archiveMarch 13, 2020

A 22-year-old man, Sunday Ogaji, who allegedly raped a she-goat, on Friday appeared in an Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Ogaji, whose address was not given with ”unnatural offence”. The prosecution counsel, Sgt.Olubu Apata, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on March 4 at about 2....

The PDP has called for an investigation into a suspected attack on President Muhammadu Buhari which occurred when the president was on an official trip in Kebbi state. Kola Ologbondiyan, the spokesperson for the party, in a statement on Friday, said the security breach which resulted in the incident must...

  The Former Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II led Friday prayers in the village of Awe, Nassarawa state, where he is currently confined. Sanusi has been the subject of several headlines since this week began following his removal by the Kano state government amidst much outcry. The Emir clad...

  The Federal Government, on Friday, said the second confirmed case of coronavirus in the country no longer had the virus in his system and would be discharged from the treatment centre in Lagos. The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, said this while giving an update on the virus...

The Federal Government has released the sum of N295 billion for some selected critical infrastructural projects under the 2020 budget. It has also released the sum of $220 million (about N67.1 billion) as its counterpart funding for railway projects. Minister of Finance, Budget and National Planning, Mrs Zainab Ahmed, who...

  The Civil Defence, Correctional, Fire and Immigration Services Board (CDCFIB) has approved the 2020 recruitment into the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS). The Service Public Relations Officer, Mr Sunday James, disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. James said that the recruitment was approved by the board under...

The management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has retired about 40 group general managers and general managers at the oil firm. It was gathered on Thursday in Abuja that the affected GGMs and GMs were asked to leave the employ of the oil firm on Wednesday. Sources at the...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says market fundamentals do not support Naira devaluation this time around. The CBN made this known in a statement by the bank’s Director, Corporate Communications, Mr Isaac Okorafor in Abuja on Friday. Okorafor expressed dismay at speculative activities at the foreign exchange market...

The Presidency has described a video being passed around on social media platforms as an attack on President Muhammadu Buhari in Kebbi State on Thursday as ‘a work of mischief makers’. It would be recalled that a video of a young man, seen charging towards the President, who was in...

Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the immediate release of dethroned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi from confinement/detention. Justice Anwuli Chikere made the order in an ex-parte ruling on Friday morning after listening to lawyer to Sanusi, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) who argued a motion ex-parte to that effect....