A 27-year-old cleaner, Saviour Udoh, was on Monday sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl on a church premises. Udoh was sentenced byJustice Ramon Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court. The judge held that the prosecution was able to prove the offence of defilement against the convict without…
The Federal Government has banned single-use plastics across all Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs). This decision, disclosed by the Minister of State for Environment, Adekunle Salako, followed the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday. Salako highlighted that this ban is a crucial…
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday struck out a charge against celebrity bartender, Pascal Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, over alleged abuse of the naira.Justice Kehinde Ogundare struck out the charge following the adoption of terms of settlement between parties to the suit. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had…
Senator Shehu Sani has alleged that northern politicians are working hard to woo Muhammadu Buhari in a plot to remove President Bola Tinubu from office ahead of 2027 presidential election. Indeed, the ex-senator noted that the northern politicians were interested in resurrecting Buhari’s political charm and fanaticism to mobilise the gullible people in the North…
A renowned journalist, lawyer and administrator Tunji Bello has been appointed CEO of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Mr. Olatunji Bello as the new Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice-Chairman of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), pending confirmation by the Senate. The President, according to…
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Monday received twelve Southern governors at the state’s presidential lodge in Abeokuta. The governors are Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, Seyi Makinde, Oyo, Alex Otii of Abia State, Babajide Sanw-Olu of Lagos State, Ademola Adeleke of Osun and Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State. Others include Ekiti State’s…
NASA astronauts ‘STRANDED’ in space due to malfunctioning Boeing Starliner – as experts say SpaceX could perform a rescue mission. The astronauts were originally scheduled to return to Earth on June 13 after spending no more than a week on the ISS. But Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft encountered numerous problems during the 25-hour flight, triggering a…
A student of the Air Force Comprehensive School, Kaduna, Blaise Aliyu, has died while allegedly serving a punishment meted on him by two of his senior colleagues. The deceased who lost his parents in 2013, was reportedly summoned by the seniors to their room under the pretext of punishing him but they allegedly ended up…
The Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) has rejected a bill to create a national agency to regulate and manage ranches in Nigeria. Over the weekend, MACBAN president Alhaji Baba Usman Ngelzarma opposed the bill. Ngelzarma stated that pastoralists prefer the establishment of a full-fledged Federal Ministry for Livestock and Fisheries. This would…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said that civil servants who relocated abroad while drawing salaries without formally resigning must refund the wages they received during the period. Tinubu spoke at the 2024 Civil Service Award and Gala Night, the climax of the week-long 2024 Civil Service Week, held at the Abuja Continental Hotel. During the…
