The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, has delivered the long-awaited judgement on Ese Oruru, a teenager reportedly abducted, taken to Kano State and forced into marriage by one Yinusa Dahiru. The court presided over by Justice Jane Inyang sentenced Dahiru to 26 years in prison. Jane acquitted Dahiru on Count one but jailed him five years (count ... Read More »
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Police Arrest Top CAC Pastors over leadership crisis
Operatives in the office of the Assistant Inspector General (AIG) Osogbo are grilling no fewer than eight top pastors of the Christ Apostolic Church(CAC) over a leadership battle tearing a faction of the Supreme Council apart. They are being interrogated over allegations of conspiracy, stealing, impersonation and swearing to a false oath, among others. Their interrogation followed a petition by ... Read More »
BREAKING: Nigeria Records 339 New COVID-19 Cases
Nigeria has recorded 339 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 7016. Nigeria has recorded 339 new Coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of confirmed infections in the country to 7016. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control disclosed this in a tweet on Thursday. The agency said, “339 new cases of #COVID19; 139-Lagos, ... Read More »
MTN commits N600b to network infrastructure
MTN Nigeria plans to spend an estimated N600 billion on technical infrastructure over the next three years as it looks to expanding its network coverage across the country by 2024 Speaking at its first public Annual General Meeting which held in Lagos on Friday, the CEO, MTN Nigeria, Ferdi Moolman said: “Due to the nature of our business, we always ... Read More »
ZENITH GENERAL INSURANCE’S PROFIT BEFORE TAX RISES BY 16% TO N3.67bn
Zenith General Insurance Limited has released its full-year financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2019. A review of the results showed positive improvements on a year-on-year basis with profit before tax rising by 16% from N3.16bn to N3.67bn while profit after tax rose by 10% up from N2.79bn to N3.06bn. The company also maintained a robust balance sheet ... Read More »
Heritage Bank to disburse CBN’s N100bn loan to health
.... sells FX to SMEs, education sectors As part of proactive measures to cushion the effect of the COVID-19 and revamp the nation’s dwindling economy, Heritage Bank is set to disburse the N100billion set aside by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This is in line with the apex bank’s policy to introduce another intervention scheme directed to the health ... Read More »
Father, 50, ‘rapes’ daughter for eight years in Lagos
The police in Lagos have arrested a 50-year-old man Tyndale Ede for alleged defilement of his 19-year-old daughter since she was 11. Eden was arrested on May 9 following a complaint by his wife (names withheld) at Ikotun Police Division. It was alleged that the suspect’s incestuous behaviour was discovered by the woman at their Kajola Street, Ikotun residence after ... Read More »
BREAKING NEWS : NCDC Announce 338 new cases of COVID-19 in Nigeria Total now 5959
Nigeria has recorded 338 new cases of the Coronavirus across various states of the country. Announcing via its official Twitter handle on Sunday night, the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) stated that 177 new cases were recorded in Lagos, 64 in Kano State, 21 in the Federal Capital Territory 16 in Rivers, 14 in Plateau, 11 in Oyo and ... Read More »
Davido’s hit song, ‘Blow my mind’, crosses 40 million on YouTube
DAVIDO’S 2019 hit, ‘Blow my mind,’ has crossed the 40 million mark on YouTube. The singer made the announcement recently on his Instagram account as he continues to promote his recently released music video, ‘D&G’ featuring Summer Walker. ‘Blow my mind’ joins a list of Davido’s hit songs that have done tens of million streams on YouTube. With 46 million ... Read More »
Update : Nigeria Records 288 New Cases Of Coronavirus
288 new cases of #COVID19; 179-Lagos 20-Kaduna 15-Katsina 15-Jigawa 13-Borno 11-Ogun 8-Kano 7-FCT 4-Niger 4-Ekiti 3-Oyo 3-Delta 3-Bauchi 2-Kwara 1-Edo 5445 cases of #COVID19 in Nigeria Discharged: 1320 Deaths: 171 Read More »