The trial of former Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Adoza Bello, over an alleged ₦80.2 billion money laundering case resumed on Thursday at the Federal High Court in Maitama, Abuja, with a prosecution witness detailing how millions of naira were...
A Nigerian man based in the United Kingdom, Adedapo Adegbola, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of his former girlfriend, 23-year-old Stephanie Irons, after she ended their relationship.
Adegbola received the sentence at Nottingham Crown Court on...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Dutsinma (FUDMA), Professor Armaya’u Hamisu Bichi, before the Katsina State High Court over an alleged N19.7 million bribery scheme.
Bichi was docked on Thursday...
The Kebbi State Government has approved and released N714.98 million to cover registration, tuition and upkeep for indigent students studying in various foreign universities.
Commissioner for Higher Education, Alhaji Isah Abubakar-Tunga, disclosed this on Thursday while addressing journalists in Birnin...
The Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has ordered the immediate deployment of tactical, operational, and intelligence assets to Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State following a deadly attack in the state.
Suspected terrorists attacked Woro and Nuku communities...
A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court in Abuja has sentenced a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Export-Import Bank (NEXIM), Roberts Orya, to a cumulative 490 years in prison over a N2.4 billion bank fraud.
Justice F.E. Messiri delivered...
Dangote Petroleum Refinery has reiterated its commitment to supplying affordable, high-quality petroleum products, urging marketers and policymakers to adopt distribution methods that help keep fuel prices stable and protect consumers.
The refinery said it has invested heavily in infrastructure to...
The Minister of the Nigerian Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has dismissed claims that ongoing judicial infrastructure projects in Abuja could compromise the independence of the judiciary.
Wike made this known after inspecting several judicial projects in Abuja on...
A Magistrate’s Court in Jos, the capital of Plateau State, has sentenced a 22-year-old trader, Moses Baba, to six months in prison for stealing slippers.
The Magistrate, Irene Pati, sentenced the convict, following his guilty plea to the charge preferred...
In a major intelligence-led operation, security operatives from the Department of State Services (DSS), in collaboration with the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and supported by the Nigerian Army, rescued 88 worshippers from bandits’ hideouts in the...
