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An Ogun State High Court sitting in Isabo, Abeokuta, has sentenced a 35-year-old man, Adekunle Olalere, to life imprisonment for defiling a two-year-old girl. Olalere was, on Tuesday, convicted of one count of having sexual intercourse with the victim. The convict, who resides at No. 18 Bashorun Street, off Unity …

The Senate has asked Nigeria’s military chiefs to ‘step aside’ to enable a new set with new ideas tackle insecurity across the country. This is one of the resolutions adopted after the lawmakers deliberated on a motion on the rising number of casualties among soldiers and other security agencies. The …

The suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, says some of the vehicles recovered by the EFCC were auctioned to the Presidential Villa, the Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development as well as the Federal Inland Revenue Services and other agencies. He …

Starla Sullivan, 29, and her husband Brian were housesitting when the inspiration for a nontraditional abode came about. The couple was staying temporarily at an expansive, cookie-cutter house owned by Sullivan’s mom who was away on vacation. It looked like every other home on the block with a manicured lawn. …

President Muhammadu Buhari has said improved gold mining operations in the country would generate over $500 million annually in royalties and taxes to the Federal Government while creating no fewer than 250,000 jobs for citizens. He disclosed this at the official presentation of locally mined gold bars by the Presidential Artisanal …

Police Command in Benue on Tuesday arraigned one Mrs Christiana Iortim who is 38, before a Makurdi Upper Area Court for alleged criminal breach of trust.The Police Prosecutor, Insp. Veronica Shaagee told the court that the case was transferred from Area Command to Criminal Investigation Department Makurdi through a letter …

Beyond Meat said on Wednesday it will supply plant-based “fried chicken” to several KFC stores in Tennessee and North Carolina, after a test conducted last year showed strong consumer demand. Fast-food chains including McDonald’s, Burger King, and Dunkin Brands have raced to add imitation meat products to their menus as Americans cut down on animal …

Police nabbed a suspect for allegedly defiling a minor at Nibo, Awka South Local Government Area, Anambra State. On 13/7/2020, the men of Nigerian police arrested one Mr Sunday Eyim, 31 years, a resident at Nibo for allegedly defiling a minor. The suspect had on the 11/7/2020 allegedly defiled a …

A rape victim, Victoria Okocha, has painted a horrible picture of how she was abducted by herdsmen, raped in turns and offered human blood as drinking water. Vicky, as she is fondly called, also narrated how the herdsmen butchered another female who they roasted as meat in her presence. Giving …

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Monitoring Sub-committee of the National Campaign Council for Edo State Governorship Election on Thursday met to strategise on the September 10 governorship election. The meeting, which took place behind a closed door at the National Secretariat of the party, lasted for about 45 …

The Federal High Court in Abuja has affirmed the powers of the Federal Road Safety Corps to enforce traffic laws on all public roads in Nigeria and impound violators’ vehicles. Justice Anwuli Chikere made these declarations in a judgment she delivered on Wednesday. The judgment was delivered in a suit …

Zamfara State governor, Bello Muhammad Matawalle, has promised to give repentant bandits two cows for each AK47 rifle surrendered. Matawalle disclosed this on Thursday when he hosted Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, Director-General of the Department of State Services, Yusuf Bichi, and other heads of intelligence units of military and …

‘We’ve Lived Through a Lot of the Same Things’ Ask Beverly Johnson what makes her fiancé Brian Maillian such a good match and she says with a laugh: “This is the first time I’ve dated someone so close to my age! We know the same songs and we’ve lived through a lot …

The Senate has called on the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government to direct the Federal Ministry of Labour and Productivity to set up a Committee to review the age limit for job seekers in the country to allow competent applicants to be employed by the Ministries, Departments, and Agencies of …

Scientists believe they may have uncovered the secret to slowing the ageing process, thanks to the discovery of a previously unknown piece of genetic code. From trying to prevent wrinkles from attempting to keep our bodies healthy as we age, the search to put the brakes on how quickly we …

The Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike has rescued the former acting managing director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, Ms Joi Nunieh from her house after armed policemen laid siege to her house. Wike arrived Nunieh’s residence off Herbert Marculay Street, Amada-Flat at about 10:30 this morning following reports that …

Are You Still Taking Pap (Akamu)? See What It Does To Your Body Each Time You Take It Corn pap is a Nigerian fermented cereal pudding made from maize, also known as akamu, ogi, koko, or eko. This super light food has been around for decades now and a lot …

The Kano State House of Assembly has begun a process to further amend the State’s Penal Code amendment (No.12), Law of 2014 to provide for castration as punishment for rape in the state. The Assembly took the decision following a motion presented on Wednesday by a member, Nuraddeen Alhassan (APC-Rano), …

Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godswill Akpabio has debunked several claims against his person by the erstwhile Acting Managing Director of the Interim Management Committee of the Niger Delta Development Commission, (NDDC), Ms Gbene Joi Nunieh, describing the claims by the former NDDC boss as a cornucopia of false, …

The Senate has passed a bill amending the criminal code, changing the jail term for kidnapping from 10 years to life imprisonment. The bill, read for the third time on Tuesday, also seeks to remove gender restrictions in the issue of rape, and recognise males as rape victims too. Another provision of the bill …