Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and a former Head of State, retired Gen.Yakubu Gowon, are among dignitaries to attend the Christian Leadership Summit being organised by the Bible Society of Nigeria (BSN). According to a statement issued on Wednesday by BSN, the President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Ayokunle Olasupo, will also participate in the summit…
The Director General of the Bayelsa Governor’s Cup, Mr Ono Akpe, says that FIFA-licensed international agents will attend the tournament to scout for talents. Akpe said this on Wednesday in Yenagoa while unveiling the tournament, tagged “Prosperity Cup”. He said that over the years, the competition had produced professional footballers, playing in different clubs across…
A 49-year-old woman, Abosede Oloyede, who allegedly took possession of a neighbour’s kitchen, on Wednesday appeared before a Surulere Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos. Oloyede, of No 11, Shobowale St., Itire, Surulere, Lagos, is being tried for breach of public peace and assault. The Police Prosecutor, Insp Courage Ekhueorohan, told the court that…
First Lady Aisha Buhari, on Wednesday visited the both Chambers of the National Assembly to advance her support for increased gender parity and women participation in politics. Buhari who led her aides and other female Ministers to the Senate Chambers, said, she was there to observe proceedings on the laying of the report of…
A 21-year-old tailor, Lawal Adams, was on Wednesday brought before a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, for alleged theft of phone worth N96,000. Adams, a resident of Mushin, Lagos State, is facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and theft. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The prosecutor, Insp Haruna Magaji, told…
A 43-year-old man, Mr Promise Ezeonwuka, on Tuesday appeared before an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly stealing items worth N870,000. Promise, whose address was not provided, is facing a three-count charge of stealing and inflicting injury on his victim with a broken bottle. He pleaded not guilty to the charges. The prosecutor, Insp….
An Ebonyi High Court on Tuesday ordered the remand of six men in Abakaliki Correctional Centre for alleged theft of a C480 motorcycle worth N150, 000. The defendants; Cosmos Nkwegu, 28, Chikwado Atam, 27, Chigbogu Nkoro, 28, Timothy Okemini, 29, Abaraham Edda, 35 and Ozoemena Enigwe, 29 are facing a three-count charge of armed robbery,…
An Upper Area Court in Jos on Tuesday sentenced a 28-year-old labourer, Moses Sunday to 30 months imprisonment for stealing N100,000.
The Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (NIEEE) has called on Standards Organisation of Nigeria (SON) to develop curriculum for the teaching of standards in schools. The National Chairman of NIEEE, Mr Michael Akan, made the call in a statement following his recent investiture as the 20th national chairman of the institute in Abuja. According…
An Upper Area Court in Jos on Tuesday sentenced a 40-year-old driver, Ali Abubakar, to one year imprisonment for breach of trust, cheating and mischief. A panel of two Magistrates sentenced Abubakar after he pleaded guilty to the offence. Mr Adams Galadima and Malam Ishaq Danjuma, gave Abubakar an option to pay a fine of…
The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) says it will comment on the postponement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday. The forum is the platform of all APC governors. The APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) postponed the party’s national convention from Feb. 26 to…
The Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Tunis, has harped on the need to boost trade relations between West African nations and the Kingdom of Morocco to boost economic growth. Tunis made this known while addressing the Moroccan House of Councilors at the opening of the 6th International Parliamentary Forum on Social Justice, in Rabat, Morocco themed “Social Dialogue and the Stakes of the…
Mr Abubakar Gambo, Managing Director, Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Foundation (SABMF), said on Tuesday that reviving the roles of traditional rulers would contribute to fighting insecurity. Speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kaduna, Gambo noted that traditional rulers played vital roles in securing their domains. He said the foundation had observed that…
Abuja, Feb. 22, 2022 (NAN) The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed a former Governor of Kaduna State, Sen. Ahmed Makarfi, as the Chairman of the party’s Anambra State Ward Congresses Electoral Appeal Panel. The party disclosed this in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja on Monday. Ologunagba…
A group of All Progressives Congress (APC) members, under the aegis of Concerned APC Stakeholders Forum (CASF), have expressed satisfaction with the postponement of the party’s national convention. The CASF Executive Secretary, Dr Abdulkadir Suleiman, in a statement on Monday in Abuja applauded the decision of the Caretaker and Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC), describing…
Emmanuel Odah, the coach of FCT Hardrockers basketball club, has described the ongoing Mark ‘D’ Ball Men’s Basketball Championship as “a very tough competition”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Phase 1 Group 2 round of games in the three-month long competition began on Sunday and will end on Saturday. “This championship…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says 6,082,639 Nigerians has done fresh registration in the ongoing nationwide Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) as at 7 a.m., Monday. Feb. 21. The commission, in an update on the CVR Quarter 3, Week 7 released on Monday in Abuja, also disclosed that 3,329,204 Nigerians completed their registration as at…
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has deployed 1,700 Corps members to Bauchi State for the 2022 Batch ‘A’ Stream 1 Orientation Course. The Scheme’s Coordinator, Alhaji Namadi Abubakar, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Tuesday in Bauchi. Abubakar said the orientation exercise would hold from Feb. 23…
Members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NAU) Chapter, are complying fully with the ongoing “one-month warning strike“ declared by their national body. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that no academic activity is taking place in the university as classrooms, lecturers and departmental offices are all under lock…
An Ado-Ekiti, Chief Magistrates’ Court on Monday, ordered that a 63-year-old man, Akin Aderiye, be remanded in the correctional centre in Ado-Ekiti over alleged defilement. The police charged Aderiye, whose address was not provided, with defilement. The Chief Magistrate, Mr Bankole Oluwasanmi, did not take the plea of Aderiye for want in jurisdiction. The magistrate…
