LAGOS FIRST LADY CALLS FOR ACTION AS ‘WEE POLICY’ LAUNCH MARKS TURNING POINT FOR WOMEN EMPOWERMENT
By: Sefiu Ajape The First Lady of Lagos State, Dr. (Mrs.) Claudiana Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu, has called for urgent and deliberate action to ensure that the...
US BECOMES NET EXPORTER OF CRUDE TO NIGERIA— EIA
The United States transitioned into a net exporter of crude oil to Nigeria in February and March, as crude consumption on the U. S. East Coast diminished...
YOBE GOVT REOPENS TWO MARKETS CLOSED OVER INSECURITY
BY UTHMAN ALIYU The Yobe state administration, in collaboration with the law enforcement agencies within the state, has resumed operations at the Kukareta and Buniyadi...
NAF AIRSTRIKE NEUTRALISES 95 TERRORISTS IN NIGER
The Air Component of Operation Fasan Yamma, has successfully eliminated no fewer than 95 terrorists in major airstrikes around Ragada and Warari villages in Rijau...
WITNESS TELLS COURT HOW BISHOP’S SERMONS LURED INVESTORS INTO N178.8M FRAUDULENT COOPERATIVE SCHEME
By Aishat Momoh. O. A witness in the ongoing N178.8 million fraud trial involving Bishop Katung Jonas and Okewole Dayo has told a Federal...
EFCC SECURES CONVICTION OF TWO VEHICLE DEALERS FOR MONEY LAUNDERING IN KEBBI
By Aishat Momoh. O. The Sokoto Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has secured the conviction of two vehicle dealers,...
MAN BAGS 21 YEARS JAIL TERM OVER DEFILEMENT OF THREE-MONTH-OLD BABY IN NASARAWA
The High Court 1 sitting in Lafia, the Nasarawa State capital, has sentenced one Ahmadu Yaro to 21 years in prison for allegedly defiling a...
SUPER FALCONS EDGE SOUTH AFRICA 2-1 TO REACH WAFCON FINAL IN DRAMATIC SEMI-FINAL CLASH
By Aishat Momoh. O. Nigeria’s Super Falcons have booked their place in the final of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) following a...
BAUCHI POLICE ARREST TWO FOR SODOMISING 12-YEAR-OLD BOY, HUNT FOR THIRD SUSPECT ONGOING
The Bauchi State Police Command has arrested two men for allegedly sodomising a 12-year-old boy. The spokesperson of the command, CSP Ahmed Mohammed Wakil, disclosed...
GOMBE GOVERNOR MUHAMMADU YAHAYA BEGINS DISBURSEMENT OF N2.06BN GRATUITY TO 1,000 RETIRED LG WORKERS
By Aishat Momoh. O. Governor Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State has commenced the disbursement of a new tranche of gratuity payments totaling over...