Two other residents who preferred to be anonymous affirmed that they had previously seen the boy stealing plastic items and charcoal in the community. An eight-year-old boy (name withheld) narrowly escaped being lynched by residents of Olola area of Odo-Ona in Ibadan on Friday for allegedly stealing plastic materials. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)…
The release of the vessels followed the directive of the Naval Headquarters, in compliance with the court decision. The Nigerian Navy on Friday returned a merchant tanker vessel, MV TIS IV, and a Barge Podium held for complicity in oil theft to their owners in compliance with a court judgement. The News Agency of Nigeria…
The U.S. Embassy in a statement by the then U.S. Ambassador to Nigeria sometime in October 2022, announced a one million-dollar donation to assist flood victims. Mustapha Ahmed, Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) says the agency is yet to receive the one million dollar donation, promised by the U.S Agency for International Development (USAID)…
The director-general said the council would continue to promote advance technology transfer and development of domesticated human capital. The Federal Government has inaugurated a solar powered electric vehicles charging station at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). Jelani Aliyu, the Director- General, National Automotive Design and Development Council (NADDC) on Friday at the inauguration, said…
Vice President, Kashim Shettima, President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio and Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi were among dignitaries who stormed Kano on Friday for the wedding ceremony of son of the Deputy President of Senate, Sen. Barau Jibrin. The vice president, who arrived Murtala Muhammed International Airport Kano, at 1:14p.m. was received by…
As the Africa Cinema Summit draws near, Kenya’s cinematic pioneers, artists, entrepreneurs, and visionaries are gearing up to converge on this transformative platform. The African film industry is poised for a seismic shift as the inaugural Africa Cinema Summit prepares to unfold its transformative agenda in Accra, Ghana. Kenyan filmmakers and cinema operators are at…
The Olubadan Advisory Council submitted that several facts established have pointed to the fact that Mogaji Oladoja did not act rightly. The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Olalekan Balogun, on Friday suspended Chief Olawale Oladoja, the Mogaji of Akinsola village in Akinyele Local Government Area (LGA) of Oyo State. The Personal Assistant to Olubadan on Media,…
Wife of the late musician, Ada Mba described the legend as a person who loved people and would sacrifice his all for them. Colleagues, fans and family on Friday in Lagos gathered to honour late veteran musician, Chris Mba, at a night of tributes organised by the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON). The News Agency…
The Commissioner for Youths and Sports urged the corps members not to engage in any act that could tarnish the image of their families and former institutions. The Enugu State Government on Friday announced a N5 million donation to the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC) in the state. Governor Peter Mbah announced the donation during…
Usifoh, who observed that Nigerians are living in a very pitiable condition, lamented the fact that workers salaries have not been going up. Prof Cyril Usifoh, the National President of Pharmaceutical Society of Nigeria (PSN), on Friday in Ilorin advised Nigerians to adjust their expenses. Usifoh said this was necessary as a result of the…
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