Two women jailed for alleged child theft in Anambra
A Chief Magistrate Court, the Children, Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Court, sitting in Awka, Anambra State capital, on Wednesday, sentenced one Faith Obi, aged, 32 years, and Chinenye…
Ibadan explosion: ‘We are still looking for nine persons’ – Bodija residents
The Bodija Estate Residents Association has reported that nine residents of the area have been missing since an explosive device exploded last week Tuesday, killing at least five…
Insecurity: Lawal calls for synergy among Northern governors
Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has emphasized the need for a collaborative and multi-dimensional regional approach to address insecurity in Northern Nigeria. He made this statement during…
Lawmakers intervene in Akwa Ibom govt’s alleged road construction in Abia community
The Abia State House of Assembly has directed its Committee on Security and Boundary Matters to collaborate with the Deputy Governor of Abia State and the Transition Committee…
Panel grants bail to Ikpeazu’s former Chief of Staff, Agbazuere
Professor Anthony Agbazuere, former Chief of Staff to the ex-Governor of Abia State, has been granted bail by the Abia State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the recovery…
Only 43 per cent meet safe schools standard in Nigeria – UNICEF
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has reported that only 43% of the minimum standard for safe schools is being met in about 6,000 assessed schools in Nigeria.JAMB…
Forex scandal: EFCC probes $347bn funds, summons foreign firms
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is reportedly conducting an investigation into at least $347 billion allocated to companies in Nigeria between January 2014 and June 2023.JAMB…
JUST IN: Missing Ogun banker found in Niger
Mr. Olumide Openaike, a staff member of a microfinance bank in Kemta Oloko, Abeokuta, who had been missing since Wednesday, January 17, has been found in Mokwa, Niger…
Insecurity: Taraba govt bans motorcycles, restricts tricycles
The Taraba State government has officially instituted a ban on all motorcycles in Jalingo, the state capital, and imposed time restrictions on tricycles, allowing their movement only between…
Nigerians languish in poverty as inflation rises unfettered under Tinubu
Nigeria is currently facing severe economic challenges characterized by persistently high inflation rates, causing immense hardship for the citizens during President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reign over the last…