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Judge Withdraws From Sacked A/Ibom Senator’s Suit

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

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

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

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

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

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

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

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

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A 41-year-old bureau de change operator, Oluwasegun Ajayi, who allegedly obtained N22.6 million under false pretences, was on Friday granted…

Mother clubs her son to death, buried him secretly

Kazeem Ugbodaga

9 years ago

A middle-aged woman, Mrs Bisola Olukoya, has been arrested by the men of Ogun State Police Command, for allegedly beating…

Man Arrested For Stabbing Barber

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

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

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

No fewer than 3,000 students from public and private junior senior secondary schools in Lagos State will converge for the…

Navy Extends Free Medicare To Rural Communities

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

The Nigerian Navy has extended its monthly medical outreach to rural coastal communities in Bayelsa to improve cordial relationship with…

Bloodshed Averted In Bayelsa Between Farmers, Herdsmen

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Police Command in Bayelsa said it had foiled a clash between herdsmen and farmers in Agudama community in Yenagoa…

2019: Lawyer Advises PDP To Resolve Crisis

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

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

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Gov Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Friday, called on the people of the state to be receptive to investors.

Armed Robber To Die By Hanging

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

An Abeokuta High Court on Friday sentenced Biodun Olamide to death by hanging for armed robbery.

Explosion In Cairo kills 1, Injures 3

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

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

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

China said Friday that it has dealt with 800 cases involving pornography and illegal publications this year.

S. Africa Condemns Racist Social Media Posts

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

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

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

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

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

A businessman, Opeyemi Adebisi, who allegedly obtained N430, 000 from a man, Friday Obinna, on the pretext of procuring a…

Woman Begs Court To End Her Marriage

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

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

Jennifer Okundia

9 years ago

Former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been freed from detention, six years after being overthrown.

Tanzanian president sacks information minister

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Tanzania’s President John Magufuli has sacked the country’s information minister, the first cabinet change since taking office in late 2015.

South Sudan: Guterres Warns Security Council

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has warned the Security Council against the danger of allowing the conflict in South Sudan to…

WHO Targets 115m Children For Polio Immunisation In Nigeria, Across Africa

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said it is targeting no fewer than 115 million children for polio immunisation in…

Reps committee invites Emefiele, Kachikwu over alleged forex diversion

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The House of Representatives has invited the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr Godwin Emefiele, and the Minister…

Traditional Chief Suspended For Allegedly Raping Minor

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Katsina Emirate Council has suspended Bishir Bala Kofar-bai from his post of ‘Magatakarda’ pending the determination of a criminal…

Gambia To Compensate Victims Of Jammeh’s Misrule

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Gambia said it would set up a Truth and Reconciliation Commission and offer reparations to victims of former President Yahya…

Transgender Women: I Have Nothing To Apologise For – Chimamanda Adichie

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Acclaimed Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is standing by her comments on transgender women which caused widespread outcry last week.

At Last, Peace Returns To PDP As Makarfi, Modu-Sheriff Reconcile

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ali Modu Sheriff and the Chairman of National Caretaker Committee, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi…

Federal Roads: FG will pay states only if … — Fashola

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr Babatunde Fashola, SAN, said on Thursday that states would be reimbursed for…

5 Market leaders docked for alleged N18m theft

Lanre Babalola

9 years ago

The Police in Anambra on Thursday arraigned five market leaders at an Onitsha Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing and misappropriating…

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