By Adenike Ayodele An Ikeja Special Offences Court has sentenced a businessman, Hilary Ogbobe, to 10 years imprisonment for obtaining N12.4 million by false pretence. Justice Mojisola Dada, however, discharged and acquitted the convict’s wife, Dorothy, of accessory after the fact to a misdemeanour and held that the allegation was incomplete. Dada held […]
The Lagos State Government on Friday demolished a three-storey building under construction, sealed four others and removed fences around new project sites for being without approvals in Banana Island. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the General Manager of the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA), Mr Gbolahan Oki led the enforcement team. […]
By Nefishetu Yakubu The Edo Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Obo Efanga, on Friday said the duties and powers of the REC does not include to count votes, record results, announce or declare winners of elections. Efanga gave the clarification during a post-election review meeting with newsmen in Benin. He explained that once votes have […]
A ceasefire in Sudan that came into force on Thursday has already been broken, with airstrikes and heavy shelling reported near the presidential palace in the capital Khartoum in the morning, according to Al-Jazeera. Artillery fire was also heard in the neighbouring town of Omdurman, according to eyewitness reports on Twitter. The week-long ceasefire […]
More than 11,000 police officers will patrol London’s streets for King Charles’ coronation on Saturday, the biggest ceremonial event staged in the British capital for 70 years, and they are well prepared to handle any incident, officials said. Security forces have spent months preparing for the event, which about 100 heads of state […]
By Olanrewaju Akojede A former Super Eagles Captain, Austin Jay Jay Okocha, on Thursday urged the Super Eagles to be more consistent and stable in their quest to maintain the team’s status as Africa’s number one. The mercurial midfielder gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the […]
By Ibrahim G. Ahmad Zamfara Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has intercepted 75 drums of calcium chlorate, a water treatment chemical believed to have been diverted from the state Water Board. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that calcium chloride is used to remove undesired impurities in water. […]
By reporters Some economic experts have urged the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to print and circulate more new naira notes before the Dec. 31 deadline for withdrawal of the old notes. They spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Wednesday in different parts of the country. NAN recalls that following a legal […]
By Mohammed Tijjani The Kaduna State Police Command says it has arrested 350 suspects for urban gangsterism popularly known as ‘Sara-Suka’ in the Metropolis. The spokesperson of the Command, DSP Muhammad Jalige, made the disclosure at a news briefing on Tuesday in Kaduna. Jalige said the command had recorded successes in its continuous fight against all […]
More than 6,000 people have entered Ethiopia fleeing fighting in neighboring Sudan, according to local officials. In a press statement , the West Gondar zone communication office in Ethiopia’s northern region of Amhara said the fleeing people are from 42 different countries, including 941 Ethiopian nationals who were previously living in Sudan. The statement said […]
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