We’ll continue to support multilateral financing to broaden economy – Buhari
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday in Durban, South Africa assured that the Nigerian government will continue to support efforts to broaden the economy through multilateral financing. President Buhari gave the assurance when Prof. Benedict Oramah, President and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) paid […]
Businessman drags friend to court over alleged sale of land, seeks refund
A businessman, Shehu Adamu, on Monday, dragged his friend, Yakubu Shuaib, to a Sharia Court sitting in Magajin Gari, Kaduna State, for allegedly selling his land without his consent. Adamu, who resides at Rigasa, Kaduna, through his counsel, MI Hashim, prayed the court to order the defendant to refundN800,000 to him, being the value of […]
Detained US journalist released by Myanmar junta
Detained American journalist, Denny Fenster, has been released and deported amid growing international pressure after a Myanmar court sentenced him to 11 years in prison. According to his employer, Frontier Myanmar, “we are relieved that Danny is finally out of prison, somewhere he never should have been in the first place.” Frontier’s Editor-in-Chief, Thomas Kean, […]
US mission kicks off Busanyin shrine preservation project
The documentation and conservation efforts for the Busanyin Shrine at the Osun Osogbo Sacred Grove was launched in Osogbo last Thursday.
Court seizes complainant’s bangles for contempt
A Magajin Gari Sharia Court on Monday seized bangles, belonging to a complainant, Aliyu Ibrahim, for contempt. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ibrahim, a teenager, had worn female bangles on his wrist and had also indecently dressed before the court. When the Judge, Murtala Nasir, asked him why he was indecently dressed […]
Bank robbers on endangered list in Germany
Bank robbers seem to be a dying breed in Germany, the number of robberies at banks, savings institutions and post offices have dropped by 95 per cent over the past three decades. This is according to a 1993 report, in which the Federal Criminal Police Office (BKA) counted 1,623 robberies of “financial institutions and post […]
