The presiding Judge, however, adjourned the matter until Feb. 1 for hearing. A hairdresser, Nnenna Osu, on Friday, begged a Customary Court sitting in Nyanya, FCT, to dissolve the marriage between her and her husband, Frank, over alleged domestic violence and abandonment. She said this in a divorce petition filed against her husband in court….
He emphasised the collective responsibility to reflect on the extant challenges and work towards the betterment of the state. Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State says Friday’s historic Supreme Court’s judgment that affirmed his election has officially sealed the mandate bestowed upon him by the citizens of the state. Sani expressed gratitude to the Justices…
NAN reports that Onukogu, also known as Daddy Hezekiah, is the spiritual head of Living Christ Mission Church, Onitsha in Anambra. On Friday, a Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, ordered Chinenye Duru, a Polaris Bank staff and account officer, to Victor Onukogu, to be remanded in a correctional facility over alleged ₦16.6 billion fraud. Justice…
Justice Oyindamola Ogala dismissed the bail application, upholding the submission of the prosecution that the charges against the cleric were grievous. An Ikeja high court on Friday denied bail to a cleric, Elijah Emenandy, charged with sexual assault of his church member. Emenandy had applied for bail, citing health challenges. According to his counsel, Ms…
A Tribe Called Judah, Ada Omo Daddy and Malaika continue to top the Nigerian box office chart. Screening of Nollywood movies in the local cinemas experienced significant drops following the end of the holiday season. According to the Cinemas Exhibitors Association of Nigeria (CEAN), the record-breaking movie, A Tribe Called Judah experienced a 55% drop…
The police charged Saheed with a count of belonging to an unlawful society. A Special Cultism Court sitting in Abeokuta on Friday sentenced one Adebayo Saheed to seven years imprisonment for belonging to a secret society. The Magistrate, O.L Oke, said the prosecution proved its case beyond reasonable doubt and that the 21-year-old defendant was…
The gesture was part of the resolve of the state to collaborate with federal authorities for the development of the state. Gov Dikko Radda of Katsina State has approved the allocation of 25 hectares of land to the Federal Government for the construction of 500 houses in the state. Malam Ibrahim Kaula, the Chief Press…
Winners will be announced on Saturday, February 17, 2024. Nigerian animation filmmaker, Shofela Coker has received three nominations at the 51st Annie Awards. The illustrative art director has been nominated for the Yoruba-inspired sci-fi animation Moremi, which is the fifth episode of the 10-part Kizazi Moto series from Disney Plus. The nominations include Best Direction,…
The minister said that he had secured Tinubu’s approval to procure and distribute operational vehicles, gadgets to the police and other security agencies in FCT. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has asked the Police Commissioner, FCT Command, to establish two additional Police Divisions in Gwagwalada Area Council of the territory….
The money was disbursed to those who retired from active service between January 2023 and January 2024. The Jigawa State Local Government Contributory Pension Scheme Board said it had paid more than ₦1.8 billion as entitlements to 702 beneficiaries. The Executive Secretary of the board, Alhaji Kamilu Aliyu, made this known in a statement made…
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