PDP leadership suits: Appeal Court dismisses leftover appeals
A 3-man special panel of justices of the Court of Appeal on Thursday in Abuja dismissed all four leftover appeals that emanated from PDP national leadership tussle.
My husband is a drunk, dissolve our union, woman tells court
Mr Ademola Odunade, the President of Mapo Customary Court, Ibadan, on Thursday, dissolved a 16 year-old marriage between Bunmi and her husband, Ayoola Makinwa, for drunkenness and irresponsibility.
Anambra 2017: APC primary, caricature of gender equality – Women
Some women in Abuja have described the recent primary election of All Progressives Congress (APC) for forthcoming governorship poll in Anambra as “caricature of 35 per cent Affirmative Action for Women.’’
My husband is a drunk, dissolve our union, Wife tells court
Mr. Ademola Odunade, the President of Mapo Customary Court, Ibadan, on Thursday, dissolved a 16 year-old marriage between Bunmi and her husband, Ayoola Makinwa, for drunkenness and irresponsibility.
Court dissolves childless marriage over woman’s refusal to take oath
An Igando Customary Court in Lagos on Thursday dissolved a 28-year-old childless marriage over the woman’s refusal to take an oath to prove she was not responsible for the man’s sickness.
fourth Hurricane Max forms off Mexico’s southwestern coast
Hurricane Max has formed off the southwestern coast of Mexico, triggering a hurricane warning for a long stretch of coastal communities including the resort city of Acapulco, forecasters said.
Restructuring: APC not working at cross-purposes with NASS, Northern Govs – Panel
Restructuring: APC not working at cross-purposes with NASS, Northern Govs – Pannel
Inadequate structures, poor funding impede sports devt. in Nigeria, says Igali
Dr Daniel Igali, President, Nigeria Wrestling Federation (NWF) has identified inadequate structures and poor funding as the major factors impeding sports development in the country.
Nasarawa State Govt. to Private schools: Beef up you’r security
Tijjani Ahmed, the Nasarawa State Commissioner for Education, has urged proprietors of private schools to beef up security in their schools in order to protect their students and teachers
NCC seizes pirated works worth N926m in 8 months – official
The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) says it has seized pirated materials worth about N926 million in the last eight months in Lagos metropolis.
Customs at PH rakes in N2.98bn, surpasses revenue target
The Nigeria Customs Service, NCS, Area 1 Command Port Harcourt, has realised N2.98billion in its revenue generation for the month of August, 2017. The Command also surpassed its revenue target in the same period with N300million
Malaysia school fire kills 23 children and teachers
Twenty-three people, mostly children, were killed Thursday by a blaze that tore through a Malaysian religious school, trapping them in a dormitory with metal grilles barring its windows.
Dangote approaches South PPC about takeover deal
Dangote Cement has approached South African cement producer, (PPC), for takeover bid, but talks are at preliminary stages, Media reported on Thursday.
Bisola of BBN 2017 releases `Water & Fire’, a debut ‘collabo’ video
Big Brother Naija (BBN) 2017 Reality TV show first runner-up, Bisola Aiyeola has partnered ex-Project Fame West African winner, Jeff Akoh, to release a debut hot single, ‘Water and Fire’.
SERAP to Saraki: Tell Nigerians if it’s true that a Senator gets over N3bn yearly
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the Senate President Dr Bukola Sakari to “urgently explain to Nigerians if it is true that a Nigerian Senator gets N29 million in monthly pay, and over N3 billion a year.”
Military investigating claims of rights abuse in Abia
The Military has begun an enquiry into allegations of torture of civilians by soldiers on Operation Python Dannce in Abia State. It said that any soldier found to have involved himself in such untoward activities would be dealt with in accordance with military law.
