By Our Correspondent Following the burial last week of its former speaker, Funminiyi Afuye in Ikere-Ekiti, the Ekiti State House of Assembly, on Tuesday, elected Gboyega Aribisogan, as its new Speaker. Aribisogan (APC-Ikole Constituency 1) was elected at plenary after securing 15 votes to beat his only contender, Olubunmi Adelugba (APC- Emure Ekiti Constituency), who […]
By Our Correspondent A Makurdi Magistrates Court, on Tuesday, remanded a 22-year-old farmer, Ushahemba Akaazua, alleged to have raped a 16-year-old girl at Tse- Agberagba, Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State. The Magistrate, Mrs Erdoo Ter, who did not take the defendant’s plea for want of jurisdiction to hear the case, ordered his remand […]
By Our Correspondent A businesswoman, Sikira Deji, on Tuesday, dragged her husband, Okediji before a Customary Court in jikwoyi Abuja, for alleged abandonment. The petitioner, who resides in Mararaba, Nasarawa State in a divorce petition she filed against her husband, said he abandoned her and their two children for over four years. “He secretly travelled […]
By Our Correspondent The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) says 3,700 people lost their lives in road accidents in the country between January and October. The Acting Corps Marshal FRSC, Dauda Biu, announced the figures at the joint news briefing to commemorate the 2022 Africa Road Safety and World day of remembrance for Road Traffic […]
By Our Correspondent Linda Pereira, a cultural tourism packaging strategist, has advised practitioners in the global tourism industry to always create beautiful stories around cultural heritage sites to woo tourists. Pereira gave the advice during a three-day United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) explaining the choice of Nigeria to present African culture to the world […]
By Our Correspondent The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has cited Nigeria’s rich cultural heritage and comparative advantage in the creative industry as the reasons for choosing the country to present African culture to the world. The UNWTO Secretary General, Mr Zurab Pololikashvilli, announced this at the opening of an expert workshop of the […]
Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), a non-profit organisation, on Monday, called for a review of youth employment policies with a view to tackling unemployment in the country. The team Lead for PEP, Dr Oluwasola Omoju, along with other stakeholders made the call at a National Policy conference held in Abuja. The event was organised by […]
A Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja, on Monday, adjourned the suit filed by the Federal Government against the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, indefinitely. Justice Binta Nyako, in a short ruling, adjourned the matter sine die (indefinitely) to await the decision of the Supreme Court on the matter. […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ondo State has begun the display of voters’ registers across the 18 Local Government Areas of the state. This is contained in the statement issued by Mrs Olufunmike Segun-Osifeso, INEC Head of Voter Education, Publicity, Gender and Civil Society Organisations on Monday in Akure. The statement said the […]
A 25-year-old man, Kelvin Opuene, has appeared before an Ojo Magistrate’s Court in Lagos for allegedly having unlawful carnal knowledge of a teenager without her consent. The defendant was arraigned on a one-count charge of sexual assault. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge before the Magistrate, Mr L.J. K. Layeni. The prosecutor, Dr […]