Barber jailed three months for stabbing neighbour
A Life Camp Chief Magistrates’ Court in Abuja on Thursday, sentenced a 21-year-old barber, Ibrahim Haruna, to three months imprisonment for stabbing his neighbour with a knife. The police charged Haruna, who resides in Karomajiji Airport Road, Abuja, with causing grievous hurt. He pleaded guilty to the charge. Chief Magistrate Musa Jobbo, in his […]
NFVCB classifies 304 films in four months
The National Film and Video Censors Board (NFVCB), said it has approved and classified no fewer than 304 films between January and April. This is contained in a statement on Thursday, by the Director, Corporate Affairs, NFVCB, Ogbonna Onwumere. He said that the movies approved and classified within the period under review, increased by […]
HIV positive father remanded for allegedly defiling, infecting daughter
The Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Offences Court in Awka, Anambra State, has remanded a 46-year-old bricklayer, Rapuruchukwu Ezenandu, who allegedly defiled his 17-year-old daughter and infected her with HIV. The defendant is facing a one-count charge of defilement. According to the Police Prosecutor, Insp. Chinyere Okechukwu, the accused committed the offence at Umudala […]
Lack of political will hindering adult education in states, NMEC declares
The National Commission for Mass Literacy, Adult and Non-Formal Education (NMEC) has linked inadequate political will by state and local governments to the major obstacle to effective adult education delivery. Dr John Edeh, Director of Literacy and Development, NMEC, made this known in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja […]
Nimi Wariboko’s The Breath That Remains
By Toyin Falola Nimi Wariboko’s book, The Breath That Remains shows an ambitious and deliberately unsettling literary work. It is one of those masterpieces that resists the conventional philosophy structure in its arguments and style. Rather than taking after the usual, the book takes to a linear styled thesis development. And through man-encompassing thought, […]
Pro Wariboko on Kalabari dignity
By Toyin Falola The historic style of cultural distinction established in Nimi Wariboko’s Kalabari Dignity is multi-layered. On one hand, it is an illustrative insight on a people and on another layer, it is a meditation on the task of becoming human within history. Wariboko’s work is a philosophically textured and culturally self-aware […]
Google unveils new AI-powered features on Android phones to transform users’ experience
An American multinational technology corporation, Google has unveiled a new suite of Artificial Intelligence-powered Android features aimed at improving productivity, security, personalisation and digital wellbeing for users globally. A statement from the organisation on Wednesday said that the announcement was made during “The Android Show: I/O Edition,” ahead of the company’s annual developer conference. […]
Uba Sani sets up consensus panel to strengthen APC unity in Kaduna
Gov. Uba Sani of Kaduna State has constituted a high-level Consensus Committee on Party Harmonisation and Aspirants’ Engagement to deepen internal democracy and strengthen unity within the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of forthcoming elections. The development is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Kaduna by the Commissioner for Information and Culture, Malam […]
Wike dismisses critics over visit to APC Chairman
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has fired back at critics following his recent visit to the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Nentawe Yilwatda. Wike told journalists after inspection of ongoing projects in Abuja on Wednesday that he does not practice politics of enmity. Wike […]
Lagos plans cybersecurity centre to protect digital economy
The Lagos State Government says plans are advancing to establish a Cybersecurity Operations Centre for stronger protection of residents’ data and digital transactions. Commissioner for Innovation, Science and Technology, Tunbosun Alake, disclosed this on Wednesday during the 2026 Ministerial Press Briefing in Alausa, Ikeja. Alake said the initiative became necessary as more residents embraced […]
