Olaide Oyelude, Katsina A 27-year-old man, Ibrahim Bindiga, who was alleged to have murdered his neighbour’s son, Usman Abubakar, during a misunderstanding, has been remanded  in the prison custody. Bindiga, a resident of Filin Samji Quarters, Katsina, will be in custody till October 25 when his case would come up ‘for mention’ before a Katsina […]

Justin Tyopuusu Jalingo The police in Taraba State on Tuesday paraded three suspects in connection with the brutal murder of a six-year-old girl, Maimuna Yahaya, who was lured and allegedly killed by the suspects last Sunday. Taraba State Police Public Relations Officer, ASP David Missal, identified the suspects as Adamu Mohammed,  Mrs Umaimatu Tanimu and […]

The Director-General, National Youth Service Corps, Brig.-Gen. Suleiman Kazaure, has advised corps members in Osun to remain neutral and apolitical while serving as ad hoc staff for the September 22 governorship election. Kazaure gave the advice on Tuesday while addressing corps members during his visit to the NYSC Permanent Orientation Camp in Ede. He warned […]

Justice Hakeem Oshodi of an Ikeja High Court, Lagos on Tuesday warned counsel to Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike alias “Evans” that no further delays would be tolerated in his ongoing trial. Justice Oshodi gave the warning following a 30-minute  verbal exchange he had with  Mr Chinonye Obiagwu,  Evans’ new defence counsel who had prayed for an adjournment […]

A day after Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State officially declared his bid for a second term, there is a threat to impeach the governor, TheCable has reported. The impeachment threat is not unconnected to an ongoing rift between Ambode and APC national leader, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. Ambode had on Monday obtained his expression of interest and nomination […]

Ade Adesomoju, Abuja President Muhammadu Buhari said in Abuja on Tuesday that his administration was committed to depriving looters of public assets of the fruits of their crimes. Describing asset recovery as an anti-corruption tool, he called on the National Assembly to take all necessary steps to pass the pending Proceeds of Crimes Bill. READ […]

Global Society for Anti-Corruption, a non-governmental organisation, has appealed to President Muhammadu Buhari and Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State to grant pardon to a 100-year-old prisoner, Pa Celestine Egbunuche. Mr Franklin Ezeona, GSAC’s President, made the appeal in a letter dated September 11, and made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Enugu […]

Akeem Lasisi It can be argued that money and grammar do not necessarily speak the same language. For instance, had grammar and vocabulary been the magic wand for wealth, Edo State-based verbosity lord, Patrick Obahiagbon, would have been richer than Aliko Dangote. When afro juju king, Shina Peters, thus sings that ‘Grammar no be money’ […]

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria and four other groups, on Monday, bought a nomination form from the APC for the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai, to recontest the governorship election in 2019. The other groups were the National Association of Road Transport Owners, Traders of Sheikh Mahmud Gummi Market and the Katsina […]

Mudiaga Affe, Calabar Ine person was shot on Monday at the Peoples Democratic Party secretariat in Calabar, Cross River State during a protest over the party’s decision to give automatic tickets to members of the National Assembly. It was not clear if the person was shot by security operatives who were all over the secretariat […]

Ihuoma Chiedozie and Chidiebube Okeoma Heads of security agencies in Imo State on Monday vowed to crush members of the Indigenous People of Biafra over the September 14 sit-at-home order by the proscribed group. Those who said they were ready to confront the IPOB members were the state Commissioner of Police, Dasuki Galadanchi, and the […]

Martina Navratilova, an 18-time Grand Slam singles champion, says Serena Williams was wrong in her outburst at the US Open women’s finals even though she agreed there is a double standard, AFP reports. Writing in an opinion article for the New York Times, the 61-year-old Czech-born American said a higher standard needed to be observed […]

Prestige Otaben D’Tigers guard Ikechukwu Nwamu has said the team are ready for the next phase of the 2019 FIBA World Cup qualifiers starting on Friday at the National Stadium, Lagos. Nigeria play Senegal, Ivory Coast and the Central African Republic in the fourth window of the qualifiers and Nwamu, who is a member of […]

John Alechenu, Olusola Fabiyi and Olaleye Aluko, Abuja Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party have said they have no confidence in the ability of the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct free, fair and credible elections in 2019. The governors alleged that the commission had conducted itself as a tool of […]

Success Nwogu, Ilorin Some of the athletes  participating in the 4th National Youth Games which began in Ilorin on Monday have  protested the  alleged poor  accommodation arrangements for them  for the competition. It was learnt that  the organisers of the Games have been battling to save the situation.  Thirty-two states  are  taking part in 33 […]

Ife Ogunfuwa SystemSpecs, Africa-focused fintech software company, has announced the launch of its Remita Payroll processing solution in Ghana. According to a statement by the company, the payroll system, which is designed to make it extremely easy for businesses, non-governmental organisations, and the Small and Medium Enterprises to effortlessly manage monthly salary processing, is riding […]

Etim Ekpimah, Uyo A former Deputy Governor of Akwa Ibom State, Dr Chris Ekpenyong, said he would unleash damning records of Godswill Akpabio’s secret deals if he (Akpabio) continued in his campaign of calumny against him. Akpabio, a former governor of the state, was alleged to have castigated Ekpenyong (his kinsman) that he deceived him […]

