The value of the Uniccon Group of Companies’ partnership with the Canada Trade Commission on “Omeife,” Africa’s first humanoid robot, is estimated at $12.6 billion. When the Canada Trade Commissioner from Global Affairs Canada visited the group’s facilities in Abuja, Mr. Chuks Ekwueme, the group’s chairman, said this. According to Chuks, the humanoid robot’s anticipated Read More…
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Nigeria receives 20 plundered Benin bronzes from Germany
The latest European nation to return cultural artefacts to their African origin is Germany, which, according to German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock, has sent 20 Benin bronzes from its museums to Nigeria. The handovers are the clearest sign yet that progress is being made toward the return of artefacts looted from Africa by Europeans during Read More…
IGP’s 3-month prison term for contempt vacated by court
On Wednesday, a Federal High Court in Abuja overturned its decision to sentence Usman Baba, the Inspector-General of Police, to three months in prison for contempt. In his decision, Justice Bolaji Olajuwon stated that the court had information showing that the I-G had mostly complied with an earlier judgement from the court requiring the reinstatement Read More…
Factory worker gets life prison sentence for raping neighbour’s daughter
Kazeem Adedayo, a factory worker, was given a life sentence on Tuesday by an Ikeja Sexual Offenses and Domestic Violence Court for inserting his fingers into his neighbor’s 11-year-old daughter’s private area. In her ruling, Justice Abiola Soladoye stated that the prosecution had successfully proven Adedayo’s accusation of sexual assault by penetration. According to Soladoye, Read More…
Rogue bakers using potassium bromate arrested
Bakers who use potassium bromate as an enhancer are advised not to do so by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), who claim that it is harmful to human health. This warning is coming after operatives of NAFDAC raided and arrested suspects in connection with various fraudulent activities arising from Read More…
5.7m PVCs collected by Lagosians so far – INEC
Out of the 6,630,661 PVCs that were received in Lagos State between 2011 and 2021, 5,676,858 have been collected, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). At a stakeholder meeting on the collection of permanent voter cards (PVCs) with the leadership of political parties, civil society organisations, and religious leaders on Thursday in Ikeja, Read More…
Lagos Museum receives $40,000 grant to preserve Igbo-Ukwu bronzes.
The Igbo-Ukwu bronzes will be restored and preserved in the National Museum in Lagos thanks to a grant from the Bank of America Arts Conservation Project 2022 worth US$40,000. This information was released in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja by Mr. Abba Tijani, Director-General of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM). According Read More…
Why D’Banj is being held – ICPC
Oladipo-Daniel Oyebanjo, better known by his stage name as D’Banj, has been detained as part of an ongoing investigation into the misappropriation of money for the N-Power programme, according to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC). This assertion was made in a statement issued by the Commission’s spokeswoman, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, Read More…
Police arrest Inspector for allegedly killing one person
A police inspector who was allegedly involved in the shooting incident that killed a man in Ajah, Lagos, has been detained by the Police Command in Lagos State. SP Benjamin Hundeyin, a spokesman for the command, confirmed the arrest on his verified Twitter account on Wednesday. “At about 11:30 p.m on Tuesday, December 06, 2022, Read More…
[Photos] Portugal face Morocco in Saturday quarter-finals after convincing 6-1 victory
Goncalo Ramos, who replaced Cristiano Ronaldo in Portugal’s starting lineup, scored a spectacular hat-trick to capture the headlines as Portugal easily qualified for the quarter-finals with a 6-1 victory against Switzerland. Ramos started the score before Pepe put Portugal ahead before the interval. Ramos added his second and Portugal’s third goal after the break, with Read More…