AdminBaby theft: Judge rejects request to bar journalists from covering proceeding
Justice Adeyemi Fasanmi of the Ondo State High Court on Thursday, rejected a prayer by a lawyer, Steve Adebowale, to bar journalists from covering the trial of two government officials…
Randy Rivers pastor jailed for life for raping, impregnating teenage orphan
A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has sentenced a 39-year-old man, Justice Aniele, to life imprisonment for unlawful sexual intercourse with a 14-year-old girl. Aniele, who is…
Liberia vs Nigeria: Ighalo arrives Super Eagles camp, says ‘I’m happy to be back’
Super Eagles striker, Odion Ighalo, has returned to Super Eagles, two years after his earlier retirement from international football. Ighalo, who arrived at the camp on Thursday, expressed delight at…
NSCDC arrests Osun housewife for stealing goat
THE OSUN STATE COMMAND OF THE NIGERIA SECURITY AND CIVIL DEFENCE CORPS ON THURSDAY SAID A HOUSEWIFE, IDENTIFIED SIMPLY AS SULIYAT, WAS ARRESTED FOR STEALING A GOAT. A statement by…
Kwara poly expels 29 students for alleged examination fraud
The Kwara State Polytechnic, Ilorin, has expelled another batch of 29 students over examination malpractices. A statement on Thursday by the Principal Assistant Registrar, Mrs Oluwakemi Opadiran, on behalf of…
Gunmen threaten Obi Cubana over Abba Kyari’s presence at mother’s burial
A heavily armed group, identified as “The Angry Vipers”, has threatened to attack Anambra-born businessman and socialite, Obi Cubana, due to the presence of Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari,…
ENUGU REP, OKECHUKWU CONGRATULATES SOLUDO ON HIS VICTORY
The Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Toby Okechukwu, has congratulated the governor-elect of Anambra State, Prof. Charles Soludo, on his victory in the just concluded governorship…
COVID-19 more deadly in Africans with diabetes, says WHO
A World Health Organisation analysis has indicated that Africa’s death rates from COVID-19 infections are significantly higher in patients with diabetes. According to a press release from the global health…
Child marriage has devastating health consequences –Minister
The Minister of Women Affairs, Mrs. Pauline Tallen, says child marriage has devastating consequences on the health, education, and wellbeing of the girl child, noting that stopping it remained crucial…
Anambra election: APC candidate, Andy Uba, rejects outcome of poll
The candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the just concluded Anambra State Governorship Election, Senator Andy Uba, has rejected the outcome of the polls. Uba said this in a…