Carlos Ramos has been praised for acting with “professionalism and integrity” by the International Tennis Federation after the umpire was labelled a liar and a thief by Serena Williams during the American star’s US Open final meltdown. Williams launched an astonishing verbal attack on chair umpire Ramos as she crashed to a shock 6-2, 6-4 […]

The Presidency on Monday said the card reader was not included in the latest Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill 2018, which President Muhammadu Buhari declined assent to. Sen. Ita Enang, Senior Special Assistant to the President on National Assembly Matters (Senate), made this known in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria in Abuja. Enang […]

Tanzanian president, John Magufuli, on Sunday, declared his opposition to birth control, telling Tanzanians to continue reproducing. Speaking at a public rally in Meatu in Simiyu Region, Magufuli told the people not to listen to those advising them to adopt birth control, some of it coming from foreigners, because, they have sinister motives, reports The […]

The Nasarawa State Government on Monday expressed shock and sadness over a gas explosion in Lafia in which two persons have been confirmed dead and 37 others injured. The Deputy Governor, Mr Silas Agara, said during on-the-spot assessment visit to the scene of the incident that the government would take the necessary steps to unravel […]

Chukwudi Akasike, Port Harcourt THE disagreement with the All Progressives Congress appears not to have come to an end as the faction of the party in support of Senator Magnus Abe on Monday adopted direct primaries as a form of selecting candidates ahead of the 2019 general election. Recall that the Rotimi Amaechi-led faction of […]

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Monday publicly declared his intention to seek re-election in 2019 on the platform of the All Progressives Congress. Ambode spoke at the open ground in Alausa, while addressing party faithful who thronged the place, telling them there was more to be done and he was not tired. The […]

 Tunde Odesola Behind his back, his students call him Assault Rifle or A.R, for short; Professor Austere Riches is the blight of male students and a terror to their female counterparts. He collects money for marks with his right hand from male students and caresses the crevices of female students with his left hand, peeping […]

A Saudi princess has reported the theft of jewellery worth $930,000 from her suite at the Ritz hotel in Paris, a police source said on Monday. The woman, who was not named, said the jewellery was taken on Friday afternoon. The source said there were no signs that the room had been broken into. The […]

The Yobe governor, Alhaji Ibrahim Gaidam, on Monday, signed into law; life imprisonment and 25 years jail term for rape of minors and adults respectively. Gaidam while signing the law in Damaturu, said that government took a proactive action in view of the rampant cases of rape, kidnapping and unnatural offences being reported across the country. […]

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has called on the Federal Government to harmonise all individual identification cards in the country to curb the current multiplicity of personal identity of citizens. Akeredolu said this on Monday in Akure while playing host to the state management of the National Identity Management Commission. He said a general […]

A US man, Carlos Cruz-Echevarria, 60, unknowingly helped a motorist, Benjamin Bascom, 24, whose car had become stuck in a ditch without realising the motorist had been sent to assassinate him. The Army veteran was gunned down while helping Bascom, who had gotten into difficulty while conducting surveillance on the Cruz-Echevarria’s house in Daytona Beach, US, reports […]

The Police Command in Imo has warned that it will arrest anybody breaking the law in compliance with the sit-at-home ordered by the proscribed Independent People of Biafra on Friday. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Dasuki Galadanchi, issued the warning during a joint news conference by heads of security agencies in the state on […]

At least 105 inmates escaped from a prison in eastern Brazil on Monday, local media reported. Thirty-three of the inmates from Romeu Goncalves Abrantes prison in the city of Joao Pessoa were recaptured soon afterwards. The fugitives were helped by people outside, who blew up the gate of the prison, according to the daily Folha […]

Samuel Awoyinfa, Abeokuta The son of a former governor of Ogun State, Aremo Segun Osoba, Olumide Osoba, has rejected his name on the consensus list of the Ogun State All Progressives Congress, which put him under Abeokuta South Federal Constituency. He expressed the rejection in a statement he issued in Abeokuta on Monday, a copy […]

A plane crash in South Sudan killed 20 people, including an Anglican bishop and four foreigners, a regional official said, updating the toll. Regional spokesman Taban Abel Aguek said 20 people died and three survived when a small plane crashed into a lake close to Yirol in the centre of the country on Sunday morning. […]

The UEFA Nations League could not have timed its inaugural matchday better with freshly-crowned world champions France in the midst of gripping action in the race for the new continental title. The competition was created to replace friendly internationals that were proving unpopular with clubs, players and fans as they interrupted league action. To be […]

Nigerian Afro pop star, Ayodeji  Balogun a.k.a Wizkid is on top of the world as his new creation jersey, designed by athletic apparel giant `Nike’ sold out 10 minutes after launch. The `Soco’ crooner had announced and shared on his instagram handle @Wizkidayo that his Star Boy wears, a collaboration with Nike was coming out. […]

The Plateau State Universal Basic Education Board  says it will henceforth sanction teachers absent from duty in the state. Prof. Mathew Sule, the Executive Chairman of the board, gave the indication when he visited some schools on Monday in Jos to monitor compliance on resumption. He said the list of teachers absent during his visit […]