Grade 1 Area Court sitting in Kabusa, Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced Mustapha Adamu and Mohammed Musa to two months imprisonment each for peddling illicit drugs. The Judge, Malam Abubakar Sadiq, sentenced the convicts of new Kuchingoro, Abuja, after they pleaded guilty to the crime. Three other men, Philip Ibrahim, Jabra Ahmed and Kabiru Ali, were…
Peter Obi/Baba-Ahmed Presidential Campaign Organisation has disclosed that it spent over N744,500,000.00 (seven hundred and forty-four million, five hundred thousand) in litigation in courts over the 2023 presidential election. This was made known on Thursday by Aisha Yesufu, the Chairman of the Fundraising Team of the Campaign Organisation during a fundraising report presentation. She said,…
Nollywood star Timini Egbuson has boasted that he is the biggest actor on the African continent. Saying, he has been consistently acting for 15 years and has inspired a lot of young actors. The actor said this while featuring as a guest in the latest episode of the Menisms Podcast. Egbuson said; “I have been…
Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters in a training centre intended for internet fraudsters in Makurdi, Benue State. The Commission, in a statement on Thursday, said operatives acting on intelligence arrested the suspects in a three-bedroom apartment allegedly serving as a training centre…
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET), on Wednesday, issued a weather advisory in the hot weather across the country. Air temperatures are set to hit 41°C in the North and 39°C in the South of Nigeria, and projections indicate that temperatures will remain high in the coming days. According to NiMET, the hot weather could lead…
Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Wednesday, arrested 14 suspected internet fraudsters in a training centre intended for internet fraudsters in Makurdi, Benue State. The Commission, in a statement on Thursday, said operatives acting on intelligence arrested the suspects in a three-bedroom apartment allegedly serving as a training centre…
The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III, has expressed concern over the level of insecurity, hardship and impoverishment being experienced in Nigeria. Addressing participants at the Arewa House in Kaduna on Wednesday, during the 6th executive Northern Traditional Rulers’ Council meeting, Sultan said soon it would be difficult to keep the people from…
Human rights activist, Femi Falana, (SAN), has asked the office of the Accountant General of the Federation to publish its monthly allocation to states and local governments. He made the call on Tuesday during an appearance on Channels Television. Falana insisted that the government must be transparent enough to convince Nigerians of what the proceeds…
The Kogi State Government has shut down 17 tertiary institutions operating without formal accreditation in the state. The Commissioner for Education, Science and Technology, Hon Wemi Jones disclosed this during an oversight function of the House of Assembly standing Committee on Education, Science and Technology, led by Hon. Idris Aliyu Mekudi. The Commissioner maintained that…
The Abia State Government has expressed anger that proprietors of some of the 197 private schools that were recently shut down for various infractions reopened without reaching the required minimum standards set for them. The Commissioner for information and culture, Okey Kanu, who made this known at Government House, Umuahia, while briefing journalists on the…
