Tricycle theft: Police arrest 4 men in Lagos, Ogun, Ondo
Police Command in Lagos State says it has arrested four men for allegedly stealing three tricycle from Mobility Company located at Ojota, Lagos. The Police Public Relations Officer in Lagos…
Security institute inducts Immigration boss, speaker as Fellows
Old and newly inducted Members and Fellows of the Institute of Security Studies and Strategy (ISSS) during induction of members and investiture of Fellows in Abuja on Friday (19/4/24) The…
Pastor seeks divorce over alleged wife’s food poisoning, constant embarrassment in Church
A divorce seeking clergy, Pastor David Odeniyi has told a Mapo Grade A Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve his marriage to his estranged wife, Bolanle on grounds of domestic…
Tailor Prosecutor, Insp Ibrahim Gokwat 9 months for assault, willful damage
A Jos Magistrates’ Court on Friday, sentenced a 32-year-old tailor, Samaila Aminu to nine months imprisonment for assault and wilful damage. The Magistrate, Mr Shawomi Bokkos, summarily tried and sentenced…
CSOs urge Tinubu to secure release of Benjamin Egbaji from Benin Republic
By Perpetua Onuegbu, NAN A coalition of Civil Society Organisations(CSOs) has called on President Bola Tinubu to deploy diplomatic means to secure the release of a Nigerian, Pastor Benjamin Egbaji,…
Over 577 sight impaired candidates to sit for 2024 UTME nationwide
No fewer than 577 sight impaired candidates are set to take the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) UTME in eleven centres nationwide. The Chairman, Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board…
Court remands man, 40, over alleged murder
An Iyaganku Magistrates’ Court, Ibadan, on Thursday, ordered the remand of a 40 year-old man, Opeyemi Hammed, in a correctional facility over alleged murder charge. Hammed, whose address was not…
VON offers platform to fight disinformation about Customs
By NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA The Voice of Nigeria (VON) has offered its platform to fight fake news misinformation and disinformation about the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS). The decision was…
Nacabs Poly matriculates 595 students, warns against cultism, other vices
By NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA “••••• 75 per cent of my students were on scholarship, says Abuluya ••••” Nacabs Polytechnic, Akwanga, Nasarawa State, on Thursday matriculated 595 National Diploma (ND)…
Niger Govt. restates commitment to renewable energy inv
By Aderogba George, NAN Gov. Umar Bago of Niger has restated the state government’s commitment to invest in renewable energy to reduce reliance on fossil fuels and combat air pollution.…
PCRC tasks FG on adequate logistics, resources for Police
By NAN The Police Community Relations Committee (PCRC), FCT command has called on the Federal Government to provide adequate logistics and resources for the Nigerian Police Force to help promote…
JAMB orders arrest of parents found near CBT centres during UTME
By NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has directed all Computer-Based Test (CBT) centre owners to arrest any parent found near any of their facilities…
Angola Embassy pledges support for VON to deliver on mandate, broadcast in Portuguese
By NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA The Angola Embassy in Nigeria has pledged to support Voice of Nigeria (VON) in an exchange programme with the Angola National Radio, to deliver on…
Group expresses worry over escalating crisis in Plateau
A group under the aegis of BRAVE-IT has expressed concern over the escalating crisis in Plateau State, cautioning against the dangerous politicisation, needlessly inflaming tensions and jeopardising the safety of…
NGO provides free medical services to Abuja residents
By Aderogba George Cynthia Okeke Charity Foundation, a Non Governmental Organisation (NGO), on Tuesday, provided free medical services to the residents of Apo Dutse Community in the Federal Capital Territory…