Travelers stranded as collapsed bridge disrupts movement in Taraba
Travelers from Jalingo to Wukari in Taraba State, as well as those heading to southern states in Nigeria, are now being compelled to seek alternative routes due to the collapse…
‘Killing Christians only offence not punished’ – Bishop Kukah
Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Kukah, has bemoaned the continuous persecution of Christians in the North, saying perpetrators are allowed to move freely without facing punishment.…
Sokoto monarch’s killing: Protesters in Police net for destroying govt property
Operatives of the Sokoto State Police Command have arrested some suspects in connection with the protest held in Sabon Birni, headquarters of Sabon Birni LGA, over the death of the…
Roadside defecation: Lagos Govt sets up taskforce (VIDEO)
The Lagos State Government has issued a stern warning to residents against defecating on the roadside. The State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, in a post via…
BPP saves N1.7trn from fraudulent procurement processes — Gbajabiamila
The Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajiabiamila, has heaped praise on the Bureau of Public Procurement, BPP, for helping to block loopholes through which the country would have…
Bandits kill 13 farmers in Niger
Gunmen suspected to be bandits have killed 13 persons on their farms at the Ijuwa fringes of the Alawa community of the Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The…
Chinese investors Zhongshang seize another $57m Nigerian jet in Canada
A Chinese firm, Zhongshang Fucheng Industrial Investment Ltd., has finalised the repossession of a luxury jet owned by Nigeria in Canada. Peoples Gazette reports that Zhongshang recently received a change…
Olukayode Ariwoola retires as Chief Justice of Nigeria
The 22nd Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has retired from service. Ariwoola’s retirement followed his attainment of 70 years. Justice Ariwoola was born on 22 August 1954.…
You can’t get 50% of husband’s properties after divorce under Nigerian laws – Lawyer tells women
Activist lawyer, Madubuachi Idam, on Thursday said Nigerian laws frown at a woman getting 50 percent of her husband’s properties during divorce. Idam warned that women who push their husbands…
Court restrains APC from conducting congresses in Rivers
A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has granted an ex parte order restraining the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress, APC, led by Abdullahi Umar-Ganduje and…