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Police arrest pastor, 5 others over alleged child theft in Akwa Ibom

Written by 15 August, 2020
The Police Command in Akwa Ibom, says it has arrested Mrs Mmayen Odiuotip, 39, and a pastor of Land of Testimony Ministry over alleged child theft.

Trafficking of Nigerians: Labour ministry reacts to indictment

Written by 15 August, 2020
The Ministry of Labour and Employment has denied involvement in illegal issuance of Recruiters’ Licence to Private Employment Agencies (PEAs) for human trafficking.

Investors relocating from Ogun under Gov Abiodun’s govt – PDP

Written by 15 August, 2020
The Ogun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said some industries are relocating from Ogun under the watch of Governor Dapo Abiodun.

Musa Mante Baraza: Gov Mohammed mourns as slain Bauchi lawmaker is buried

Written by 14 August, 2020
Less than 24 hours after he was murdered, the late member of Bauchi State House of Assembly, Honourable Musa Mante Baraza, was on Friday buried in Dass.

Mailafia reveals how he got information on Northern Governor leading Boko Haram

Written by 14 August, 2020
A former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Obadiah Mailafia, has admitted he got the information about a Northern Governor leading the Boko Haram insurgents from Fulani traders in a market.

Kaduna govt announces resumption date for JSS3, gives updates on reopening of schools

Written by 14 August, 2020
Kaduna State Government has announced Sunday 16th and Monday, 17th August 2020, as resumption dates for Senior Secondary School students (SS3).It also provided the latest update on resumptions and examinations for the rest of the classes, including the SS1, SS2 and JSS1-2, as well as primary schools.The State’s Ministry of Education disclosed this in a statement via its official website on Friday.It also directed administrators of public and private schools to make necessary preparations to accommodate the JSS3 students in line with the COVID-19 guidelines, as it were in the case of the SS3.It said: “The @GovKaduna has approved Sunday 16th and Monday, 17th August 2020, as the resumption dates for the Junior Secondary School (JSS)3 students that are expected to begin their Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) slated for 24th August 2020.” “The appropriate resumptions dates for other examinations and the rest of the classes, including the SS1, SS2…

Obiano vs traditional rulers: Lawmakers back Obiano, says Enugu-Onitsha road abandoned

Written by 14 August, 2020
As the rift between Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano and some traditional rulers continues, lawmakers in the state have backed the governor, accusing the federal government of abandoning the Enugu-Onitsha expressway.The governor is allegedly in controversy with some traditional rulers who went to Abuja to commend President Muhammadu Buhari over some infrastructural project in the South East.The lawmakers raised the alarm over the state of Enugu-Onitsha Expressway being constructed by the Federal Government, saying that it has been abandoned.The assembly in a resolution it passed on Friday, urged the President to direct the Ministry of Works to cause the contractor, Reynolds Construction Company, to return to the site.The lawmakers in the resolution said the Enugu-Onitsha Expressway had been abandoned and it had become a discomfort to road commuters.“We urge the Federal Government to direct the construction firm handling the contract to go back to the site to alleviate the…

Billionaire kidnapper: You must undertake to finish Evans’ case – Judge tells 5th counsel

Written by 14 August, 2020
A mild drama unfolded during the trial of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans), before an Ikeja High Court, when the judge, Justice Hakeem Oshodi, ordered Evans’s new Counsel to write and sign an undertaking to finish the case.Oshodi gave the order to Mr Oyekunle Falabi on Friday after dismissing a no-case submission filed by Evans’s four co-defendants.Falabi is from the law chambers of Okpara and Co.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that since the trial began on Aug. 30, 2017, Evans has changed lawyers five times.The lawyers who have represented Evans include Mr Olukoya Ogungbeje, Mr Noel Brown and Mr Olanrewaju Ajanaku.Following the ruling on the no-case submissions, Falabi told the court that the chambers of Victor Okpara and Co. had just been briefed about the case.Upon hearing Falabi’s law chambers, Oshodi said: “Okpara, your principal once delayed a trial in my court for two years. I…