By Shina Abubakar A farmer, London Umoru abducted by unknown gunmen on his farmland has regained freedom. It was gathered that the victim was released after paying undisclosed sum as ransom.  London and his wife, Blessing were on December 1, 2021 abducted on their farmland around 9:40pm at Ori-Omi Pupa, Agric, Esa-Oke in Oriade local […]

The Minister of Finance, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, has said there might be introduction of new tariffs and levies in 2022, as the economy was now on a recovery path. Ahmed made this known while addressing stakeholders at a public hearing on the 2021 Finance Bill organsied by the House of Representatives Committee on Finance on […]

A 53-year-old man, Wilfred Omoike, was on Monday arraigned before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for alleged impersonation and being in possession of a suspected stolen item. Omoike, whose address was not given, is facing a two-count charge of impersonation and being in possession of a stolen item. The Police prosecutor, DSP Kehinde Ajayi, told the […]

A 30-year-old man, Hassan Baba, was on Monday docked in an Ojo Magistrates’ court in Lagos for allegedly stealing a deep freezer from a shop in Abule Ado area of Ojo, Lagos. The police charged Baba with four counts of conspiracy, burglary, assault and theft. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The Prosecution […]

Afghanistan’s new Taliban rulers are committed in principle to education and jobs for girls and women, a marked departure from their previous time in power, and seek the world’s “mercy and compassion” to help millions of Afghans in desperate need, a top Taliban leader told The Associated Press in a rare interview.