Landscaping consultant Tigran Gertz is able to sell his expertise, but that knowledge didn’t come cheap. After immigrating to Wisconsin in 1999 without knowing English, Gertz struggled to fit into his local school. But pressure made him learn quickly. “Within 6 months I could speak basic English… Being bullied was common for a foreigner in […]

By Tordue Salem – Abuja The Executive Secretary National Human Rights Commission, Tony Ojukwu has lamented the deteriorating and alarming state of insecurity in the country and calls on the government to take necessary actions to curtail the continuous abduction of students from schools. Ojukwu made this call when news of the abduction of some […]

A community leader, Danladi Bawa, 70, on Friday, appeared in a  Wuse Zone Six Magistrates’ Court in Abuja, for alleged joint act and mischief. The police charged Bawa and Danjuma John, 42, both of Azhata Community, Durumi, Area1, Abuja, with two counts of joint act and mischief. The defendants, however, pleaded not guilty. The Prosecution […]

The Chief Whip of the Senate, Sen. Orji Kalu has appreciated President Muhammadu Buhari for appointing Dr Orji Ogbonnaya Orji as Executive Secretary, Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI). Kalu, in a statement issued on Friday in Abuja, lauded the decision of the President and urged the new appointee to sustain his impeccable pedigree by […]

A witch doctor, contracted to exhume the body of a woman said to have suffered injustice in the hands of her in-laws until, collapsed and died inside the grave.

A 46-year-old man, Saidi Omilabu, on Friday appeared in an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly defrauding a Cooperative Society of N900,000. Omilabu, who resides at Mushin area of Lagos, is facing a two-count charge of stealing and fraud. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecutor, Insp. Donjour Perezi, told the court […]

By Bashir Bello Remains of Second Republic Lawmaker and member of House of Representative in Kano State, Dr. Junaid Mohammed is expected for burial by 2pm, says family member, Muhammad Salisu. Salisu said the funeral prayer is to hold at Al-Furqan Juma’at Mosque after the Friday prayer. He would be buried at the Tarauni cemetery.

By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State and his entire family on the passing of their father, Sir Arthur Okorie Okowa. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Chief Femi Adesina, disclosed this in a statement he issued in Abuja, Friday. READ ALSOPetrol sells […]

By Ndahi Marama RESIDENTS of Maiduguri Metropolitan Council, Jere Local Government Area and the entirety of Northern Borno Senatorial District have been forced into darkness since January 25, 2021 when armed insurgents used an improved explosive device to destroy the only functional electricity transmission line along Damaturu-Maiduguri highway that supplies light to many towns and […]

..Peter Obi, Donald Duke, Bishop Kukah, Murray-Bruce, Ali Ndume, Dele Momodu, Odion Ighalo, Onyeka Onwenu, Howard Hewitt and others call for release Three years after the abduction of Leah Sharibu by the notorious terrorist gang, Boko Haram, the number one bestselling author and former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Pastor Reno Omokri has remained steadfast […]