DRIVER REMANDED OVER UNIOSUN STUDENTS, OTHERS’ DEATH
An Osogbo Chief Magistrate Court, on Wednesday, remanded one Ibrahim Muntari, in Ilesa Correctional Centre for allegedly causing the death of commuters in a road...
POLITICS: RIVERS SOLE ADMINISTRATOR SWEARS IN SSG
The Sole Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ibas (rted), has charged the new Secretary to the State Government, Prof Ibibia Worika, to bring...
UPDATE: REPS BILL TO CONVERT LAGOS 37 LCDAs TO LGs PASSES SECOND READING
The House of Representatives has passed a bill through a second reading seeking to recognise the 37 Development Area Councils of Lagos State as full-fledged...
JUST IN: FG DECLARES MONDAY, TUESDAY AS PUBLIC HOLIDAY TO CELEBRATE EID-EL-FITR
The Federal Government has declared Monday, March 31 and Tuesday, April 1 as public holidays to mark the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi...
LAKURAWA TERRORISTS KILL TWO CUSTOMS OFFICERS, LOCAL IN KEBBI
Gunmen suspected to be Lakurawa terrorists have attacked and killed two Customs officers and one local at Bachaka, a border community in Argungu Local Government...
CRIME: COURT SENTENCES TWO TO DEATH IN PLATEAU
A High Court in Plateau State on Wednesday sentenced two persons, Thomas Danboyi and Pam Lang, to death by hanging for their roles in the...
EFCC ARRAIGNS BUSINESSWOMAN OVER ALLEGED N34 MILLION THEFT
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) arraigned a businesswoman, Oluwabukunola Gadzama, before an Ikeja High Court over an alleged N34 million theft. Gadzama was...
NCS IMPLEMENT ZERO-TARIFF ON IMPORTED PHARMACEUTICAL INPUTS
The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has begun implementing a two-year exemption on import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT) for key pharmaceutical raw materials. This...
UPDATE: BODYGUARD ARRESTED FOR ‘CONTRADICTIONS’ IN TESTIMONY AT MARADONA’S TRIAL
A former bodyguard of Diego Maradona was arrested Tuesday for allegedly giving false testimony in the trial of seven health professionals accused of criminal negligence...
HEALTH: OGUN GOVT ANNOUNCES LASSA FEVER OUTBREAK, CONFIRMS DEATH OF CORPS MEMBER
The Ogun State Commissioner for Health, Dr Tomi Coker, has declared an outbreak of Lassa Fever in the state with a casualty. The commissioner...