An Ikeja Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, sentenced 63-year-old Abiodun Ogundimu to 18 months imprisonment for obtaining N1.5 million through false pretence in a visa deal. The Magistrate, Mr A.J Odueke, sentenced Ogundimu to the Kirikiri Correctional Facility for defrauding Mr Akeem Olaleye, on the pretext of securing a Canadian visa for him. Odueke did not […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde Nasarawa State Government and the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI) are partnering to formulate policy on mining and local processing of lithium minerals in the State. The policy is in line with NASENI’s drive to encourage the processing of strategic solid minerals. This is to enhance the local […]
The African Union (AU) has suspended Niger from all its activities following last month’s military coup there and told its members to avoid any action that might legitimise the junta. The coup has caused alarm among Western allies and democratic African states who fear it could allow Islamist groups active in the Sahel region to […]
From Our Correspondent The Nigeria Sovereign Investment Authority (NSIA) says it has invested $1 billion and $500 million in third-party investment and domestic infrastructure respectively. Managing Director of NSIA, Aminu Sadiq, announced this when he appeared before an investigative hearing of the House of Representatives ad-hoc committee, on Tuesday, in Abuja. The ad-hoc committee is […]
Lucara Diamond, a Canadian diamond producer, discovered a 692.3-carat white gem diamond from Botswana’s Karowe Mine. The diamond measuring 46.5 x 40.7 x 28.4 mm is described as a Type IIa high white gem. It is the 20th diamond larger than 100 carats discovered at Karowe. Read Related News: Botswana wins bid to host anti-conflict […]
Students of Imo origin in tertiary institutions in the country, on Tuesday, organised a “solidarity march” in Owerri to reaffirm their support for Gov. Hope Uzodimma’s second-term bid. They held the march under the auspices of the National Association of Imo State Students (NAISS). Numbering about 600, the students, converged at the Government House, carrying […]
By Isabel Shaw BRAIN tumours can cause a host of different symptoms, depending on where the tumour is growing. Most commonly if you have one, you might experience headaches, sickness or seizures. Each year around 12,300 cases of brain cancer are diagnosed in the UK, Cancer Research UK states, and these present in the form of a brain tumour. The symptoms […]
From Our Correspondent Taraba State Government issued flood alerts to residents in six local government areas, appealing they relocate to avoid disaster. Commissioner For Information and Re-orientation, Hajia Zainab Usman, issued the warning in a statement on Tuesday in Jalingo. Usman said the government made the appeal following the recent release of water from the […]
Six schoolchildren and two men are trapped inside a chairlift dangling 900ft in the air over a deep valley in Pakistan. Rescue efforts are underway to save the eight desperate people onboard after one of the cables snapped during their ride. The snapping left the chairlift suspended in mid-air high above River Canyon in the […]
By Abdulfatah Babatunde The Epetedo Indigenes Association has joined various interest groups criticising Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State over the imbalance in the list of his commissioners. This is contained in a press statement, jointly signed by three leaders of the association, Alhaji Maroof-deen Babatunde Oshodi (Chairman), Dr Mondiu Babatunde Sarumi and Alhaji Nosiru-deen Adegboyega […]