A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Inspector-General (I-G) of Police to pay a woman, Mrs Mary Kajo, N100 million over the arrest, unlawful detention, torture and alleged death of her husband, Mark Kajo. Delivering judgment, Justice Inyang Ekwo, also ordered the police authorities to pay N500, 000 as the cost of filing […]

President Bola Tinubu, President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio and Speaker House of Representatives Tajudeen Abass took turns on Wednesday to eulogise Chief Bisi Akande on his 85th birthday celebration. Akande, who was the pioneer chairman of the All Progressives Congress [APC] and former governor of Osun State, was celebrated at a dinner in his […]

Shell PLC, United Kingdom, has reached an agreement to sell its Nigerian onshore subsidiary, Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC). According to a statement on the energy firm’s website, SPDC will be sold to Renaissance, a consortium of five companies comprising four exploration and production companies based in Nigeria and an international energy […]

Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State says his administration has concluded plans to rehabilitate the tomb complex of the late Prime Minister of Nigeria, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa. He stated this at the annual remembrance day of the late prime minister on Tuesday at the tomb in Bauchi. He called on the younger generation to […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has called on media organisations interested in deploying journalists to monitor the Feb. 3, re-run and by-elections to apply for accreditation through its. The commission, in a notice signed by the Secretary to the Commission, Mrs Rose Oriaran-Anthony, on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the dedicated portal for the […]

The Federal University, Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE) said the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio and the Senate Leader, Michael Bamidele would be conferred with Honoris Causa at the 8th Convocation of the institution. Also, to be honoured by the institution are the Chairman, Senate Committee on Appropriation, Solomon Adeola, and the Chairman, House Committee on Navy, Yusuf Gadgi. […]

Toyin Falola, a professor of History, University of Texas, Austin, U.S. on Monday said that indigenous practices and beliefs should be exposed to scientific investigations in Nigeria’s education curriculum, rather than being dismissed. He  stated this while delivering the 54th convocation lecture of the University of Lagos, with the theme, ‘Decolonising African Higher Education for […]

A fire incident, which occurred at at Megida Onikanhun Compound, Edun Isale, Ilorin South Local Government, had left 120 persons homeless, razing 44 Rooms of a building and a mosque. This is contained in a statement by the Head of Department of Media and Publicity of the fire department, Hassan Adekunle, on Monday in Ilorin. […]