The Mexican government delivered to Nigeria on Tuesday an ancient bronze sculpture seized by customs agents at Mexico City airport as its buyer tried to bring it into this country. The sculpture, from the 6th century southwestern Yoruba city of Ife, shows a man wearing woven pants and a hat, […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Yola, Adamawa State, has sentenced four persons including a woman to 160 years imprisonment on a multiple-count charge of conspiracy and possession of counterfeit bank notes. Hon. Justice Abdulazeez Anka, who handed down the sentences to the convicts in the case brought by the […]
The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has said that it is wrong for any administration to abandon projects that were embarked on by previous administration and embark on new ones. The governor stated this in Ado-Ekiti on Monday when he inspected construction work at the two office buildings that […]
A 54-year-old man, Eigbafoh Smith who allegedly obtained N5 million from a cooperative society under false pretences, was on Monday brought before an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Smith, whose address was not provided, is facing a three-count charge bordering on obtaining under false pretext and issuing a […]
Two tenants, Bankole Saheed and Quam Adeowo, who allegedly threatened to kill their landlord over rent issues, were on Monday brought before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Saheed, 37, and Adeowo, 42, both residing in Surulere area of Lagos, are facing four-count charges of conspiracy, threat to life, […]
A 19-year-old Olumide Fashoro, who allegedly stole a Tecno phone valued N80,000 and escaped from a Police vehicle, on Monday appeared before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Fashoro, who had no fixed address, appeared before the court on a three-count charge of conspiracy, stealing and escape from custody. […]
The Chairman of Tsafe local government area of Zamfara state, Alhaji Aminu Mudi has on Monday announced his defection from the All Progressives Congress (APC) to the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state. Alhaji Aminu Mudi was elected as chairman of Tsafe local government area about a year […]
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has stated that young Nigerians participating in the programme should not consider themselves as civil servants. The Director-General, Brigadier General Shuaibu Ibrahim made this known in his office in Abuja. “Corps Members are not Civil Servants, they are on national service and the commencement […]
The National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) was on Sunday lured to respond to the issue of certificate forgery by the former Minister of Finance, Kemi Adeosun. A Nigerian on the social media platform, Facebook, with username: Chii Okey while responding to the NYSC warning that Prospective Corps Members with fake […]
The Ikorodu Police Station had arrested a serial burglar, Ganiu Solomon, 37; of No. 5, Okuku St, Ota-Ono Ikorodu and recovered some stolen items from him. DSP Bala Elkana, the Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, said this on Sunday. Elkana in a statement said that the suspect was arrested […]
