Police nab 4 child trafficking suspects, rescue toddler in Kaduna
March 26, 2024 The Police Command in Kaduna State says its operatives have arrested four suspects who allegedly involved in child trafficking in Kaduna, saying it rescued a two-year old…
NEMA distributes food items donated by Saudi Arabia to Kano households
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), on Tuesday, commenced distribution of food items donated by the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre (KSrelief) to 2,056 vulnerable households in Kano…
Copyright Infringement: Lawyer hails NCC over criminal charges against MTN
March 26, 2024 A legal practitioner, Mr. Roc Igelige, has commended the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has hailed the NCC over criminal charges against against MTN Nigeria Communications Ltd. over…
EXPLAINER: What the Renewed Hope Infrastructure Fund means, by Bayo Onanuga
Background: Nigeria needs $35 billion yearly, up till 2040, to cover its infrastructure expenditure. President Muhammadu Buhari, realising that the government could not meet this huge cost, established the…
Court remands man for allegedly defiling 8-year-old girl
March 26, 2024 An Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday remanded a 48-year-old man, Monday Umeh, in Kirikiri Correctional Centre for allegedly defiling an eight-year-old girl. The police charged Umeh,…
Bandits Abduct 13 Persons In Katsina, Cart Away Properties Worth Millions
March 26, 2024 Thirteen persons comprising 12 married women and a man are said to have been kidnapped in a fresh bandits’ attack at Kurechin Giye village of Makera Ward…
Court sentences Chinese national to death by hanging for killing his Nigerian girlfriend
March 26, 2024 A Kano High Court sitting on Tuesday, sentenced a Chinese National, Frank Geng-Quangrong, 47, to death by hanging for stabbing his Nigerian girlfriend, Ummukulsum Sani, 22, to…
Kaduna Court Jails Three Fraudsters for Currency Racketeering
March 26, 2024 Justices J. Aikawa and Hawa’u Buhari of the Federal High Court sitting in Kaduna, have convicted and sentenced three currency racketeers to different jail terms. The convicts…
Over 85m Nigerians without electricity – REA
March 26, 2024 The Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of Rural Electrification Agency (REA), Malam Abba Aliyu says over 85 million Nigerians are without electricity, and most of them reside in…
Again, naira appreciates against dollar, here’s Tuesday’s black market rate
The naira has continued to appreciate against the dollar in both the official and black markets just moments before the MPC meeting which starts today. Political Economist NG reports that…