There was pandemonium, yesterday, following the death of three yet –to–be identified persons in a bloody rival cult war in Shomolu-Bariga area of Lagos State. Reports gathered that one of those inflicted with bullet injury during the gun duel is now in coma at an undisclosed hospital. Although the …
Read More »
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos Friday remanded a suspected Ponzi scheme operator, Mr. Bamishe Ajetunmobi, wanted by the police since 2021, for an alleged N7.5 billion fraud. Justice Chukwuejekwu Aneke ordered that Ajetunmobi be kept in the custody of the Nigerian Correctional Services (NCoS) pending the determination of …
Read More »
Governor Agbu Kefas of Taraba State on Friday declared free education in all primary and secondary schools with effect from the next academic session to cushion the effects of the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit known as petrol. The decision came barely 48 hours after announcing the reduction …
Read More »
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Osun Command ha decorated its 95 newly-promoted officers. The decoration was performed on Friday at the Command’s Headquarters in Osogbo, capital of Osun State, by the command’s commandant, Mr Sunday Agboola Sunday. Mr Agboola while speaking, said total number of 95 …
Read More »
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has commended the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) under the leadership of Prof. Is-haq Oloyede for maintaining the integrity and sanctity of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). In a statement by the Vice President, External Affairs, Comrade Akinteye Afeez, the students …
Read More »
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has arraigned an official of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Achigili Raph Ogili, and two others namely Sunday Okpara and Rasaq Abdulrahaman Dabiri, over allegations of conspiracy and falsification of documents. The trio were arraigned before Honourable Justice …
Read More »
The Rivers State Police Command has killed six suspected cultists during a raid on their hideout at Obelle community in Emohua local government area of the state. The Commissioner of Police, Nwonyi Emeka, who addressed journalists in Port Harcourt on Friday, said operatives also arrested six suspected cultists and kidnappers, …
Read More »
For observers of political events, the governorship election in Bayelsa State is not just about ambition but also that of political survival and dominance of the riverine state. Bayelsa is an unusual state. It is 100 per cent riverine, sits squarely on the delta, and is one of the few …
Read More »
The Academic Board of Kogi State Polytechnic, located in Lokoja, has approved the withdrawal of 313 students due to poor academic performance in the first semester of the 2022/2023 academic session. This decision was made after reviewing the report of the Academic Board Central Result Verification Committee during a meeting …
Read More »
The Supreme Court on Friday overturned the conviction and sentence of Peter Nwaoboshi to seven years imprisonment for offences of fraud and money laundering. The former senator representing Delta North was convicted by the Court of Appeal in Lagos on a two-count charge of fraud and money laundering in a …
Read More »
