Usoro: I did not submit my phones to EFCC – Witness
A prosecution witness, Mrs. Idongesit Udom on Monday told a Federal High Court in Lagos that she did not submit her mobile phones to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) during an investigation of the President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Paul Usoro. The EFCC arraigned Usoro on a 10-count charge of N1.4 […]
Three talking points in golf this week
Tyrrell Hatton held off a stellar field to claim his maiden PGA Tour title at Bay Hill on Sunday, while Tiger Woods announced he would miss this week’s Players Championship through injury. Here, AFP Sport looks at three talking points in golf as the world’s leading players gear up for the sport’s ‘fifth major’ at […]
Scarcity of E-Passport will affect 2020 – Hajj-IHR
By Ibrahim Hassan The Independent Hajj Reporters, a civil society organisation that reports Hajj and Umrah activities, has observed that a shortage of e-passport was capable of affecting the smooth conduct of Hajj in 2020. The group, therefore, called on the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) to ensure availability of E-passport especially the 32-page 5-year validity […]
NAF destroys ISWAP hideout in Borno
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) said its Air Component of Operation Lafiya Dole had destroyed an Islamic State of West Africa Province (ISWAP) hideout at Gulumba Gana-Kumshe Axis in the northern part of Borno State. The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, Air Commodore, Ibikunle Daramola, who disclosed this in a statement on Monday […]
Scarcity of e-passport will affect 2020 Hajj — IHR
By Ibrahim Hassan The Independent Hajj Reporters, a civil society organisation that reports Hajj and Umrah activities, has observed that shortage of e-passport was capable of affecting the smooth conduct of Hajj in 2020. The group, therefore, called on the Nigerian Immigration Services (NIS) to ensure availability of E-passport especially the 32-page 5-year validity (Adults […]
Sales manager docked over alleged N.36m theft
A 22-year-old sales manager, Godwin Matthew, was on Monday arraigned at the Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing N360,000 from his employer. Matthew was arraigned on a one-count charge of stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, ASP Thomas Nurudeen, told the court that the defendant committed the […]
