Akure stands still as Akeredolu’s body arrives governor’s office
Residents of Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Wednesday paid their last respects to the late former Governor of the State, Rotimi Akeredolu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that students lined up at the major roadside in the state capital to wave to the motorcade that brought the late governor to the state. […]
Nigeria, Malaysia to sign MoU on palm biomass development
The National Palm Produce Association of Nigeria (NPPAN) says the Federal Government will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Malaysian Government to develop palm biomass in the country. Ambassador Alphonsus Inyang, President of NPPAN, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Abuja. He identified palm biomass […]
EU reiterates commitment to engaging journalists in capacity building, AI
The European Union in Nigeria on Wednesday, reiterated its commitment to engaging diplomatic journalists in capacity building and Artificial intelligence training amongst others. The Deputy Ambassador of the EU to Nigeria, Mr Massimo De Luca reiterated the commitment in Abuja at a breakfast interface with journalists covering the diplomatic beats. According to De Luca, the […]
Lawyer urges Tinubu to deal with saboteurs
A Lagos-based constitutional lawyer and public affairs analyst, Mr Jide Ologun has urged President Bola Tinubu to deal with all saboteurs frustrating his reforms and governance agenda. Ologun, a former chairman, Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR), Ikeja Branch, made the call in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in […]
My husband is a drunk, wife beater, woman tells court
A businesswoman, Adenike Lawal on Wednesday sought from a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan the dissolution of her one-year-old marriage to her estranged husband, Muslim, on grounds that he is a drunk and a wife beater. Lawal, who resides in Okota area of Lagos State added that Muslim often subjected her to battery […]
Flood overruns bridge in Lagos community
The early morning downpour which caused heavy flood on Tuesday in Lagos, overran the Command Bridge in Ipaja, Alimosho Local Government Area. Consequently, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) advised residents of Command area to take alternative routes. Mr Ibrahim Farinloye, the Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) told the News Agency of Nigeria […]
Scavenger sued for N1m over alleged willful damage
The police, on Tuesday, arraigned a scavenger before a Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for willfully damaging home appliances and stealing properties worth millions of naira. The defendant – Azeez Bello, 32; – is being tried on a two-count of willful, unlawful damage and stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty. The Prosecutor, Insp. Samuel Ishola, […]
NAF nabs alleged notorious kidnapper in Kano
Troops of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) deployed at Durbunde in Takai Local Government Area of Kano State have apprehended a 35-year-old alleged high-profile kidnapper known as Isah Abdul. This is contained in a statement by NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, AVM Edward Gabkwet, on Tuesday in Abuja. He said that the arrest […]
Two teenagers docked for allegedly stealing sewing machine
Two teenagers, Ibrahim Lukman and Olatunji Lawal, were on Tuesday brought before a Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly stealing a sewing machine and other items. Lukman and Lawal, both 19 years old are being charged with conspiracy and stealing. In their separate pleas, Lukman admitted to having committed the crime while Lawal pleaded […]
Most wanted serial kidnapper in Rivers feared dead, say Police
A joint operation involving the military, paramilitary and Police, may have killed Gift Okpara, alias 2Baba, a suspected serial kidnapper responsible for several abductions in Rivers State and environs. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that 2Baba was declared wanted with a N100 million bounty on his head, by the Rivers Stgate Government. The […]
