The Court of Appeal in Kano State, on Wednesday, discharged and acquitted 22-year-old Yahaya Sharif Aminu sentenced to death by a Sharia court over alleged blasphemy. Aminu, represented in the appellate court by his counsel, Kola Alapini, was convicted on January 21, 2021, but appealed the verdict. The Kano state government had already deferred its response for months, having been ... Read More »

..joins Atiku, Okowa, others to receive 160,000 APC defectors ….. I’m elected for a tenure of four years.” The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dr. Iyiochia Ayu, has denied reports that he has resigned. He said he has neither resigned nor does he have any plan to do so in the foreseeable future. This was contained in a ... Read More »

Stanbic IBTC Pension Managers, a subsidiary of Stanbic IBTC Holdings, recently launched a robust marketing campaign to further drive awareness of the Pension scheme as well as its usefulness to everyone who wants to retire well. Themed: ‘Make Extraordinary Happen’, the Pension Fund Administrator (PFA) emphasised its dedication to supporting the dreams of everyday Nigerians who are working hard to ... Read More »

Criticism has trailed the tweet of Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State on its students that graduated from College of Health Sciences of the institution. Many social media users accused the institution of mocking students in public varsities affected by ongoing Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The post on the verified handle of Bowen University reads: “This is what finishing ... Read More »

Consumers of SuperBite Premium Sausage Roll and Beefie Beef Roll are in for a more satisfying experience as their favourite brands now come in new, bigger and more filling 85g pack sizes. The new 85g pack sizes target consumers seeking to enjoy more of the irresistibly tasty SuperBite Premium Sausage Roll and Beefie Beef Roll. The new and bigger 85g ... Read More »

First Bank of Nigeria Limited has announced its commemoration of the 2022 International Youth Day, globally celebrated today, 12 August 2022 and themed “Intergenerational solidarity: Creating a World for All Ages.”​ ​The International Youth Day is commemorated every year on 12 August, bringing youth issues to the attention of the international community and celebrating the potential of youth as partners ... Read More »

The desire of the youths to drive a revolution through their votes in 2023 election, has once more paid off with the election of 39 years old Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour as the governorship candidate of Labour Party in the substitution governorship election of the party, held on Wednesday 10th August, 2022. Gbadebo who evinced the new face of hope of the ... Read More »

The Defence Headquarters on Thursday said two additional suspected terrorists linked with the Owo attack have been arrested. The Chief of Defence Staff , General Lucky Irabor, had during a meeting with media executives and editors on Tuesday announced the arrest of some suspected terrorists including the mastermind of Owo attack. Our correspondence reports that armed men stormed the St ... Read More »

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied alleged doctoring of documents to accommodate Senators Ahmed Lawan and Godswill Akpabio to run for Yobe North and Akwa Ibom North West senatorial districts, respectively, in 2023. The Commission made the denial in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Mr Festus Okoye in Abuja on ... Read More »

Coalition of Progressive Minds for Bola Ahmed Tinubu met in Lagos last Saturday, 6 August to garner support for 2023 Presidential ambition of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his Vice president Kashim Shetima of All Progressive Congress (APC). . In the same vein the body declared its readiness to work as a formidable group for the actualisation of Asiwaju Bola ... Read More »