Lead prosecution counsel in the trial of Willie Obiano , former governor of Anambra state, Sylvanus Tahir, SAN, on Thursday, March 7, 2024, accused the defence team of Obiano of allegedly evading prosecution’s service of a counter-affidavit. Obiano is facing trial by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on a nine-count charge of embezzlement and money laundering to the tune…
A 20 year-old man is currently cooling-off in one of the cells for allegedly stabbing to death two women at a university in the western Mexico city of Guadalajara on Wednesday, 6 March, 2024. A prosecutor in Jalisco State, Luis Joaquin Mendez, confirmed the arrest of the attacker, disclosing that the man burst onto the…
The Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, has implored women and other relevant stakeholders in the nation to continue working on how to improve the lots of women and the girl-child as Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the 2024 International Women’s Day. …
As parts of its efforts to cushion the effects of economic hardship, the Ekiti State Government has approved the immediate purchase and distribution of N331 million food items to the needy in the 16 Local Government Areas (LGAs) and 22 Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) in the State This development is part of Governor Biodun Oyebanji’s…
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed the air component of Operation Hadarin Daji has conducted air strikes on the enclaves of two terrorists in separate attacks in Katsina and Zamfara The NAF Director of Public Relations and Information, AVM Edward Gabkwet made this disclosure in a statement issued on Thursday, March 7, 2024. Gabkwet…
At a resumed trial of former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Thursday, 7 March, 2024 in Abuja, a forensic analyst confirmed that a document used to request the payment of $6.2million for foreign election observers was forged. The forensic expert named Bamaiyi Meriga, called by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission…
President Bola Tinubu has directed relevant Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDA) of the Federal Government to ensure that the outcomes of research in science and technology are used to enrich policies that impact the real sector. The President issued the directive when the President of the Nigerian Academy of Science and the fellows of the…
Dr. Kole A. Shettima, author and Director, The MacArthur Foundation, Africa Office and Folake Soetan, the CEO, Ikeja Electric PLC will lead high-powered speakers at the Women High Achievers Trybe (WHATrybe) 2024 annual conference to be held Sunday 10 March at 4:00pm. The upcoming free one-day virtual event themed “Breaking Barriers and Building Bridges,” is…
The remains of Olabode Olawuyi, the zoo attendant killed by a lion at the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU) Zoological Garden, Ile-Ife, Osun State, have been laid to rest. The burial took place on Wednesday at OAU Cemetery after a funeral service at the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Ile-Ife. In his sermon, Pastor Olu…
A Federal High Court in Ibadan, Oyo State on Wednesday ordered that a woman and two men be remanded for their roles in the January 16 Bodija explosion in Ibadan. The police charged a woman, Ramatu Camara, 47, Ganiu Malik, 20 and Abubakar Samasa 64, with conspiracy, use of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction,…
