Shema: Appeal Court adjourns case to Nov. 9
The Appeal Court sitting in Kaduna on Thursday adjourned hearing till Nov. 9, in the appeal filed by former Katsina State Governor, Ibrahim Shema against his trial by a Katsina State High Court.
Screening irregularities threaten Kogi Youth Council polls
Saturday’s election into the various offices of the Kogi state chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigeria NYCN is now threatened due to complaints by election observers about irregularities that have marred the screening exercise.
Osun Govt. provides 15 hectares of land for commercial farming
The Osun State Government on Thursday said it had provided about 15 hectares of land for large scale cultivation to boost food production in the state.
Terrorism: Kogi demolishes 18 houses used by criminals
The Kogi state government has demolished 18 houses serving as hideouts for kidnappers, armed robbers and other criminals, an official said on Thursday.
NEPC puts modalities in place to increase non-oil exports
The Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC) says it has set in motion strategies to increase non-oil export.
2nd Anniversary: APC Chieftain urges continuous support for Buhari Administration
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State, Alhaji Abdulmajid Danbulki-Kwamanda, has called on Nigerians, irrespective of their religious and political inclinations, to continue to support the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
Mutual Benefits Insurance marketer, 44, bolts with customers’ N1.3m
A 44-year-old insurance company marketer, Adekunle Gboyelade, who allegedly bolted with his employer’s N1.3 million, was on Thursday released on N500,000 bail on the orders of an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court.
WaterAid partners with 3 states to mitigate open defecation
WaterAid, an international organisation, on Thursday, said it had initiated Water Easy Toilet (WET) facilities in Enugu, Jigawa and Ekiti States to mitigate open defecation.
Ethiopian court sentences politician to 6 yrs, 6 months over Facebook posts
A Federal High Court on Thursday sentenced a prominent Ethiopian opposition politician to six years and six months for accusing the government of using disproportionate force against demonstrators.
He’s not the biological father of my son, divorce-seeking wife tells court
A divorce-seeking housewife, Mojisola Ajiboye, on Thursday told an Agege Customary Court that her husband is not the biological father of her son.
LAUTECH: Osun Govt. alleges plot by hoodlums to cause breach of peace
A statement by the Osun government has alleged plots by hoodlums to cause mayhem and breach the peace enjoyed in the state.
Queen Elizabeth visits injured children in Manchester terrorist attack
Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday visited several children injured in the terrorist attack at Manchester Arena, meeting patients and staff at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital.
Security: IOM partners ECOWAS on harmonised migration data
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) is to partner with the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) in having a functional and reliable harmonised migration data for the sub-region.
25- year- old Unemployed chopped off driver’s hand with cutlass
A 25-year-old unemployed, Yekini Balogun, was on Thursday docked at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly cutting a part of a truck driver’s hand with a cutlass.
Manchester Utd, City pledge 1m pounds to victims of attack
Manchester United and Manchester City on Thursday jointly pledged one million pounds (1.3 million dollars) to an emergency fund set up to aid victims of Monday’s terror attack in the city.
