2 factory workers docked for assaulting expatriates
ABUJA – The police on Wednesday arraigned two factory workers in an Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court, Life Camp, for assaulting two Expatriate of Golden Silk […]
Day: August 20, 2014
My husband slept with my best friend, woman tells court
LAGOS – A laboratory technician, Modupe Ajayi, on Wednesday told an Igando Customary Court, Lagos, that she once caught her husband in bed with her […]
Husband wants marriage dissolved for alleged threat to life
ADO-EKITI – A 38-year-old father, Victor Ilesanmi, on Wednesday urged an Ado-Ekiti Customary Court tom dissolve his eight-year-old marriage to his wife, Omobola for alleged […]
Sales representative to spend 500 days in prison for misappropriation
ABUJA – An Abuja Senior Magistrates’ Court, life Camp, on Wednesday sentenced a sales representative, Friday Amah, to 500 days in prison for absconding with […]
2 drivers bag 5 years imprisonment each for rape
IKORODU – An Ikorodu Magistrates’ Court sentenced two commercial bus drivers to five years imprisonment each for abducting and raping a 25-year-old woman on Wednesday. […]
Police arraign man, 25 for theft, unlawful entry
LAGOS – The police on Wednesday arraigned a 25-year-old man, Jacob Odili, in an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court for theft of household appliances valued at N50, […]
CSOs urged to submit credible proposals to benefit from Commonwealth grants
ABUJA – Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) in Nigeria have been urged to come up with credible proposals in order to benefit from the Commonwealth Foundation […]
RATTAWU president urges media workers to sustain struggle for salary structure
ENUGU – Dr Bamidele Bamgbose, the National President, Radio, Televisions, Theatre and Arts Workers Union (RATTAWU), on Wednesday urged media workers to remain steadfast in […]
Maigari, Umeh differ on cause of fire at NFF
ABUJA – The Chairman of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Alhaji Aminu Maigari, on Wednesday described the fire that gutted a section of the football […]
Al-Makura approves appointment of provost, College of Agriculture
LAFIA – Gov. Umaru Al-makura of Nasarawa State has approve the appointment of Prof. Muhammed Salihu, as the substantive Provost of the College of Agriculture, […]
Jonathan urges Head of Service to pursue reform with vigour
ABUJA – President Goodluck Jonathan on Wednesday urged the new Head of Service of the Federation, Mr Danladi Kifasi, to pursue the ongoing reform in […]
NDE urges unemployed graduates to enrol in graduate attachment programme
ABUJA – The National Directorate for Employment (NDE) in FCT on Wednesday advised unemployed graduates in Abuja to key into its Graduate Attachment Programme (GAP). […]
Ebola: FRSC distributes protective gears to operatives
ABUJA – The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) on Wednesday in Abuja distributed personal protective kits to its operatives in all formations to protect them […]
Zakkat committee disburses N105.3m in Sokoto
SOKOTO – The Sokoto State Zakkat and Endowment Committee on Wednesday said it disbursed N105.3 million to the needy in the last seven months. The […]
Why Nigeria resisted “immediate burial” for woman allegedly killed by Ebola in UAE – Official
ABUJA – The Nigerian Embassy in Abu Dhabi says it “resisted pressure’’ from local authorities the immediate burial of a Nigerian woman who died of […]
Afghanistan orders US reporter to leave over election story
Kabul (AFP) – Afghanistan on Wednesday ordered a New York Times correspondent to leave the country after he wrote an article saying government ministers and […]
NBA assures members of Ebola-free annual conference
ABUJA – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) on Tuesday said it taken measures to protect members of the association against Ebola virus during its annual […]
Northern California patient tested for possible Ebola exposure
(Reuters) – Blood samples from a patient at a Northern California hospital, who is suspected of having been exposed to the deadly Ebola virus, will […]
B&N, Samsung unveil reading-focused Nook tablet
NEW YORK (AP) — Barnes & Noble and Samsung unveiled a new reading-focused tablet that will replace the bookseller’s own Nook tablets. The 7-inch Samsung […]
2,240 Ebola Cases in West Africa – UN
The number of Ebola cases in Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, has reached 2,240 and a total of 1,229 deaths were also registered, UN […]