The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, PLateef Fagbemi, SAN, has promised a review of the law punishing suicide attempts. He said this when he received a delegation from the Asido Foundation, a non-governmental organisation promoting mental health advocacy and reforms to improve awareness, reduce stigma and discrimination and empower persons with…
The Police in Edo state have arrested five women for stripping another woman Christabel Akhigbe naked over alleged phone theft in Benin City. Edo State Commissioner of Police, Funsho Adeboye, who disclosed this to newsmen in Benin City, said the women also videoed the victim’s nakedness and uploaded it on social media platforms. Adegboye said…
The prominent Cole family of Victoria Island, Lagos, has denounced the recent marriage of their son, Taiwo, to actress and comedian, Wofai Ewa, in a traditional ceremony in Ugep, Cross River State. In a statement issued by the head of the family Kunle Cole, which has since gone viral, the family dissociated themselves from the…
The Lagos State Government says property owners whose buildings hindered the flow of drainage in Mende, Maryland were served “requisite notices” before their buildings were removed from the System 1 Drainage Right of Way. Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources in Lagos State, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known on a live television programme According to…
Top officials of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Sunday, showered glowing tributes on the late ex-President Umaru Yar’Adua 14 years after his death Yar’Adua was Katsina State’s governor in Nigeria’s North-West geopolitical zone from May 1999 to May 2007. He won the 2007 presidential election and was sworn in to succeed his ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo….
In its efforts to sort out and address double land allocation issues, Abia State Commissioner for Lands and Housing, Mr. Chaka Chukwumerije has announced that the recertification exercise of all existing titled documents would commence in the state from June 1st, 2024. The Commissioner who also assured that the exercise would be seamless and effective,…
The general public have been advised to disregard a misleading online report alleging that gunmen on Wednesday, May 1, 2024, abducted an Archbishop of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star, Uka Uka Osim in Abia State. According to a press release signed by Kazie Uko, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor on Sunday,…
A Nigerian man has offered a $2000 reward to anyone with information leading to the arrest of a man who allegedly defrauded him and his friends over N42 million (approximately $30,000 USD). Addressing the public on X.com, he said, “Hi everyone, this person defrauded my friends and I. “We will be offering $2,000 (USD) to…
Mrs. Blessed Ekene Iruma, The Anambra State National Youth Service Corp, NYSC Coordinator, has described the National Youth Service Corps as one of the best tools for the promotion of national unity and integration. Iruma stated this while addressing corp members at the 2024 Batch A Stream 2 Cultural carnival ceremony, held at the Nnamdi…
Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has said it is time for the masses to enjoy. According to him, his government is set to deliver the dividends of democracy. Otti, who made the declaration while hosting a delegation of Course 17, Syndicate 2 of the National Institute for Security Studies, Abuja, at Government House Umuahia, said…
