< 1 mn read The defendant and his accomplices also stole ₦450, 000 cash from his employer. A 30-year-old security guard, Mustapha Ahmed, was on Tuesday docked in a Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing his employer’s gold jewelry worth ₦1.9 million.Ahmed, who resides in the Kawo area of Kaduna is charged with three counts of criminal conspiracy, […]

2 mn read Rishi Sunak vowed to ‘halve migration’ and then reduce the number ‘every single year’ if the Conservatives are re-elected – as he feels the heat from Nigel Farage’s Reform UK. The Prime Minister used the Conservative manifesto launch to try to make up lost ground to the right, reiterating a pledge to introduce a cap on legal migration, allowing MPs […]

2 mn read The girls will be handed over to their various states for counselling and rehabilitation. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, the chairperson/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has condemned in strong terms, modern-day slavery in the form of human trafficking.Dabiri-Erewa condemned the practice in her remarks in Ghana where she visited 10 Nigerian girls trafficked to that country […]

3 mn read The FG instituted the legal action against the Attorney General of the 36 states, over alleged misconduct in the administration of local government Councils. The Kwara State Government has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss the suit filed by the Federal Government seeking full autonomy for the 774 Local Government (LG) Councils in the country.In […]

3 mn read FGM is recognised internationally as a human rights violation against girls and women. The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, has called for collective action by all for the eradication of Female Genital mutilation (FGM) in Nigeria by the year 2030. Mrs Tinubu made this call in Abuja on Tuesday at the 2024 Annual Global Technical […]

< 1 mn read President Bola Tinubu assured Malawi of Nigeria’s support during this period of grief and prayed for the souls of the deceased. President Bola Tinubu has expressed heartfelt condolences to President Lazarus Chakwera and the people of Malawi following the tragic plane crash that claimed the lives of Vice-President Saulos Chilima and other officials. In a […]

< 1 mn read Aliko Dangote’s refinery project has the capacity to produce over 300,000 barrels per day. The Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals in Lagos State has rescheduled the supply date for Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), commonly known as petrol, from June to mid-July. Aliko Dangote, the President and CEO of the refinery, explained that the delay was […]

< 1 mn read The public are urged to approach the Abuja, Lagos and Port-Harcourt divisions of the court for matters of extreme urgency during the period. The Federal High Court (FHC) will, on July 23, begin its annual vacation. The FHC Assistant Director of Information/ICT, Dr Catherine Oby-Christopher, made this known in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. The […]

< 1 mn read The comptroller stated that the staff strength in the service might reduce due to the Muslim personnel celebrating Sallah. Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), Ogun Area 1 Command, has warned smugglers to drop any plan of bringing illicit goods into the country during the forthcoming Eid-el Kabir celebrations. The Area Comptroller, James Ojo, told the News Agency […]

2 mn read Despite the abundance of livestock in the markets, patronage has been very poor due to the high prices, causing concern among livestock dealers. Some residents of the Kano metropolis have decried hikes in the prices of rams and other livestock as the Muslim faithful prepare for the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) […]