Kano Election Tribunal Sacks NNPP’s Abba Kabir As Governor, Declares APC Candidate Winner
September 20, 2023 The Kano State Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday nullified the election of Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Delivering judgement, the three-man panel,…
75 die in road crashes in Lagos in 8 months – FRSC
Sept. 20, 2023 The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Lagos Command says that no fewer than 75 persons had lost their lives in Road Traffic Crashes (RTCs) in the state…
UNGA: Nigeria’s minerals deposit worth $700bn – Alake
Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake, says Nigeria is ready to play an important role in meeting the global demand for critical minerals. Alake who was…
Police kill 4 kidnappers, recover weapons in Delta
Sept. 20, 2023 The police command in Delta has killed four members of a gang which specialised in kidnapping. The spokesman for the command, DSP Bright Edafe, disclosed this on…
Security guard bags life imprisonment for defiling 4-year-old girl
Sept. 20, 2023 An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Wednesday sentenced a 42-year-old security guard, Daniel Okon, to life imprisonment for defiling a four-year-old girl in a…
ICC says it has been hacked
September 20, 2023 The International Criminal Court (ICC) said its computer system had been hacked, a breach at one of the world’s most high-profile international institutions and one that handles…
Nigeria’s Xara Orji among winners of 5th World Bank, Financial Times youth blog competition
Sept. 20, 2023 Nigeria’s Xara Orji has been named among winners of 5th World Bank, Financial Times youth blog competition. In a statement on Tuesday by the World Bank, three…
NIDCOM Petitions Egyptair, Seeks Probe Into Death Of Nigerian Passenger As Family Cry out
September 20, 2023 The Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has written to the management of Egyptair, demanding probe into the death of Ms. Remilekun Toyosi Meshioye, aboard…
LAGOS MULLS INNOVATIVE FINANCING FOR MSMEs
September 20, 2023 Lagos State Government has expressed its readiness to introduce innovative financing strategies to attract emerging classes of funders in support of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)…
Unfair treatment, outright exploitation from abroad exact heavy toll on Africa’s ability to progress – Tinubu tells UN Assembly
Sept. 20, 2023 Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday says broken promises, unfair treatment and outright exploitation from abroad have exacted a heavy toll on Africa’s ability to progress. Tinubu…