A Jos Magistrate’ Court on Wednesday, sentenced a 17-year-old boy to nine months imprisonment for stealing a cellphone. The Magistrate, Shawomi Bokkos sentenced the minor, who pleaded guilty to theft. Bokkos in her judgment gave the convict an option of fine of N20,000. She also ordered him to pay a compensation of N40,000. Earlier, the…
Former President Mohammad Buhari donated a cow and other food items to the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) corps members serving in his hometown in Daura Local Government Area of Katsina State. This is contained in a statement issued by the NYSC Public Relations Officer, Mr Alex Obemeata. He said the gift was for the…
A stray bullet from a yet-to-be identified source has allegedly hit and killed a 20-month-old child at Umuoba-Uratta in Owerri North Local Government Area of Imo. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the incident occured at about 10p.m on Monday. The child, identified as Emmanuel Eleweke, was the third of his parents, Mr…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Tuesday, rejected the no-case submission filed by Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, the former Registrar, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), in the alleged N5.2 billion fraud charge. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a ruling, held that the elements of the offence preferred against Ojerinde had been identified by the ICPC’s…
Legal proceedings in Nigeria’s ongoing $9.6 billion fraud case against British national James Nolan, a director in Process and Industrial Developments Ltd (P&ID), were delayed on Tuesday due to the absence of both prosecution and defence counsel. The Federal High Court in Abuja had scheduled the session for the adoption of final written addresses, but…
As Nigeria grapples with the highest rate of Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) globally, researchers and health leaders have stressed that prevention—especially through informed partner selection—remains the most cost-effective and impactful way to curb the disease’s prevalence. This message was at the forefront of discussions during a recent public lecture organised by Yakubu Gowon University’s Centre…
Nigeria’s All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State has issued a strong rebuke of a media aide to Governor Dauda Lawal, calling on security agencies to investigate what it termed “dangerous falsehoods” and character attacks against top APC figures. In a statement issued Tuesday by Yusuf Idris, spokesperson for the Zamfara APC, the party accused…
A Nigerian policy advocacy group has called on President Bola Tinubu to press ahead with his economic reforms, warning that the approach to the 2027 general elections must not derail ongoing progress. At a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, Omoniyi Akinsiju, Chairman of the Independent Media and Policy Initiative (IMPI), said the government’s structural…
Nigeria’s iconic Abuja International Conference Centre has been renamed after President Bola Tinubu, following a major refurbishment led by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. The announcement was made during a ceremony marking President Tinubu’s second year in office. Wike said the renamed Bola Ahmed Tinubu International Conference Centre now reflects…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Ogun State has sounded the alarm over a fake recruitment scheme circulating across social media platforms, warning that it is not currently conducting any recruitment. In an official statement released on Tuesday, spokesperson for the command, Mr Dyke Ogbonnaya, disclosed that a group of fraudsters had…
