Category: Metro
Ambode recommends 25-year jail term for convicts of sexual violence
Confronted with the unacceptable incidence of sexual violence in the state, the Lagos State Governor, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode, has recommended a minimum [...]
I have forgiven my persecutors – ex Delta State governor, Ibori
Former Delta State governor, James Ibori, says he has forgiven all the people that ganged up against him, leading to his eventual incarceration in a U [...]
Nigerian Women make case for access to abortion
The National Council for Women Societies (NCWS) has appealed to the Federal Government to remove legal restrictions on abortion to ensure safe service [...]
Alleged husband killer, Maryam Sanda, organises birthday party for daughter
A day after Maryam Sanda, who is accused of stabbing her husband, Bilyamin Bello to death, was granted bail by an FCT High Court, she organised a birt [...]
Independence Day bombing: Court jails Charles Okah, Nwabueze for life
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sentenced Charles Okah and his co-defendant, Obi Nwabueze, to life imprisonment for masterminding the bom [...]
We will support Ghana in their corruption war says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday assured his Ghanaian counterpart, Nana Akufo-Addo, of Nigeria’s support to Ghana in tackling the menace of endemic [...]
DSS releases detained journalist, Tony Ezimakor
Tony Ezimakor, the detained Abuja bureau chief of Daily Independent newspaper has been released by the Department of State Service (DSS) after seven d [...]
JAMB official makes U-turn, says superior, not snake used N36m
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has smashed a syndicate that specialises in diverting funds from the account of the Joint Admissions and [...]
DG NTDC Folorunsho Coker and wife divert N3bn LSGNPPA money
A federal high court in Lagos has frozen the bank accounts of Lagos State Government Number Plate Production Authority, LSGNPPA over an alleged fraud [...]
Buhari’s visit to Taraba, Benue, an afterthought – Fayose
Months after the killings in Taraba, Benue, Zamfara, Yobe and Rivers State instigated by both cattle herders and Boko Haram, President Buhari is set t [...]