-year-old girl

Man remanded for allegedly defiling 10-year-old girl

A Chief Magistrates’ Court in Kano on Thursday ordered the remand of one Adamu Usman in prison custody over his…

S. Sudan forces, rebels accused of massacre, burning children alive

A Juba-based monitoring group, Ceasefire and Transitional Security Arrangements Monitoring Mechanism (CTSAMM) has accused South Sudan’s army and rebels of…

Labourer bags 7 months imprisonment for assaulting police officer

A Sharia Court in Minna on Thursday sentenced a labourer, Samiu Abdulrahim, to seven months imprisonment for assaulting a police…

Myanmar: Cyclone kills 5, destroys 1,400 houses

At least five people have been killed and 1,400 houses destroyed as strong cyclone storm swept across Myanmar over the…

President Trump meets reality star Kim Kardashian

Donald Trump took time out from bashing his attorney general Jeff Sessions and making the Roseanne Barr racism storm all…

Sri Lanka: Viral flu kills 14 children

Sri Lanka’s Health Officials on Thursday said 14 children had died from a viral fever which was spreading in Southern…
Pupils being fed under President Muhammadu Buhari government's National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP)

School feeding programme not a political gimmick – Dankwambo’s aide

The Federal Government’s National Home Grown School Feeding Programme (NHGSFP) is not a political gimmick, Mrs Maryam Mele, Special Adviser…
Cholera

Cholera: NCDC urges Nigerians to maintain high hygiene

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Thursday charged Nigerians on the need to maintain high hygiene to prevent…

Resident doctors mull nationwide strike over sacked members

The Nigeria Association of Resident Doctors (NARD), on Thursday, warned that it may proceed on strike if the Federal Government…

Prostitution: Returnee from Russia narrates ordeal

A 25-year-old returnee from Russia, Miss Blessing Atale, has cautioned Nigerian girls on the dangers of travelling abroad to engage…

Nipah virus: India records 2 more deaths

Two more people have died in the outbreak of Nipah virus in the southern Indian state of Kerala, taking the…

How toothpastes cause health problem

American and Chinese scientists have found that an antimicrobial ingredient commonly used in hand soaps and toothpastes could have adverse…

Libya holds Iftar feast for illegal immigrants

The Libyan immigration department on Wednesday held a Ramadan Iftar feast for nearly 1,300 illegal immigrants inside a reception centre…

Assad warns U.S. should leave Syria

President Bashar al-Assad said he would recover areas of Syria held by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), and that…

UK PM May’s Conservative Party urged to tackle Islamophobia

Britain’s largest Muslim group on Thursday urged Prime Minister Theresa May’s Conservative Party to launch an independent inquiry into Islamophobia…

China exceeds U.S. in healthy life span – WHO

China exceeds U.S. in healthy life span for the first time since records began, , according to WHO data.