191,626 farmers now enjoy cover under insurance index program
The number of small scale farmers in the country who enjoyed insurance cover under the Nigeria Index Insurance program rose by 1,214 percent to 191,626 this year from 14,589 farmers in 2017.
NASS will help turn Nigeria into military power house in Africa — Defence committee
The House of Representatives Committee on Defence, says the 9th National Assembly will work towards turning Nigeria into a military power house in Africa.
Court sentences woman to death for killing rival, 7 children
By Peter Okutu State High Court sitting in Abakaliki, yesterday sentenced a woman, Mrs Agnes Nwefuru, to death by hanging for killing her co-wife and seven children in Ebony State. The Plaintiff, Ebonyi State Government had in a suit no.HAW/13C/2017, brought against the defendant, Agnes Nwefuru, accused her of setting ablaze the House of her […]
Girl set alight by boyfriend for allegedly cheating on him dies
Tolani Alabi who was set ablaze by her boyfriend, Orji Ifeanyichukwu, for allegedly cheating on him has died as a result of her injuries. 24 years old Tolani reportedly promised to become faithful to Ifeanyi after they started dating but didn’t keep to her words. She died after being set ablaze by her lover who […]
Over 100m Nigerians lack Identity, says DG NIMS
The Director General, National Identity Management Commission, Aliyu Abubakar said over 100 million Nigerians have no official identity.
Erdogan says Turkey, Libya could do joint eastern Med exploration
Turkey and Libya could hold joint exploration activities in the eastern Mediterranean, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday after the two governments signed a maritime deal. Such a move would likely further anger Greece which has criticised the Libya-Turkey agreement as a violation of international maritime law and an infringement on Greek islands’ right […]
