Onaiyekan finally hands over to Kaigama as Abuja Archbishop
Luminous Jannamike – Abuja His Eminence, John Cardinal Onaiyekan, on Thursday officially handed over to His Grace, Rev. Ignatius Kaigama, as the new Metropolitan Archbishop of Abuja. During the installation ceremony of the new Archbishop held in Abuja, the Pope’s Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, His Excellency, Most Rev. Antonio Fillipazzi, urged Kaigama to pursue the […]
Rape victim set on fire on her way to court in India
Police on Thursday said that a 23-year-old woman, who was allegedly raped was set on fire while going to court in northern India, and is currently battling for her life. The Police added that the woman in Uttar Pradesh state’s Unnao district was on her way to attend a hearing in the case she filed […]
Pension Laws: FG will comply with court ruling ― Malami
By Soni Daniel – Abuja Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami said the Federal Government will comply with Wednesday’s Federal High Court ruling mandating his office to retrieve billions of Naira paid to former governors as pensions. Malami said his office will, however, be guided by the public interest in […]
Adamawa Govt. to pay fees for WAEC, NECO exams
The Adamawa Government is to pay the West African Examination Council (WAEC) and National Examination Council (NECO) examinations fees for all Senior Secondary School (SSS) students in the state. Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri made this promise while addressing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) supporters at a rally on Thursday in Yola. The campaign rally was organised […]
Alleged Land Fraud: How I paid N2.3m into Kwara TV GM’s account ― Witness
An EFCC witness on Monday testified before Justice Sikiru Oyinloye of a Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin how he paid the embattled General Manager of Kwara State Television Authority (Kwara TV), Alhaji Abdulfatai Adewale Adebowale a sum of N2.3 million. The witness, Sulyman Abdulkareem said the money was for four plots of land […]
El Zakzaky transferred to Kaduna correctional centre
Ben Agande – Kaduna The detained leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Sheikh Ibraheem El Zakzaky has been transferred to Kaduna correctional centre from the custody of the Department of state services where he had been held for several months. His transfer followed an order by the Kaduna State high court Judge, Gideon Kudafa […]
