A fatal motor accident has claimed the lives of four persons leaving several others injured along the Agbor, Ika South Local Government Area, Delta State axis of the New Benin/Asaba Expressway. The incident which happened at about 3:00 pm on Thursday, involved a
Justices A. Isiaka and A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High Court sitting in Kaduna have convicted and sentenced the quartet of Bilbert Sabo, Joy Righteous, Godwill Dikko and Ransom Joash Destiny to various jail terms for internet fraud. They were arrested and
An Abeokuta Magistrates Court on Friday sentenced a teenager, Adeola Saheed, to six months imprisonment for attempting to rape a 35-year-old woman The defendant, 19, who resides in the Brewery area of Abeokuta, was charged with conspiracy, indecent assault and attempt to rape.
A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court has remanded a man who allegedly attempted to kill Benue Commissioner for Power and Transport, Mr Omale Omale, in a correctional centre. The suspect, Justine Yongu, 32, who lives behind Mobile Barracks, Makurdi, was charged with criminal conspiracy,
The Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, on Thursday paid a visit to female soldier undergoing rehabilitation, Ruth Ogunleye. Ohanenye revealed this on her X handle. She wrote: “In keeping with my earlier resolve, I was at the facility where the female
The Nigerian Army said troops of Operation Safe Haven have intercepted a gang of criminally minded youths causing mayhem in the Kereng Mangu area of Plateau State. The military authorities strongly condemned the violent attacks and destruction of properties. In a statement by
The Supreme Court has affirmed the five-year jail term handed to a former member of the House of Representatives, Farouk Lawan by the Court of Appeal. Lawan was convicted and sentenced to prison in 2021 for accepting a $500,000 bribe from businessman Femi
The Benue State Education Quality Assurance Agency, BSEQAA, has ordered school principals in the state to immediately refund the excess West African Examination Council and National Examination Council charges paid by SS3 students. The Director-General of the agency, Dr Francis Terna, gave the
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has confirmed a report to us that the poor power supply being experienced by electricity consumers nationwide was caused by a shortage of gas. The TCN in a statement on Thursday affirmed that there had been a gradual
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited has constructed a 150 million litres storage facility for the Port Harcourt Refining Company ahead of full operations of the plants, the company stated on Wednesday. It said the storage facility was constructed in Atlas Cove, adding