Court jails Ekweremadu 9 years, 8 months; wife to spend 4years, 6 months in prison
Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice and their “middleman” doctor have been jailed for an organ-trafficking plot, after bringing a man to the UK from Lagos. Ekweremadu, 60, and his…
Police arrest teenager for allegedly killing father
May 5, 2023 The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested a 16-year-old boy for allegedly killing his father. The Commissioner of Police (CP) in the FCT,…
Court remands 20-year-old for allegedly defiling neighbour’s daughter
May 5, 2023 A Family Court sitting in Iyaganku in Ibadan on Friday ordered that a 20-year-old man, Ogbonna Ale, be remanded in a correction centre for allegedly defiling a…
UN Refugee Agency Calls on Governments Not to Return People to Sudan
May 5, 2023 The United Nations refugee agency (UNHCR) on Friday called on governments to allow civilians fleeing Sudan into their territory and not to send them back to the…
Meet the Six Nigerians who recently joined NFL clubs
A record eight international players, six of them linemen from Nigeria, were assigned to NFL clubs on Thursday under the league’s International Player Pathway program for the 2023 season. Australia…
Arabic and Islamic Board Staff Arraigned for Employment Scam in Kaduna
May 5, 2023 The Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arraigned one Mustapha Balarabe Dalhatu before Justice A.A Bello of the Kaduna State High…
FRSC not a revenue generating agency — Kazeem
May 5, 2023 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said the agency remained a safety corps and not a revenue generating agency. Corps Public Education Officer (CPEO) Bisi Kazeem…
Bayelsa election tribunal receives 31 petitions
May 5, 2023 Thirty-one petitions have been filed before the Bayelsa Election Petition Tribunal which began sitting in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa capital on Thursday. The chairman of the tribunal, Justice…
Kenya court frees pastor accused of links to cult leader on bond
May 5, 2023 A Kenyan court on Thursday released on bond a televangelist detained last week as part of an investigation into the deaths of dozens of people whom police…
ASM cluster int’l gemstone in Ibadan to serve the S/West zone, curb smuggling of gemstones, other minerals – Minister
May 5, 2023 The International Gemstone Market in Ibadan will create employment and wealth for the country, the Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Mr. Olamilekan Adegbite, has said. Adegbite…