20-year Old Man In Court For Allegedly Stealing Items Worth N420,500
THE police in Lagos on Thursday arraigned a 20-year-old man, Martins Kelinho, before a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly...
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Prison Congestion: NASS, NBA, NCoS, Others Tasked Over Plight Of 53,000 Inmates
HOPEÂ brights for 53,000 awaiting trial inmates in Nigerian Correctional Centers as a human rights non-governmental organisation, Legend Golden Care Foundation, has commenced a strategic campaign with other stakeholders to address their plight. Data from the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS)…
Pipeline Contract: Gov Diri, Ijaw Leaders Resolve Tompolo, Asari, Ateke Rift
The Bayelsa State governor, Senator Douye Diri, at the weekend, led prominent Ijaw elders to intervene in the feud among High Chief Government Ekpemupolo also known as Tompolo, King Ateke Tom and Chief Dokubo Asari, over the recent award of…
Akwa Ibom @ 35: Jonathan Praises Governor Emmanuel, Others Over Milestone Feats
FORMER President Goodluck Jonathan has showered encomium on Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom and other leaders of the State in recognition of their contributions to the milestone achievements recorded by successive administrations since creation of the State 35 years…
Flood Claims 7 Lives, Displaces 2,800 In Kwara
NO fewer than seven persons have lost their lives to devastating flood disasters in different parts of Kwara State in 2023. The riverine communities in Patigi, Patigi local government area of the state were the worst hit by the disaster…
Next President May Inherit Empty Treasury
NIGERIA’s growing public debt crisis, with the palpable fear of a possible debt default, is a huge task waiting for the next government as political parties and their presidential candidates get set to kick off campaigns for the 2023 presidential…
Climate Change: The Way forward For Nigeria
WE are all aware about the importance of a friendlier environment. We need a friendlier environment where what we do have less impact on the environment. We need an environment that we would be proud to leave for generations to…
Abacha Loot: SERAP Sues Buhari, Malami Over Agreement
THE Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a lawsuit against the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) over “the failure to publish copy and details of the agreement the Federal Government recently signed with the United States for the…
Why I Returned To Nigeria From US – Nigerian Playwright, Tess Onwueme
RENOWNED playwright and Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Cultural Diversity and English Literature at the University of Wisconsin, Tess Onwueme, has advanced reasons why she decided to relocate back to Nigeria from the United States when she had been a citizen…
Reps Want Quality, Timely Delivery Of Abuja-Makurdi Road Project
THE House of Representatives Committee on Works has asked the Federal Ministry of Works, and the contractor handling the Abuja–Keffi–Lafia–Makurdi to ensure timely and quality delivery of the project. Chairman of the committee, Hon. Kabir Abubakar, stated this when he…
APC Reward System Is Poor – Joe Igbokwe Laments After Release Of PCC List
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Joe Igbokwe, has said that the party has a poor reward system. Igbokwe statement is coming after the release of APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) list for the 2023 general…
Man, 37, Discharged, Acquitted Of Alleged Armed Robbery
AN Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court in Ibadan, on Thursday, discharged and acquitted a 37-year-old man, Arise Olakanmi, of allegations of conspiracy...
Court Jails Three For N17.6m Fraud In Maiduguri
THE Maiduguri Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on Monday, April 22, 2024, secured the conviction...
EFCC Hands Over 14 Forfeited Properties to Enugu State
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC on Wednesday, April 24, 2024 handed over 14 properties initially forfeited to the...