Court frees Atiku’s son, grants child custody to ex-wife
A Tinubu Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday discharged Aminu Atiku Abubakar of contempt but granted the custody of his two children to his estranged wife, Fatimo Bolori. Aminu is the son of former...
View ArticleLASG reiterates commitment to getting jobs for graduates
Sesan Olufowobi The Lagos State Government says it is committed to getting unemployed graduates in the state employed by introducing them to job opportunities available in the private sector. The...
View ArticleCourt stops coronation of new Ijebu Jesa monarch
Femi Makinde, Osogbo An Osun State High Court sitting in Ilesa has ordered the Osun State Government and all the parties involved in the selection of the new Elegboro of Ijebu Jesa to maintain status...
View ArticleINEC says 2,158,171 to vote in Anambra gov poll
Tony Okafor, Awka he Independent National Electoral Commission on Wednesday said it was not thinking of disqualifying any candidate in the November 18 governorship election in Anambra State. INEC also...
View ArticleIbadan Chieftaincy: Mogajis allege threat to lives
Olufemi Atoyebi, Ibadan The Council of Ibadan Authentic Mogajis in Ibadan have alleged that they have been receiving calls from anonymous persons threatening them to stop going to the Popoyemoja palace...
View ArticlePDP chair: Senate caucus moves to adopt consensus candidate
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja Members of the Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the Senate have agreed to adopt a consensus candidate for the national chairmanship of the opposition party, it was learnt on...
View ArticleContempt: Court remands, releases Atiku’s son in child custody suit
For disobeying a court order, Aminu, the son of a former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, was on Wednesday remanded in the transit cell of Tinubu Chief Magistrates’ Court, Lagos. Aminu was...
View ArticleChina arrests corrupt fugitive officials in Nigeria, others
Adelani Adepegba, Abuja The Peoples Republic of China said it had arrested 3,339 fugitives who fled to Nigeria and 89 other countries to escape prosecution for corruption. The Chinese Ambassador to...
View ArticleOsinbajo, Kachikwu, Baru meet inside Aso Rock
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo on Wednesday presided over a meeting attended by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Dr. Ibe Kachikwu and the Group Managing Director of...
View ArticleZuma statue: I owe no one apology, says Okorocha
Gibson Achonu, Owerri Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has said he owes no person any apology for erecting the statue of the South African President, Jacob Zuma, in the state. This was contained...
View ArticleCouple jailed for kissing in Tunisia
A Frenchman and a Tunisian woman were convicted Wednesday on appeal in Tunis for “public indecency” after an altercation with police who arrested the couple while they were hugging in a car. The...
View ArticleKidney theft: Patronise only accredited hospitals, FG urges Nigerians
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Wednesday urged Nigerians to patronise only accredited health institutions in order not to fall prey to those harvesting kidneys...
View ArticleBuhari leaves for Turkey to return on Sunday
Olalekan Adetayo, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday left Nigeria for Istanbul, Turkey to participate in the ninth Summit of the Developing 8 (D-8) which holds on Friday. Buhari left Abuja...
View ArticleWhy N’Assembly hasn’t transmitted amendment bills to states – Dogara
John Ameh, Abuja The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mr. Yakubu Dogara, confirmed on Wednesday that the new amendments to the 1999 Constitution had yet to leave the National Assembly because...
View ArticleSuspected monkeypox cases rise to 74 in 11 states – FG
Olalekan Adetayo, Eniola Akinkuotu,Success Nwogu and Bukola Adebayo The Minister of Health, Prof. Isaac Adewole, on Wednesday said the country had so far recorded 74 suspected cases of monkeypox in 11...
View Article2019: INEC to recruit one million ad hoc workers
Leke Baiyewu, Abuja The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmud Yakub, told the Senate Committee on INEC on Wednesday that the commission would recruit about one million...
View ArticleSecurity guard blamed devil for defiling minor – Police
Oluwatosin Omojuyigbe A policewoman, who is also the Investigating Police Officer on a defilement case, Happiness Eche, on Wednesday, told a Lagos State High Court in Ikeja that a security guard, Abass...
View ArticleChina’ll continue to assist Nigeria, other developing nations – Jinping
Akinpelu Dada, Beijing Nigeria and other developing and least developed countries are set to benefit from China’s bourgeoning prosperity as the communist country has announced that it will increase...
View ArticleConstitution’ll determine our presidential candidate – APC
John Alechenu, Abuja TFollowing discordant tunes over whether or not President Muhammadu Buhari will be given an automatic ticket to contest the 2019 presidential election, the ruling All Progressives...
View ArticleMonarch sues Osun CP for embarrassing him
Oladimeji Ramon The Owa Tapa of Ijesha, Osun State, Dr. Olapade Agoro, has dragged the Osun State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Fimihan Adeoye, before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory,...
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