Court orders six strokes of the cane for gas cylinder thief
A Karmo Grade 1 Area Court, Abuja, on Wednesday ordered that Ibrahim Bala should be given six lashes of cane for stealing a gas cylinder. The judge, Alhaji Abubakar Sadiq,…
Bala Muhammed, ex-minister of FCT, to spend next 48 hours in jail for alleged bribery, abuse of office
Senator Bala Muhammed, the former minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja will spend the next 48hours in Kuje Prison. He has been detained for days. Justice A.M Talba of…
Nigerian musicians set London on fire; Banky W, Falz, Tiwa Savage for One Africa Music Fest
Banky W, Falz, Victoria Kimani and Cassper Nyovest have all arrived in London for the One Africa Music Fest holding on 13 May. The artistes were met at the Heathrow…
Imo leads as 1.736m candidates register for JAMB
A record 1,736,571 candidates registered for this year’s Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, the registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) said. Oloyede made the…
NASS tops 2017 budget by over N143bn, now N7.441tn
The National Assembly has raised the 2017 appropriation bill by over N143bn, up from President Muhammadu Buhari’s original proposal of N7.298tn. The new figure of the budget is now N7.441tn….
NASS tops 2017 budget by over N143bn, now N7.441tn
The National Assembly has raised the 2017 appropriation bill by over N143bn, up from President Muhammadu Buhari’s original proposal of N7.298tn. The new figure of the budget is now N7.441tn….
Drop all charges against my son, Kanu’s dad pleads with FG
Eze Israel Kanu, the traditional ruler of Isiama Afaraukwu in Umuahia, has appealed to the Federal Government to withdraw all the charges against his son and leader of the Indigenous…
Police hunt man who stabbed his teenage girlfriend in hotel and bolts away
A 26-year-old man has reportedly stabbed his 18-year-old girlfriend in a hotel room in Yenagoa. The man took to his heels when the wailing of the victim attracted the attention…
Court orders Police to pay N4m to four Nigerians for violation of their fundamental right
An FCT High Court, Maitama, on Monday ordered the Inspector-General of Police to pay N1 million each to four men for violation of their fundamental right. The men, Ozor Okolocha,…
Amaechi loses appeal against Rivers Judicial Panel of Inquiry
The Appeal Court in Port Harcourt has dismissed the appeal filed by former Governor Rotimi Amaechi against the Justice George Omereji-led Judicial Panel of Inquiry constituted by Rivers State Governor…