Ekiti State Government has warned that anyone who practices or facilitates a proposed 3-day kiss-a-thon programme risks a three-year prison term. The state government stated in a release that a prohibition notice signed by the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Mr. Dayo Apata (SAN), on Thursday forbids any person or corporate body from […]

  The Supreme Court has quashed the conviction and sentence of Senator Peter Nwaoboshi that represented Delta North senatorial district at the 9th Senate. Senator Nwaoboshi who is currently held in Ikoyi correctional facility, Lagos state, was sentenced to seven years for offences bordering on fraud and money laundering. But in a split decision of […]

  A pastor has been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command on the suspicion of defiling and impregnating a minor in the state. The incident which took place in Ndele community of Emohua Local Government Area of the oil rich state involves a 45 year old pastor of a new generation church caled Gracious […]

  The Central Bank of Nigeria has asked Deposit Money Banks and Other Financial Institutions in the country to increase monitoring of transactions with businesses and persons in and from Cameroon, Croatia and Vietnam. This was according to a circular referenced: FPR/AML/PUB/BOF/001/029, which was issued, on Thursday, by the Director, Financial Policy and Regulation, Mr […]

  The Police Command in Lagos State has approved the dismissal of Insp. Samuel Ukpabio, over alleged baby theft. The command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, announced the dismissal on Thursday on his verified Twitter handle. He said the recommendation of Ukpabio ’s dismissal was approved on Thursday.   “The recommendation for the dismissal of Inspector […]

  Gbenga Daniel, senator representing Ogun east, has asked that his pension as a former governor of the state, be stopped. Daniel, who was elected in February to represent Ogun east in the red chamber of the 10th national assembly, said he has written to Dapo Abiodun, governor of the state, to stop his monthly […]

  A recommendation seeking to ensure the release of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), suffered a setback at the house of representatives, on Thursday. Ginger Onwusibe, a lawmaker representing Isiala Ngwa north federal constituency of Abia, while proposing an amendment to a motion sponsored by Eze Nwachukwu from Ebonyi, […]

  Suspected assailants have hacked a 62-year-old physically challenged man, Adetunji Ayaji, to death at his residence in Imasayi, Yewa-North Local Government Area of Ogun State. The killers reportedly broke into the house after his relatives left for work and matcheted him to death.     Police spokesman, Omotola Odutola, confirmed this incident on Thursday. […]

  Twitter has threatened to sue Meta Platforms over its new Threads app, news website Semafor has reported, citing a letter sent to the Facebook parent’s CEO Mark Zuckerberg by Twitter’s lawyer Alex Spiro. ALJAZEERA reports that Meta, which launched Threads on Wednesday and has logged more than 30 million sign-ups, looks to take on […]