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Man jailed 8 years for swindling woman

On: February 9, 2023

By Blessing Odega An Area Court in Jos on Thursday sentenced one Hashim Yakubu, 28, to eight years imprisonment for swindling a sales girl of three android phones valued N261,000. The judge, Thomas Ajitise, sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to breach of trust and cheating, and begged theContinue Reading

2 friends jailed 24 months each for stealing tricycle

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: February 9, 2023

In: Judiciary

By Blessing Odega An Area Court in Jos on Thursday sentenced two friends to 24 months imprisonment for stealing a tricycle worth N670,000. The judge, Mr Thomas Ajitise sentenced Hassan Abdullahi, 30, and Yau Mohammed, 22, following their guilty plea for conspiracy and theft and begged the court for leniency.Continue Reading

Police arrest woman extorting money for PVCs

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: February 9, 2023

In: Defence/Security

By Stanley Nwanosike The Police Command in Enugu State says it has arrested the woman in a trending video allegedly extorting money before issuing voter cards to their owners. This is contained in a statement by the command Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, on Thursday in Enugu. “Police detectivesContinue Reading

MURIC cautions Nigerians against all kinds of protests

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: February 9, 2023

In: Politics

By Emmanuel Mogbede The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has tasked Nigerians to shun all kinds of protests ahead of the 2023 general election. The Executive Director of MURIC, Prof. Ishaq Akintola said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. “The Central Bank of Nigeria recently announced plans to redesignContinue Reading

BOI, AFD partner to fight Climate Change in Nigeria

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: February 9, 2023

In: Environment

By Bukola Adewumi The Bank of Industry (BOI) and the French Development Agency (AFD), have signed a grant agreement of 2.5 million Euros, delegated by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) which will further their partnership to fight climate change in Nigeria. This is contained in a statement by Ms AïssatouContinue Reading

Nigeria urges African countries to acccelerate Madrid framework on ageing

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: February 9, 2023

In: Foreign

By Cecilia Ologunagba The Director-General, National Senior Citizens Centre, Dr Emem Omokaro, has called on African Countries to establish legal framework to accelerate the implementation of Madrid Plan of Action on Ageing (MIPAA). Omokaro, who made the call on Wednesday at the ongoing 61st session of the Commission for SocialContinue Reading

Democratic dividend: Yobe trains 17 LGs Information Officers

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: February 9, 2023

In: General News

By Amina Ahmed Yobe government has begun the training of Local Government Information Officers to strengthen their capacities in educating the citizens on government policies and programmes. The Facilitator of the programme, Dr Ahmed Mohammed-Bedu stated this at the inauguration of the two-day training exercise on Thursday in Bauchi. TheContinue Reading

Why Orji Kalu deserves 2nd term in Senate — Nkah

By: Rabi'u Sani Ali

On: February 9, 2023

In: Politics

By Ikenna Uwadileke Mr Leo Nkah, former president, Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) Ebonyi Chapter, says the Senate Chief Whip, Sen. Orji Kalu deserves to return to the Senate based on his quality representation. He described Kalu as a lawmaker with a wealth of experience needed to befittinglyContinue Reading

Elections: PIN to deploy digital toolkits to tackle misinformation

By: Salisu Sani Idris

On: February 9, 2023

In: Politics

By Ruth Oketunde Paradigm Initiative (PIN), a Pan-African social enterprise, says it plans to deploy digital toolkits and engage fact checkers, to ensure that only accurate information are disseminated before, during and after the 2023 general elections in Nigeria. Mr Sani Suleiman, Program Assistant, PIN, said this at a mediaContinue Reading

Synergy among security agencies key to hitch free elections – SGF

By: Ismail Abdulaziz

On: February 9, 2023

In: General News

By Ibironke Ariyo The Federal Government has urged the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) to strengthen collaboration with all other security agencies to ensure successful conduct of the forthcoming general election. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr Boss Mustapha made the call in Abuja duringContinue Reading

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