The West Africa Examination Council and Vatebra Limited have rewarded Oyediran Akinloye, who emerged as overall best student in the 2022 WASSCE examinations with a cash prize of N500,000. Three others, Pinn Margaret, Ede-Oballa, and Mgbemele Amarachi, were also rewarded. The cash awards were presented to the students at the 61st annual meeting of the…
The Minna Chief Magistrate Court has sentenced a dismissed Inspector of the Niger State Police Command, Inspector Yahaya Mohammed, to two years imprisonment for theft and sale of Ak 47 magazine and ammunition to suspected armed bandits in the state. Before his dismissal, Mohammed was the second in Command in charge of the armoury at…
… N25bn properties saved by Fire officers Fire on Wednesday night razed the popular Oja Tuntun Market in Ilorin, Kwara state capital, gutting 15 of the over 1,000 shops in the process. We reliably gathered that the fire started around 10:30 pm while efforts of the State Fire service by their timely intervention saved properties…
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported a significant drop in Nigeria’s unemployment rate from 33.3 to 4.1 percent. Despite this optimistic figure, the stark reality across the nation paints a different picture. A considerable number of Nigerian graduates, especially those from tertiary institutions, continue to grapple with unemployment. The struggle is evident nationwide, as…
The Mandate Secretary for Women and Children Affairs in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mrs Adedayo Bejamins-Laniyi, says 2,344 cases of Gender-based violence (GBV) have been reported in the territory. Benjamins-Laniyi made this known during a meeting with On Air Personalities (OAPs), influencers, and media personalities on Thursday in Abuja. She admitted that there are…
The Coroner Court in Lagos state has revealed that the most crucial aspect of an autopsy to determine the cause of death of late singer Ilerioluwa Aloba aka Mohbad, is being conducted in the United States of America. The state counsel, O. Akinde also told the Coroner Magistrate, Adetayo Shotobi on Wednesday, that the autopsy…
The Kano State Government says the Appeal Court’s claim about the error on the Certified True Copy (CTC) of its judgement on the state’s governorship election is “outrageously scandalous”. The court had sacked Governor Abba Yusuf and declared the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s Nasiru Gawuna as the winner of the March poll. But a CTC…
Minister of Interior, Dr. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has reiterated federal government support to the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) to deliver on its mandates. According to a statement on Thursday by Afonja Fatai Ajibola, the spokesman of the Ministry of Interior, Tunji-Ojo gave the assurance on Wednesday while launching a camouflage uniform for the…
The Appeal Court in Abuja on Thursday affirmed the election of Nasarawa State Governor, Abdullahi Sule. The appellate court also set aside the October 2 judgement of the Nasarawa State Election Petitions Tribunal that sacked APC’s Sule and declared David Ombugadu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the governorship election. Delivering judgement,…
The police in Ekiti State have begun an investigation into the killing of a farmer, simply identified as Sikiru, on his farmland, allegedly by a deaf and dumb man. Sources said that the incident occurred late on Tuesday at Ipole Farm Settlement, Agbado Ekiti, in the Gbonyin Local Government Area of the state. The sources…
