10-YEAR-OLD BOY KILLED BY FATHER, STEPMOTHER OVER WITCHCRAFT ALLEGATION IN AKWA IBOM

A 10-year-old primary six pupil was reportedly killed in Ekpat Iduot village, Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State by his father and stepmother, who accused him of being…

ENERGY FIRMS, OIL owe banks N6.14trn –CBN

The debts owed to Nigerian banks by oil and gas operators as well as power companies have risen above N6 trillion, the latest data obtained from the Central Bank of Nigeria…

1 IN 10 BOYS ARE ABUSED BEFORE THE AGE OF18 — LAGOS COMMISSIONER

The Lagos State Commissioner for Justice, Mr Moyosore Onigbanjo says that one out of four girls are usually abused in the state before getting to the age of 18. Onigbanjo,…

Truck kills okada rider in Rivers

Tears flowed freely when a truck crushed a motorcycle rider, popularly called okada man, to death along the Akpajo axis of the deplorable East-West Road in Eleme Local Government Area…

courts Conflicting orders making our job difficult —INEC

The  Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, said yesterday that conflicting orders by courts were making its job difficult difficult. It also declared that no one will be allowed to vote…

FORMER French footballer, Adams dies after 39yrs in coma

Former France footballer Jean-Pierre Adams, who had been in a coma for 39 years, has died at the age of 73. Adams was admitted to the hospital for knee surgery…

Eze Enweremadu’s family fixes Dec 17 for monarch’s burial

The family of foremost traditional ruler in Abia State, Eze Bernard Onyenguzo Enweremadu, Ezeukwu of Ngwaukwu, has fixed December 17 as date for the burial of their late patriarch. This is…

Court dismisses no-case submission filed by Mama Boko Haram’s co-defendant

The no-case submission filed on Monday by Tahiru Saidu Daura, a co-defendant to Aisha Alkali Wakil, popularly known as Mama Boko Haram, has been dismissed by Justice Umaru Fadawu of…

Doctors JUBILATE after meeting Sanwo-Olu

Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has granted the requests on some issues over which the National Association of Resident Doctors (NARD) ordered a strike on July 2. Governor Sanwo-Olu got the doctors’ union…

How I escaped from gunmen who killed Sowore’s brother – Widow

A woman, Emmanuella Anyanwu, who escaped from the hoodlums who reportedly killed late Olajide Sowore on Saturday, has said the gunmen demanded a ransom of N10m shortly before she escaped…