Category: Metro
Women strip naked to protest incessant killings in Southern Kaduna
Hundreds of women from Southern Kaduna state, yesterday, July 23, took to the streets naked to protest the incessant killings recorded in the area. So [...]
Ex-council boss bags 31 years in jail for N97m fraud
A Federal High Court in Gombe State has convicted a former council chairman, Samuel Bulus Adamu, and sentenced him to 31 years in prison. The Economic [...]
70 year old sentenced 30 years in prison for raping eight-year-old in Niger
A 70-year-old man, Mohammed Sani Umar, has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for raping an eight-year-old girl in the Chanchaga area of Niger state [...]
Reps probe north-east commission on mismanagement of N100bn
The house of representatives says it will probe the North-East Development Commission (NEDC) over the alleged mismanagement of N100 billion. The resol [...]
Tolulope Arotile laid to rest in Abuja
Tears and emotions flowed on Thursday as the remains of Flying Officer Tolulope Arotile were laid to rest at the military cemetery on Airport Road Abu [...]
N700m project from NDDC could be executed by contractors with N10m – Ojougboh
The executive director of projects at the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), Cairo Ojougboh, says in the past, getting a contract at the agenc [...]
Teacher arrested for raping 10 year old in Yobe says she gave her consent
An Assistant head teacher working with Jajere Central Primary School, Abubakar Musa has been arrested by the men of Yobe state police command for rapi [...]
Boko Haram kill five humanitarian workers abducted in Borno
At least five humanitarian workers abducted in Borno state have been executed by suspected Boko Haram insurgents. The humanitarian workers were travel [...]
DSS boss flouts airport protocol, assaults FAAN official
The Head of the Department of State Services at the Nnamdi Azikwe International Airport, Safiyanu Abba, has allegedly breached security protocol at th [...]
Ogun court sentences man to life imprisonment for raping two year old
An Ogun State High Court sitting in Abeokuta, the state capital has sentenced a 35-year-old man, Adekunle Olalere, to life imprisonment for raping a t [...]