Alleged N5.7bn SURE-P fraud: Court grants ex-gov Shema bail.
The Federal High Court, Katsina, has granted bail to the former governor of Katsina State, Ibrahim Shema, who is standing trial on alleged N5.7 billion money laundering charge.
Knocks as owner states increase LAUTECH’s tuition fees
Some residents of Iseyin council area of Oyo State have criticised governments of Oyo and Osun over the increment in the tuition fees of Ladoke Akintola University of Technology.
Murder: man, 57, 13 others bags life imprisonment in India
A court in the northern Indian state of Haryana on Wednesday sentenced a 57-years-old godman and his 13 devotees to life in jail over the murder of a woman in 2014.
Ganduje Video: Kano Police warns students group against protest
The Kano state Police Command has warned the National Union of Nigerian Students (NUNS) to desist from its plan of staging a protest march on the 29th of October to call on the Kano state Governor Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje to resign to allow for complete investigation into the allegation of receiving bribe from contractors labeled against him in some video clips released by an online news publisher Jafar Jafar, or face the wrath of the Command.
Niger Delta groups condemn smear campaign on Kachikwu
A coalition of leaders from nine states of the Niger Delta on Wednesday criticised ongoing smear campaign targeted at Dr Ibe Kachikwu, Minister of State for Petroleum Resources.
Former Thai monk sentenced to 16 years in prison for statutory rape
A Thai Criminal Court on Wednesday found a jet-setting former Buddhist monk guilty of statutory rape, an Official told dpa.
Alapomu stool is still vacant, Olagbemi as an impostor – Alapomu ruling house
The Alapomu ruling dynasty, in Isokan local government area of Osun state has urged members of the public to ignore one John Abayomi Olagbemi who is parading himself as the Alapomu of Apomu describing him as an impostor, saying that the stool is still vacant, and currently a subject of litigation.
Terrorism investigators probing Cologne arson attack, hostage-taking
The Prosecutor’s Office that handles terrorism cases in Germany confirmed on Wednesday that it is investigating an arson attack and hostage-taking by a suspected terrorist in the Western City of Cologne.
World Food Day: Over 30 per cent farmland in Niger Delta lost to floods – Uduaghan
The immediate past governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan, has disclosed that over 30 per cent of farmland in the Niger Delta region has been lost to this year’s ravaging flood.
Fayose must not die in your custody, Timi Frank warns EFCC
The immediate past Deputy National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has strongly condemned the continued detention of immediate past Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC), warning that no harm must happen to the former governor.
Nigeria not working due to over dependence on government -Utomi
Prof. Pat Utomi, a governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Delta on Monday said Nigeria was not working because of over dependence on government.
