On Wednesday, November 15, Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court in Ikeja sentenced Gabriel Awaye, a bricklayer, to life imprisonment for defiling a 13-year-old girl in his room. The judge delivered the verdict after finding Awaye guilty as charged by the state government. The prosecutor had accused Awaye of committing…
Members of the Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) in Igbokoda, Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State, have successfully apprehended a 24-year-old notorious cultist who had been causing fear among the local residents for an extended period. Captain Wasuku Alushi, the Commanding Officer of FOB in Igbokoda, represented by the Executive Officer of the…
The Seme Area Command of the Nigeria Customs Service reported that it facilitated N8 billion worth of export cargoes from September to the present date. Timi Bomordi, the Customs Area Controller for the command, disclosed this information during a press briefing at the Seme command in Lagos. He highlighted that during the specified period, the…
A 63-year-old social worker, Mrs. Ayodele Idowu Lawal, previously reported missing in Lagos State, has been located. Lawal, a member of the Nigeria Association of Social Workers (NASoW) Lagos State Chapter, disappeared on Monday, Nov. 13, after leaving her residence in Igando to attend church. Her phone’s last known location was traced to Festac Town…
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday night, in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, advanced negotiations concerning a multi-billion dollar infrastructure finance facility from the Islamic Development Bank to fund a multi-sectoral portfolio of infrastructure projects at the federal and sub-national levels in Nigeria. This development was the outcome of substantive investment discussions held between President Tinubu and the Vice-President (Country…
Fredrick Ogidan, the Corps Commander overseeing the Kwara State sector command, has been relieved of his position following a controversial comment made by him at a public event. Reported by Premium Times, Ogidan’s statement during the conferment of Special Marshal on the Founder of Al-Hikmah University, AbdulRaheem Oladimeji, suggested that the removal of fuel subsidy…
During the first nine months of 2023, Nigeria’s tier-1 banks amassed a total of N102.96 billion in income from account maintenance, marking a 20.4 percent increase compared to the N85.53 billion recorded in the corresponding period of 2022. The surveyed banks, including First Bank, United Bank for Africa, Guaranty Trust Holding Company, Access Bank, and…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has officially joined the nationwide indefinite strike declared by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC). On Monday, November 13, ASUU issued a directive for its members to actively participate in the strike, effective from midnight of the same day. The National President of the…
Troops from 1 Division of the Nigerian Army and Operation Whirl Punch successfully eliminated two bandits during a clearance operation in the Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Lieutenant Colonel Musa Yahaya, Acting Deputy Director of Army Public Relations for 1 Division Nigerian Army, revealed in a statement on Monday, November 12, 2023, that…
Chelsea and Super Eagles legend, John Obi Mikel, has made a compelling effort to persuade Victor Osimhen to join Chelsea in the upcoming season. During the latest episode of his podcast, “The Obi One,” where Victor Osimhen was a guest, Mikel expressed his intention to facilitate the deal with his former club. He assured the…
