By Mujidat Oyewole An Upper Area Court in Ilorin, on Wednesday directed Mr Mmala Uzochukwu and his wife, Mary to formally and legally dissolve their marriage before they can make certain claims. The presiding judges, Mr Sunday Adeniyi and Hammad Ajumonbi, held in a ruling that the court did notContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Okunade An Ado-Ekiti Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday remanded a 37-year-old man, Oluwafemi Lekan, in a correctional centre for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl. The Magistrate, Mrs Olubunmi Bamidele, ordered the remand of the defendant pending issuance of legal advice by the Office of the Director of Public ProsecutionContinue Reading
By Funmilayo Adeyemi The Federal Government has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening non-formal education as a pathway to job creation, youth empowerment and economic inclusion. The Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, stated this during a plenary at the ongoing World Education Forum (WEF) in London. The special plenary onContinue Reading
Mother seeks custody of daughter 4 years after alleged denial of access By Christiana Nicholas A mother, Firdausy Ibrahim, has filed a civil suit at an Upper Area Court, Mararaba Gurku, seeking custody of her six-year-old daughter who she says she last saw in 2022 when she was two yearsContinue Reading
By Taiye Agbaje The publisher of Sahara Reporters, Omoyele Sowore, on Tuesday failed to enter his defence in his ongoing trial over allegations bordering on cyberbullying against President Bola Tinubu. Sowore’s lawyer, Mr Marshall Abubakar, informed Justice Mohammed Umar of the Federal High Court, Abuja that a letter had beenContinue Reading
By Wandoo Sombo A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), sitting in Maitama, has ordered the Nigeria Police Force to unseal a disputed property located at Lekki Peninsula Scheme in Lagos State. Justice Othman Musa directed the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2, Lagos, to immediately unseal theContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The Special Adviser on Religion (Islam) to the Lagos State Governor, Dr Abdullahi Jebe, has commended President Bola Tinubu for setting a high standard and refining the state’s Hajj operations. Jebe gave the commendation in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday inContinue Reading
By Kadiri Abdulrahman The National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) has deployed a Cloud-based call centre system to strengthen pilgrims’ welfare services during the 2026 Hajj Operations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Speaking during the unveiling of the facility in Makkah, the Head of ICT, Shehu Raji, said thatContinue Reading
By Deji Abdulwahab The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Alhaji Mohammed Idris, says President Bola Tinubu has established the Office of the Tax Ombudsman to ensure equity, fairness and justice in the administration of taxes in the country. Idris said this on Tuesday when the Nigeria’s Tax Ombudsman, DrContinue Reading
By Usman Aliyu A U.S.-based Nigerian health communication researcher, Abdulmalik Lawal, says personal perception of vulnerability to antibiotic-resistant infections influences responsible antibiotic use more strongly than public awareness campaigns. Lawal, in his study on antibiotic use behaviour in Southwest Nigeria, said Nigeria remained particularly vulnerable to antibiotic resistance due toContinue Reading
