1st Niger Bridge closure begins as commuters lament Owerri Road
By Chimaobi Nwaiwu NNEWI — The temporary closure of the 1st Niger Bridge to traffic for emergency maintenance commenced on Monday, with motorists diverted to the 2nd Niger Bridge. The Federal Government had announced that the bridge would be closed for two weeks to enable the Federal Ministry of Works carry out maintenance and rehabilitation […]
Alleged 250 hectares land-grabbing: How hoodlums chased us away on our land —Ibadan landowners
By Adeola Badru In many cases, land conflicts in Nigeria have led to the destruction of lives and property as well as the displacement of people, particularly in the rural areas. Activities of land-grabbers are not only illegal but anti-thetical to societal development, peace and progress. The land-grabbers speculate on land with little or no […]
Plateau residents groan over rise in price of charcoal
Concerned residents of Jos, the Plateau State capital have decried the increase in the price of charcoal in the state. Some of the residents, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Jos, lamented that the price of the commodity had gone through the roof. Miss Jennifer Godwin, a student and […]
Job seeker jailed 6 months for stealing iron rod
An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, Jos, on Thursday sentenced a job seeker, Aklo Joseph to six months imprisonment for stealing a 12mm iron rod worth N4,300. The presiding Judge, Lawal Suleiman, sentenced Joseph after he pleaded guilty to the two counts of theft and criminal trespass and pleaded for leniency. Suleiman however […]
Student bags 6 months imprisonment for stealing sewing machine
An Upper Area Court sitting in Kasuwan Nama, Jos, on Thursday sentenced an 18-year-0ld student, Solomon Paul, to six months imprisonment for stealing a sewing machine worth N70,000. The presiding Judge, Lawal Suleiman, sentenced Paul after he pleaded guilty to the one count charge of theft and begged the court for leniency. Suleiman, however, gave […]
Two friends jailed one year each for stealing phone
A Jos Upper Area Court on Thursday, sentenced two friends to one year imprisonment each for stealing an Infinix Hot 6 and N10,000. The presiding Judge, Lawal Suleiman, sentenced Zainab Abdul and Dahiru Umar after they pleaded guilty to two counts of criminal conspiracy and theft and begged the court for leniency. Suleiman however gave Abdul an […]
