Police detains three women over alleged drug peddling in Delta
The Police Command in Delta has arrested three women suspected of dealing in illicit drugs in the state. The Command’s spokesman, SP Bright Edafe, disclosed this to newsmen on Monday…
Gov. Adeleke deposes traditional ruler over fraud conviction
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has approved the deposition of Oba Joseph Oloyede as the Apetumodu of Ipetumodu in Ife North Local Government Area of the state. This is contained…
FG begins South-West sensitisation tour ahead Cooperative Bank launch
The Federal Government has launched the South-West zonal engagement and ministerial advocacy tour on the Cooperative Bank of Nigeria share capital mobilisation, sensitisation and cooperative sector digitalisation. The initiative was…
Lagos to launch own driver’s licence
The Lagos State Government will soon introduce its driver’s licence in collaboration with the Federal Government to enhance road safety and improve service delivery. The state Commissioner for Transportation, Mr….
Alleged $9.6bn P&ID scam: Court convicts fleeing Briton in absentia
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday convicted Mr. James Nolan, a Director in the Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Ltd, in absentia, in the money laundering offences preferred…
Gunmen abduct, kill former House of Rep member after collecting ransom
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have reportedly abducted and killed Alhaji Hon. Abba Anas Adamu Laushi along the Kaduna–Abuja road. He was said to have been killed by his abductors…
Kwara Court Jails Truck Driver, Orders Forfeiture of 25 Tons of Lithium Minerals in Ilorin
Justice Abimbola Awogboro of the Federal High Court sitting in Ilorin, Kwara State has convicted and sentenced a 50-year-old truck driver, Kasimu Bawa, to two years imprisonment for unlawful possession…
Dozens of Nigerian fishermen feared dead from bombing by Chadian military
Dozens of Nigerian fishermen are feared dead after a Chadian army attack against jihadists on Lake Chad, a civilian militia member and a union official told AFP on Sunday. The…
Admissions outside CAPS illegal ‐JAMB
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has warned tertiary institutions against granting admissions outside the Central Admissions Processing System (CAPS), describing such practices as illegal. The JAMB Registrar, Prof….
Suspected cultists reportedly kill UNIBEN student, injure 3 others in Benin
Gunmen suspected to be cultists on Sunday shot dead an undergraduate said to be of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) and injured three others in a violent attack. The attack…
