Abuja market unrest: Fire service condemns attack on station
The Federal Fire Service (FFS) has condemned the attack on Dei-Dei area fire station in Abuja by angry mob, following the unrest at building material […]
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Enugu Assembly urges govt to upgrade state-owned broadcast stations
Enugu State House of Assembly, has promised to liaise with the state government to ensure that the State Broadcasting Service, (ESBS) is upgraded to enable […]
Fire Service urges lawmakers to view provision of fire-fighting station as good governance
The Enugu State Fire Service, on Sunday urged lawmakers and political office holders to see the provision of fire-fighting/rescue stations, vehicles and other equipment as […]
Fire guts petrol station, kills 7 in Jigawa
By Muhammad Nasir Bashir The Jigawa Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has confirmed seven persons dead in a fire outbreak […]
Internet fraud: Court orders barber to sweep police station for 90 days
By Joy Kaka An FCT High Court in Kubwa, on Wednesday ordered a 21- year-old barber, Isaac Clement to sweep the police station in Kwali […]
Kogi govt opens tender for transmitter purchase for its radio station
Kogi Government on Tuesday, opened tender for the purchase of transmitters for its Radio and FM stations. Mrs Gloria Ojochogu-Amodu, the Public Relations Officer (PRO), […]
Filling station attendant docked for allegedly stealing N787, 000
A filling station attendant, Tiser Vitalis-Saater, was on Friday docked in an Okitipupa Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ondo State for allegedly stealing of N787, 300 […]
NMDPRA seals 35 petrol stations in Bauchi
The Bauchi office of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA) says it has sealed no fewer than 35 filling stations for various […]
Court remands 8 men who allegedly burnt police station
An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded eight men for allegedly setting Makoko Police Station on fire. The court ordered that they should be kept […]
Clergyman docked for allegedly defiling, impregnating minor in Benue
A clergyman, Theophilus Tarveshima, 45, was on Wednesday docked for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 13-year-old girl. The Prosecution Counsel, Insp Veronica Shaagee, told the […]
Army denies constructing ‘ruga settlement’ in South-East
By Idris Ibrahim The Nigerian army has rebuffed it participation in constructing a Ruga Settlement at Igbo-Etiti community in Udi Local Government Area (LGA), Enugu […]
Judge orders scavenger to sweep court premises for constituting public nuisance
A Karu Grade I Area Court, in Abuja on Monday, ordered a 20-year-old scavenger, Aminu Haruna, to sweep the court premises for four hours for […]
China inaugurates cargo craft for space station supplies
China on Monday inaugurated a cargo spacecraft: Tianzhou-3, meant to deliver supplies for its under-construction space station. According to China Manned Space Agency (CMSA), the […]
Fake air force officer jailed 6 months for impersonation
A Zuba Grade I Area Court in Abuja on Friday sentenced a 25-year-old man, Abdulmajid Mohammed to six months imprisonment for impersonating an air force […]
House of Reps to Kyari: ‘GMD you have made our day’
…As Kyari Clarifies Revenue Projection for 2022-2024 Revenue Framework The Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Mallam Mele Kyari, on Wednesday […]
TCN restores national power grid after partial system disturbance
The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says it has restored the national power grid after it experienced partial system disturbance at about 1:06p.m. on Monday. […]
Mechanic bags 8 months’ imprisonment for stealing iron rod
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 27-year-old mechanic, Isah Hassan, to eight months’ imprisonment for stealing iron rod valued at N56,600. Hassan, […]
Housewife docked for allegedly assaulting court official
A 31-year-old housewife, Chidimma Uzoagbado, on Monday appeared in a Chief Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, for allegedly assaulting a court official. The police charged […]
2 farmers, labourer bag 2 years imprisonment each for slashing man’s arm
An Upper Area Court in Zuba, Abuja, on Tuesday sentenced two farmers and a labourer to two years imprisonment for slashing a man’s arm. The […]
Court sentences man to 6 months imprisonment for breach of trust, theft
A Kaduna Chief Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday sentenced a 44-year-old man, Chinedu Nnebedum to six months imprisonment for breach of trust and theft. The convict, […]
Court remands 6 over alleged theft of train parts
A Magistrates’ Court in Kafanchan, Kaduna State, has ordered the remand of six accused persons in the correctional facility over alleged theft of two aluminium […]
Man gets 6 months imprisonment for attempting to steal
An Upper Area Court, Mpape, Abuja, on Wednesday sentenced John Jimoh, 26, to six months imprisonment for attempting to steal from a moving vehicle. The […]
Court remands cattle nearer for stealing generator worth N150,
A Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, FCT, on Tuesday ordered that a cattle rearer, Suleiman Bello, who pleaded guilty to stealing a generator set worth N150,000 […]
Forex trader in court for allegedly defrauding POS operator
A foreign exchange trader, Bulama Abba, on Wednesday appeared in an Upper Area Court in Zuba, FCT,for allegedly defrauding a POS operator of N70,000. The […]
Police disperse protesters at Gani Fawehinmi Park in Lagos
A detachment of policemen on Saturday dispersed June 12 protesters from the Gani Fawehinmi Park, Ojota, Lagos State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports […]