The police on Monday arraigned a motorcyclist, Enejo Isah, in a Grade I Area Court in Mpape, Abuja, for allegedly stealing banana worth N1.8 million. Isah, who lives in ”Ajegunle” area of Mpape, is charged with criminal trespass and theft. The Prosecution Counsel, M.M. Austin, told the court that on Jan. 11, Isah, 26, trespassed into a banana plantation belonging to one Emmanuel Tanko and stole banana worth N1.8 million. Austin alleged that the defendant...
The Enugu State House of Assembly has expressed satisfaction with the quality of work done so far at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport runway in the state. Chairman of the Assembly Committee on Works, Mr Chima Obieze made the commendation in Enugu on Monday when the Assembly Committee on Works supervised the extent of work done at the Airport. The lawmaker charged the contractor handling the project to speed up the project to meet the...
Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha, representing Taraba South Senatorial District and Senate Deputy Minority Leader, on Sunday voiced his endorsement of ‘Operation Amotekun’ recently launched by governors in South-West zone. He advised other zones to borrow a leaf from the South-West by coming up with their various security networks for a more secured Nigeria. Bwacha gave the advice in Jalingo on the sideline of a thanksgiving service in honour of Bishop Dan Kashibo of the Holiness Revival...
The Federal Medical Centre (FMC) Lokoja in Kogi, has confirmed three cases of Lassa fever with one recorded death at the facility in the last one week. Dr Bernard Ododo, Head of Clinical Services of the medical centre, disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Lokoja. Ododo told NAN that five suspected cases of Lassa fever were reported in the hospital in the last one week, out...
An FCT High Court on Monday sentenced Maryam Sanda, the woman who stabbed her husband to death, Bilyaminu, son of a former national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Haliru Bello, to death by hanging. Delivering judgment, Justice Yusuf Halilu, held that Sanda failed to explain the death of her husband being the last person with him. Halilu, therefore held that Sanda stabbed him with a knife. The killing was premeditated, the police said....
Olumide Oyedeji, one of Nigeria’s foremost basketball player, says the death of U.S. basketball legend, Kobe Byrant, would be felt by up-and-coming players who looked up to him. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Byrant died in a helicopter crash on Sunday morning in a hillside in Calabasas, California, along with his 13-year-old daughter Gianna Bryant. NAN reports that Bryant and his daughter were expected at the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks...
Gunmen have again killed 13 people, including two women at Kwatas village in the Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau. An eye-witness, who pleaded not to be named, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Bokkos that 11 of the victims were young people. The killing occurred late on Sunday. The Public Relations Officer of the Plateau State Police Command, ASP. Abu Gabriel confirmed the incident, the latest of such in Plateau...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) is committed to promoting tomato value chain to meet the need of Nigerians and address the shortfall of about 1.2 million tonnes valued at about 2.5billion dollars annually. The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, disclosed this at the Ground-Breaking ceremony of Tomato Jos at Kangimi community in Kaduna on Monday. Tomato Jos is an American owned company aimed to transform smallholder farmer from subsistence growers into commercial producers. The...
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, has emerged as Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum. Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo state disclosed this at the 88th PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting on Monday in Abuja. Makinde said that members of the forum at their meeting on Sunday night, unanimously adopted Tambuwal to replace the outgoing chairman of the forum, Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, whose tenure would expire soon. In his remarks, Tambuwal,...
By Stanley Edward – Staff Reporter The Nigerian Communications Commission, NCC has challenged the Nigerian Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, NIEEE to rise up and play a major role in the area of emerging technologies such as Block-chain Technology, Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence, Cloud Computing & Big Data. The Executive Vice Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Umar Danbatta gave the charge at the official Investiture ceremony of the 19thChairman of the institute, Engr....
