Court, not social media’ll determine Baba Ijesa’s fate –Counsel

Bisi Oridate, one of the lawyers representing embattled actor, James Omiyinka, aka Baba Ijesa, has said that the court, not social media would eventually decide whether the actor is innocent…

World Bank, CBN fully funding six million meters – FG

The World Bank and the Central Bank of Nigeria are fully providing funds for the estimated six million electricity meters required to close the metering gap in the Nigerian power…

Attempts to enslave some zones causing Nigeria’s division –Clark

Elder statesman and National Leader of the Pan Niger Delta Forum, Chief Edwin Clark, has said the division in Nigeria today is caused by deliberate attempts by a segment of…

UNILAG considers suspension of Super TV CEO’s alleged killer

Authorities of the University of Lagos are considering the suspension of one of its students, Chidinma Ojukwu, who allegedly stabbed the Chief Executive Officer of Super TV, Usifo Ataga, to…

Carjackers stab Abuja driver to death, steal car

Suspected carjackers have killed a cab-haling driver identified as Mathew Okafor in Abuja, UGAMATV has learnt. Our correspondent learnt that the driver was stabbed many times before his car was stolen by…

Nigerian IT engineer, Onyegbula, indicted for $290k fraud in US

A United States grand jury in Seattle has indicted a Nigerian, Chukwuemeka Onyegbula, for alleged impersonation and multiple wire fraud. Acting U.S. Attorney Tessa Gorman announced this on Thursday in…

Armed robbers kill Oyo ex-commissioner’s wife

Our correspondent gathered that the 66-year-old woman was shot at her home around Bodija-Ashi Area of Ibadan early Friday morning. The deceased’s husband, who was a former chairman of Ogbomoso…

Borno queries provost for suspending students who refused to ‘welcome’ Buhari

The Borno State Commissioner for Health, Juliana Bitrus, has queried the Provost of the College of Nursing and Midwifery, Rakiya Mustapha, for suspending 20 students who disobeyed an executive order…

Borrowing: Budget Office backs Lawan, says Nigeria poor

The Budget Office of the Federation has said Nigerians must admit that their country is poor and only potentially rich. It also stated that the country must keep borrowing to…

We’re investing $1bn on Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, two others – FG

The Federal Government on Thursday said it was investing $1bn on the construction of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway, Second Niger Bridge, and Abuja-Kaduna-Zaria-Kano Expressway. It disclosed this at the official opening…