Bandits abandon motorcycles on sighting fighter jets in Birnin Gwari
By Lawani Mikairu, Bashir Bello & Ibrahim Hassan The ‘’no fly zone’’ order given by President Muhammadu Buhari over Zamfara State on Tuesday appears to have impacted positively on banditry in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State yesterday, as bandits ran helter-skelter, abandoning their motorcycles on sighting military fighter jets in the area, and […]
Court orders tailor to sweep premises for 2 weeks for stealing pack of milo
A Karu Grade I Area Court on Wednesday, ordered a 25-year-old tailor, Yesmin Abdullahi, to sweep the court premises for two weeks for stealing a pack of Milo, chocolate malt beverage. Abdullahi, who resides in Gwarimpa, Abuja, pleaded guilty to criminal trespass and theft and begged for leniency. The judge, Inuwa Maiwada, did not give […]
Insecurity: Hire mercenaries, collaborate with neighbours to end insurgency, Gov Zulum tells FG
The governor of Borno state and Chairman of the Northeast Governors Forum, Babagana Zulum has urged the federal government to hire mercenaries and collaborate with Nigeria’s neighbours to end the insurgency.
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and the challenge of WTO
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has to marshal all compelling reasons on why free and fair trade is in the best interest of all By Charles Onunaiju THE World Trade Organisation, WTO, rule-maker for the global trading system which started life on January 1, 1995, has just had its glass ceiling shattered, with the first woman climbing to […]
Kogi Governor accepts BON awards hosting rights
…BON Awards: Kogi government claims hosting rights …Awards to hold in Lokoja Dec. 11 Organisers of leading pan-Nigerian film industry awards, Best of Nollywood (BON) Awards have announced that the Kogi State Government, led by Governor Yahaya Bello will be hosting the 2021 edition of the awards in Kogi State capital city, Lokoja, come Saturday, […]
Olusola Owonikoko emerges President-elect US Consulate Carrington Youth Fellowship Alumni Network
By Gabriel Olawale Olusola Owonikoko has emerged the president-elect of the Carrington Youth Fellowship Alumni Network, CYFAN. CYFAN is the alumni association of the Carrington Youth Fellowship Initiative, a program of the Consulate of the United States of America in Lagos. Olusola Owonikoko is a 2014/15 Fellow of the program, where he received the Consul […]
