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Mar 03, 2020

21-year-old to be hanged for robbery in Ekiti

A HIGH Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Monday, sentenced a 21-year old man, Isa Abdulkareem, to death by hanging for armed robbery. A...

Mar 03, 2020

Covid-19: ‘We have discovered its cure’

AS the world grapples with the most recent form of pestilence called Coronavirus or COVID-19, former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (...

Mar 03, 2020

Buhari lauds Adeboye’s consistency as he turns 78

President Muhammadu Buhari has described the General-Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, as a steadfast preacher who...

Mar 03, 2020

Mother of bleeding 12-year-old for trial today

THE mother of a 12-year-old boy pictured with blood streaming down his face will be prosecuted today, the Director, Lagos State Directorate of Citizens’ Rights...

Mar 03, 2020

INEC proposes 34 amendments to Electoral Act

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is proposing 34 amendments to the Electoral Act, it was learnt yesterday. Its Director of Legal Services...

Mar 03, 2020

Alleged N111.6m fraud: Mama Boko Haram, two others awarded N65m contract to supply beans, says witness

AN Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) witness. Mohammed A. Mohammed, told a High Court in Maiduguri that Aisha Wakil, “Mama Boko Haram “ and two ot...

Mar 03, 2020

Coronavirus: Govt faces difficulties tracing Italian co-passengers

The Federal Government on Monday vowed to deal with any foreign airline that violated coronavirus screening procedures for passengers arriving in the country....

Mar 03, 2020

N700m fraud: Court rules on Ize-Iyamu, others’ trial March 26

The Federal High Court in Benin on Monday reserved ruling on the competence of the alleged N700m fraud charges brought against a governorship aspirant of the Al...

Mar 03, 2020

February allowance not spent on coronavirus, NYSC tells corpers

The National Youth Service Corps on Monday denied it had spent the February allowances of corps members on the fight against the spread of coronavirus in the co...

Mar 03, 2020

Obiora assumes duty as CBN Deputy Governor

KINGSLEY Obiora has assumed duty as Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). He replaces Okwu Nnanna, who left the bank on February 2. Welcomi...

Mar 03, 2020

Obi hails Catholic bishops for raising security concerns

Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has praised the Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria (CBCN) for drawing the national and global attention to the worse...

Mar 03, 2020

Guinea-Bissau President Cassamá quits amid ‘death threats’

ONE of the two men declared president of Guinea-Bissau, Cipriano Cassamá, has resigned from the post after just one day in office, saying his life was in danger...

Mar 02, 2020

Dangote Refinery to employ over 70,000 workers, says CBN Dangote: firm to save $2.5b forex in urea, polyethylene

Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has said Dangote Refinery will employ over 70,000 Nigerians when it begins operation. He said the vari...

Mar 02, 2020

Iranian supreme leader Khamenei dies of coronavirus

Tasnim news agency on Monday reported that Seyed Mohammad Mir-Mohammadi, a member of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s Expediency Discernment Council, died of COVI...

Mar 02, 2020

Imo judgment review: Again, Ihedioha begs for adjournment *Supreme Court to hear suit tomorrow

Sacked Governor of Imo State and his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have again asked the Supreme Court for an adjournment to a later date for the hea...

Mar 02, 2020

Court sentences man to death by hanging for armed robbery

A High Court sitting in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital on Monday, sentenced a 21-year old man, Isa Abdulkareem, to death by hanging for armed robbery. Ab...

Mar 02, 2020

BREAKING: Osinbajo meets committee on small arms

The Vice President Professor Yemi Osinbajo, is currently in a meeting with members of the Presidential Committee on Small Arms and Light Weapons. The agenda...

Feb 28, 2020

BREAKING: Oshonaike makes history, qualifies for Tokyo 2020

Olufunke Oshonaike has become the first African female athlete to compete in seven Olympic Games after the former African table tennis champion secured her plac...

Feb 28, 2020

Our lives under threat over petition against Bayelsa deputy gov – lawyer, client

Lawyers and the client, who filed a petition at the tribunal seeking disqualification of the Bayelsa State Deputy Governor, Senator Lawrence Ewrujakpor and the...

Feb 28, 2020

BREAKING: Offiong Edem qualifies for Tokyo 2020

Offiong Edem became the first table tennis player to secure a place at Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games after a 4-3 win over Tunisia’s Fadwa Garci in the deciding match...