Man defiles five-year-old girl in Gombe
A 20-year-old man, Babangida Isah, from Tike quarters in Bajoga, Funakaye Local Government Area of Gombe State has been paraded by the police for defiling a five-year-old girl, name withheld. Parading the suspect, the state Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Mahid Abubakar, explained that around 5 p.m., one Yahaya Isah came to the Divisional Police […]
Standard Chartered Bank denies closing Nigerian branches
Standard Chartered Bank Nigeria Limited has debunked reports that the bank is closing its branches in Nigeria. It disclosed this in a statement while reacting to an allegation contained in the House of Representatives Ad Hoc committee report on the assets and liabilities of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited. The Ad Hoc committee had […]
Hilda Baci denies charging N25,000 for Abuja meet-and-greet
Chef Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has denied rumours that she charged N25,000 for a personal meet-and-greet and for fans to watch her cook in Abuja. The chef, who rose to prominence after she broke the Guinness World Record for the longest cooking marathon by an individual with a 100-hour record time, […]
Man steals N7m cattle in Gombe
A 30-year-old resident of Bandila village in Gulani Local Government Area of Yobe State, Sale Kabo, has been arrested by the Gombe State Police Command for rustling cattle estimated at N7 million. Parading the suspect, the command Public Relations Officer, ASP Mahid Abubakar, said Kabo stole the cattle at Funakaye Local Government Area of the […]
Court remands three for armed robbery
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, on Friday, has remanded three men, Abdullahi Alimi, 44, Oladipupo Fagbe, 43 and Rasaq Alimi, 21, in Kirikiri Correctional Centre, for alleged armed robbery. The Magistrate, Mrs A. Akinyemi, who did not take the pleas of the defendants, ordered that the case file should be sent to the Director of Public […]
Tinubu meets traditional rulers in Aso Rock Villa
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting traditional rulers and their representatives from across the country at the State House Conference Centre, Abuja. Friday’s meeting is part of a series of engagements the President is having with key stakeholders across the executive, legislative, business and traditional institutions since he assumed office on May 29. At the […]
FGM does not reduce sexual libido in women – Gynaecologist
Prof. Adegboyega Fawole of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ilorin, has corrected the belief that female genital mutilation will reduce sexual libido in women. Fawole stated this on Friday in Ilorin during the 231st Inaugural Lecture of the university entitled: “Reversing Nigerian Women’s Poor Health Indices – Challenges and Prospects.” The don, […]
Ondo poly lecturers begin strike over unpaid 13 months salary
The lecturers of the Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Ondo State have commenced an industrial action to protest against non-payment of their 13 months’ salary. To this end, the aggrieved lecturers, under the auspices of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic, RUGIPO chapter, vowed not to participate in the first semester examinations of the school, coming […]
10th NASS: Tinubu can’t afford power-drunk politician as Speaker, group says
A pro-democracy group, the Better Nigeria Movement, has urged the lawmakers in the House of Representatives to choose competent leaders for the 10th National Assembly. In a statement issued in Abuja on Friday and signed by the convener, Saliu Bako, the group also stressed the need for the lawmakers in the All Progressives Congress to […]
EFCC arrests 52 suspected internet fraudsters in Ogun
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested 52 suspected internet fraudsters in Ogun State. According to the EFCC, which made this known on Twitter, the individuals were arrested for computer-related fraud by operatives of the Lagos Zonal Command of the antigraft agency. According to the report, the suspects are Olamilekan Jamiu Ayuba, Ogundeyi Oluwaseun […]