Estimated Reading Time: 2A Kano High Court, on Friday, sentenced Paul Owne to 104 years’ imprisonment for masterminding the kidnap of nine children in the state. Justice Zuwaira Yusuf, who found the convict guilty of all the 38-count charges, sentenced him without an option of fine. The convict had pleaded[Read More…]
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Israeli filmmakers arrested by DSS over IPOB connections have been released
Estimated Reading Time: 1Three Israeli filmmakers who were imprisoned in Nigeria for 20 days were released from custody Wednesday night, and boarded a plane for their journey back to Israel. Nigerian authorities released the trio from prison Tuesday evening and handed them over to US custody. American embassy staff then[Read More…]
Buhari says he will Increase education budget by 50 percent
Estimated Reading Time: 1President Muhammadu Buhari has pledged to increase the budget for the education sector in Nigeria by as much as 50 percent over the next two years. In a document titled, Heads Of State Call To Action On Education Financing Ahead Of The Global Education Summit, signed as[Read More…]
Emir of Kotangora pleads with bandits to allow farmers go to their farms
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Emir of Kontagora, Alhaji Sa’idu Namaska has pleaded with bandits to cease their activities to allow farmers to go to their farms as the 2021 farming season has begun to help prevent food scarcity and hunger. The Emir said it is already evident that food is[Read More…]
Malawi’s President travels to UK for virtual conference due to poor internet connection
Estimated Reading Time: 1Malawi’s President, Lazarus Chakwera has sparked outrage in his country after he travelled to the United Kingdom (UK) to attend a virtual conference. Chakwera justified his trip to the UK to attend The Global Education Summit, arguing that the internet in his country was unreliable. Malawi’s presidential[Read More…]
APC sweeps 17 chairmanship seats in Ogun LG polls
Estimated Reading Time: 1The All Progressive Congress (APC) has swept all the 17 chairmanship seats so far announced as counting of votes of Saturday’s local government elections in Ogun continues. The results were announced on Sunday morning by Mr Babatunde Osibodu, the Chairman of the Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission[Read More…]
CBN and global instability, vulnerability of cryptocurrencies
Estimated Reading Time: 4When in February, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) directed banks and other financial institutions to cease transactions in cryptocurrencies and facilitating payment for cryptocurrency exchanges, several stakeholders raised concern about the directive. In the memo, dated February 5, the apex bank instructed banks and other financial[Read More…]
Ogun LG polls: Food vendors, others make brisk business at polling units
Estimated Reading Time: 1Food vendors and other traders made brisk business at polling units in Sango-Ota during Saturday’s Ogun State Local Government elections. Most of the voters who trooped out to cast their votes were seen buying foods, soft drinks, bottle water, biscuits, chin-chin, puff-puff (Deep-fried dough), biscuits and other[Read More…]
Kano govt makes NIN compulsory for public secondary school students
Estimated Reading Time: 1The Kano State Government has directed all students of public secondary schools in the state to register and obtain the National Identification Number (NIN). The Commissioner for Education, Alhaji Sanusi Saidu-Kiru, gave the directive in a statement issued by the Chief Public Relations Officer in the ministry,[Read More…]
Adamawa: Man beats wife to death for demanding refund of her N1,000
Estimated Reading Time: 1Barely one week after the police in Adamawa apprehended a man for beating his wife to death, a similar incident has re-occurred in the state. Hammawa Usman, 41, of Jada Ward, Ganye town in Ganye Local Government Area is currently in police net for killing his 36-years-old[Read More…]
