By Our Correspondent The Police have charged 52-year-old Adebayo Oyebamiji before an Ejigbo Magistrate’s Court for allegedly obtaining N640,000 fraudulently. Oyebamiji, whose residential address was not provided, is standing trial on a two-count charge of stealing and fraud. The prosecutor, ASP Benedict Aigbokhan, told the court that the defendant committed the offences on Aug. 24, […]
By Our Correspondent Leading All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in Adamawa State, Nuhu Ribadu, has withdrawn his suit challenging the party’s ticket won by Senator Aishatu Dahiru (Binani). Ribadu said he would not approach the Supreme Court. His withdrawal from the suit warmed the hearts of many stakeholders in the party. Ribadu said that although […]
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday faced defeat in Delhi’s local body polls after 15 years of service covering three consecutive terms. The 10-year-old Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) emerged as the winner in the Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) elections, which were held on Sunday. APP currently rules […]
Around 3,000 police officers carried out a series of raids on Wednesday morning across Germany, arresting 25 people, according to federal prosecutors. The Police carried out the raids at 130 sites in eleven federal states. They were targeting suspected far-right extremists, who allegedly wanted to overthrow the state order in Germany and replace it with […]
The Ecocykle Development Foundation, an NGO, has commissioned an eco-friendly toilet project, made with plastic bottles, in Nyanya-Gbayi Primary School, to curb open defecation. The project was executed in collaboration with Lift Humanity Foundation, Step Up Green Climate Initiative and other environmental organisations. It is located in the primary school located in New-Nyaya, Karu LGA […]
Mrs Rose Bassey, a former Accountant General of Cross River State and three others have been abducted at the Uyanga axis on the Calabar-Ogoja highway. Gunmen, who laid siege on the busy highway, abducted the persons, by shooting at the motorists to force them to stop. They shot a popular evangelist, Edim Edim Omin during […]
President Muhammadu Buhari, on Tuesday, inaugurated the Technology and Innovation Complex of the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) in Abuja. The Technology and Innovation complex is named after the president. The president declared that the NASENI would be a pivotal legacy his administration would bequeath to the next administration in 2023. He […]
Ukraine launched a drone attack against two military airfields deep inside Russia on Monday, leaving three Russian servicemen dead. Four others sustained injuries, the Russian Defense Ministry said. The Soviet-made jet drones targeted the “Dyagilevo” airfield in the Ryazan region near Moscow It also targeted the “Engels” airfield in the Saratov region. This was in […]
The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) says it has rescued 633 migrants off the coast of Libya and sent them back to the North African country over the past week. “In the period of 27 November – 3 December 2022, 633 migrants were intercepted and returned to Libya,” IOM said in a statement. So far […]
Two persons died in a clash between policemen on duty and gunmen on Monday night in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. SP Chris Anyanwu, Spokesman of the Police Command in Ebonyi, said the incident claimed the lives of a mobile police officer and a member of the gunmen. Anyanwu said the attack occurred at Presco axis, Abakaliki […]