Kwara court convicts 40 for indiscriminate refuse dumping, illegal scavenging
A Magistrate Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday sentenced 40 persons to a three-month jail term each for violation of the Kwara State Environmental Law. The defendants, all residents of…
Police arrest woman with AK-47, magazines hidden inside garri sack
A 30-year-old woman identified as Hauwa Yusuf, has been apprehended by operatives of the Special Tactical Squad for hiding one AK-47 rifle and four AK magazines inside a sack of…
EPL: Mikel Obi predicts position Chelsea will finish under Maresca
Former Super Eagles captain, John Mikel Obi, has predicted that Chelsea will finish in seventh place in the Premier League this season. The Blues finished in sixth place under Mauricio…
EPL: Salah sets new record, surpasses Lampard, Rooney, Shearer
Liverpool winger, Mohamed Salah, on Saturday set a new Premier League record as he surpassed the likes of Frank Lampard, Wayne Rooney and Alan Shearer after scoring a goal against…
Edo election: INEC to distribute PVC Aug. 22
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in Edo State has fixed August 22–30 for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards, PVCs. Timidi Wariowei, INEC’s Head of Department, Voter Education and…
Chinese firm releases one of 3 seized Nigerian presidential jets
A Chinese firm, Zhongshan Fucheng Industrial Investment Company has announced the release of one of the three Nigerian presidential jets seized on the order of a French court. The company’s…
Soldiers are harassing us on South-East roads – Igbo women cry out
Igbo women under the aegis of the Igbo Women Assembly, IWA, have appealed to the Federal Government to withdraw the soldiers deployed across checkpoints in the South-East region. They said…
Flood submerges 12 LGAs in Jigawa as residents fear 2020-like disaster
The Jigawa State Government is concerned about the possibility of a repeat of the 2020 flooding that affected over 90 percent of the state. In the current 2024 rainy season,…
Ebonyi South: Tribunal upholds Senator Okorie Ani’s election
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital, has upheld the election of Professor Anthony Okorie Ani as the Senator representing Ebonyi South Senatorial District in the Upper…
Gunmen kidnap over 20 Nigerian Medical, Dental students in Benue
Gunmen have kidnapped over 20 medical and dental students and a House Officer in Benue State. The students were en route to the Federation of Catholic Medical and Dental Students…