Uchenna Izuka has been sentenced to 15 years imprisonment by an Ikeja Special Offences Court on Tuesday for defiling a 12-year-old girl. Izuka was charged with defilement. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in her judgment, said that the prosecution has succeeded in proving the charge against the convict. “The survivor testified that the defendant defiled her sometimes in Read More…
A REUTERS REPORT Hauwa Shakir puts the finishing touches to an elegant lilac and grey dress, grabs her handbag and steps into a grey Toyota Corolla in front of her home in the outskirts of central Abuja. Shakir, 31, is among thousands of Nigerians hailing rides using mobile apps, but her car has something unusual: Read More…
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, said on Tuesday that crude oil theft in Nigeria, which is blamed for throttling output and exports, is tantamount to treason that should be punished by the stiffest possible penalty. Oil production fell below 1 million barrels per day in August, figures from NNPC show. Gbajabiamila said Read More…
Nigeria’s total public debt stock rose to ₦42.84 trillion ($103.31 billion) by June from ₦41.60 trillion ($100.07 billion) in March, according to the Debt Management Office (DMO) In a statement issued by DMO on Tuesday, the total debt represents the domestic and external debt stocks of the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN), the 36 State Read More…
Thank God the scary days of the covid 19 pandemic are behind us. We’ve all taken our shots and are now learning to live with the virus. Although it’s still a potentially dangerous virus, the protocols we have imbibed have become a lifestyle for me as staying safe is the goal. When I look back Read More…
Following the resignation of Kennedy Ibe earlier on Monday, Gov. Hope Uzodimma of Imo has received the new Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Emeka Nduka. Ibe did not give any reason for his resignation. Uzodimma received the speaker and some key legislative members at the Government House Owerri, and applauded them for the Read More…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) has made assurances that the country will not suffer petrol scarcity in December and beyond, as it claims to have made adequate arrangements for supply. Umar Ajia, the Chief Financial Officer of NNPC Ltd, said this in Abuja on Monday standing before an ad hoc committee of the House Read More…
Abdul-Aziz Yusuf, a public affairs analyst’ has advised parents to always observe their daughters’ communications with men, this is coming three days after the alleged horrifying murder of a 22-year-old Kano lady Ummukulsum Buhari by her Chinese lover. Yusuf was speaking on Monday in an Interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja. Read More…
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed that Nigeria will do its best to reach all learners, wherever they are, with quality, inclusive learning and skills development opportunities to prepare them for the bright future they deserve. Buhari made the pledge in his statement on Thematic Session four: “Digital Transformation of Education at a 3-day Transforming Education Read More…
Ola Echegbu, a 20-year-old mother was reunited with her five-month-old-son with the aid of the Ebonyi Police Command on Monday. SP Chris Anyanwu, the command’s Spokesman, revealed this in a statement issued to newsmen in Abakaliki on Monday. Anyanwu claims that the baby, who had been sold for half-a-million naira, was rescued by the command Read More…
