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Court Jails Man Three Months for Internet Fraud in LagosJustice D.I. Dipeolu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, convicted and sentenced one Salami Ponmile Bassit to three months imprisonment for internet f...

Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, has said Nigeria is poised to forge better collaboration with the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in tackling migration crisis,This is as she attributed t...

The Abuja Rail Mass Transit (ARMT) project has recorded over four million passengers in last 15 months.Besides, the country received the first batch of students trained in China and also officially launched its local training program in Abuja in what is described as another significant milestone in the Nigeria’s rail system supported by the C...

The Edo State Government has unveiled a set of reforms in the education sector, effective from the 2025/2026 academic session, aimed at strengthening learning outcomes, reducing financial burden on parents, and equipping students with practical life skills.Announcing the measures in Benin City, the Commissioner for Education, Dr. Paddy Iyamu, said ...

The National Drug Law Enforcement Against (NDLEA) has gotten two drug kingpins convicted and sentenced by a Federal High Court in Lagos.A statement on Tuesday by the spokesman of the anti-narcotics agency Femi Babafemi read that: “Two notorious drug kingpins: 37-year-old Ajetsibo Emami popularly known as ‘Warri Kinsman’ and 51-year-old Solomon Akpomuai have been convicted and sentenced to a combined ...

The Hoscom Bulk Retailers Association of the Port Harcourt Refinery has expressed dismay over the recent visit of the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Engr. Bayo Ojulari, to Rivers State without a stop at the Port Harcourt Refinery.In a statement, signed by the association Executives, High Chief Sunny Nkpe, Dr Joseph Obele, Comr. Emmanuel Inimgba, Pastor Tekena ...

The Ogun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has announced the indefinite suspension of former governor and current Senator Gbenga Daniel, along with party stalwart Kunle Folarin, over alleged anti-party conduct.In a statement issued Tuesday night in Abeokuta, the party’s Director of Publicity, Nuberu Olufemi, confirmed that the susp...

The Lagos State Police Command has apprehended a notorious ‘one chance’ gang leader along with two accomplices, ending a reign of violent robberies terrorizing commuters across the city.The suspects — Bode Oludayisin (53), Michael Sowunmi (22), and David Olawaye (20) — were arrested by Ikeja Division officers during a routine patrol...

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has called on the Federal Government to swiftly put every machinery in place to ensure swift trials of the arrested leaders of the notorious terrorist group, Anssaru, ensuring that they are held to the highest form of accountability befitting their heinous crimes. The call was made on Tuesday by the Executiv...

Borno State Governor, Prof. Babagana Zulum has announced a donation of N100 million to the Nigerian Army University, Biu (NAUB), to enhance research and infrastructural development at the institution.Zulum made the announcement while receiving the Vice Chancellor of the institution, Professor Lawan Buratai, and principal officers of the university at the G...