Court remands man for insulting married woman (Tribune) A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, on Thursday ordered that a man, Rabiu Usman, who pleaded guilty to insulting a married woman unprovoked, be remanded pending sentencing, Magistrate Michael Bawa, fixed…
First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its sponsorship of the 5th edition of the Chief Olusegun Obasanjo golf tournament, organised by the Abeokuta Golf Club. The competition, which is scheduled to hold on Saturday, 14th August 2021, a statement…
The African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank), which facilitated the procurement of the Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Janssen Pharmaceuticals’ vaccine, says the vaccine costs Nigeria $7.50 as against $10 per dose. The bank’s Regional Chief Operating officer, Abdoulaye Kone, who disclosed this…
A woman and her daughter were on Thursday afternoon crushed to death by a passenger-train plying the Itakpe-Warri (Ujevwu) railway line in Udu Local Government Area of Delta State. The PUNCH gathered that the sad incident which took place at…
The Nigerian Copyright Commission in collaboration with armed policemen have arrested three suspected pirates and impounded 250 pirated copies of the Holy Bible in Suleja Market, Niger State. NCC Director of Public Affairs, Vincent Oyefeso, who announced the figure in…
The federal government has announced the reopening of Eko Bridge, which had been under repairs, to traffic on Friday, August 13. The Federal Controller of Works in Lagos, Olukayode Popoola, in a statement on Thursday night, said the 10-week rehabilitation…
Residents panic as suspected land grabbers, thugs invade Lagos estate (Punch) Residents of the Millennium City Centre Estate in the Gbagada area of the Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State are in a panic mode over the invasion of…
Seized 25 trucks: A/Court dismisses Evans’ N200m suit against police (Nation) The Court of Appeal Lagos division on Thursday dismissed an appeal by alleged kidnap kingpin Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, aka Evans, challenging the seizure of his 25 trucks by the police.…
Hadiza Shagari, the wife of late former President, Shehu Shagari, has died after battling COVID-19 complications. This was announced in a statement signed by Capt. Muhammad Bala Shagari (rtd) which was shared on Facebook by Bello Shagari, a grandson of…
The family of late Chief Gani Fawehinmi on Thursday restricted members of the public on condolence over the death of his son, Mohammed, from accessing their Ikeja GRA residence. Mohammed died on Wednesday evening from breathing complications. As early as…
