Court to rule on suspended UNICAL professor’s plea to quash charge against him
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, fixed May 16 for ruling on a motion filed by Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of Faculty of Law, University of Calabar…
Land-grabbing: Edo widow alleges conversion of her land to burial ground
A 60-year-old widow, Mrs Esther Aimhekagbon, has accused one Uzama Osaretin-Alexander of converting her land into a burial ground. Aimhekagbon made the allegation on Thursday when she appeared before the…
World Bank partners association on best practices in contract management
The World Bank is partnering with the Association for Consulting Engineering in Nigeria (ACEN) School of Consulting Engineering (ASCE) on training workshop specifically tailored for project implementation units (PIUs) of…
Fake news: FAAPA trains 23 African countries on fact-checking
The Atlantic Federation of African Press Agencies (FAAPA) has urged journalists across the continent to combat information disorder and fake news in the society through fact-checking. Mr Fouad Arif, the…
Gov. Hyacinth Alia in task of new BenueÂ
By Bridget Tikyaa-Ikyado Eleven is an insignificant quantity in a reference to the number of months expended in the ritual of governance for an administration with a 4-year span. An…
Yahaya Bello: Lawyer advises EFCC to obey court order
A Lawyer, Mr Jesutega Onokpasa, has advised EFCC not to act above the law in its efforts to arrest and prosecute former governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, over alleged N80.2…
Robbery suspect nabbed for attempting to burgle NAN office
An unidentified robbery suspect was on Sunday morning caught while trying to break into the office of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Awka, Anambra. A security guard in…
14 die, 13 injured in Kogi State auto crash
At least 14 persons died in a head-on coalition involving two Toyota buses on Sunday in Kogi. Thirteen persons survived in the accident which occurred at Aloma community in Ofu…
3 died, 1 survived trying to retrieve phone from pit toilet-Fire Service
A 60-year-old man, Malam Danjuma popularly known as “Black”, 35-year-old Ibrahim Danjuma (son) and 35-year-old Aminu Gaye died in a pit toilet while Abba Alasan, 28-year-old was rescued alive at…
Passengers burnt to death in Kogi accident
Some persons were burnt to death in a ghastly accident at Aloma in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi state, on Sunday morning. An eyewitness stated that the accident, which…