The Nigerian Police on Friday arraigned three men in Abuja, before a Zuba Upper Area Court for allegedly touching a lady’s private part without her consent. Kelechi Echendu, the prosecutor, who told the court that the accused persons, Enoch Adeojo, Hilary Elechi and Ebuka Precious committed the crime on October 27 said, the three, who were bar men…
Gunmen Kill Four Policemen, Abduct Six Oil Workers
Gunmen on a speedboat in Bayelsa State have killed four policemen and kidnapped six Nigerian Agip energy firm employees in an attack that happened on Friday, October 24 in the Nembe Creek area of the state. Mustapha Anka, spokesman for the military’s Joint Task Force in the region, said, “Four policemen who were escorting a…
Free of Ebola But…
Nigeria continues to earn plaudits at home and abroad for its effort in eradicating the Ebola virus from its shores but the recent upsurge of Lassa fever in the country calls for caution For a country that had often been portrayed negatively in the foreign media it is understandable why many Nigerian government officials will continue…
Why Nigerian Films Can’t Win Oscars Yet
It is a dream that has been nursed for many years. Then it came very close to reality. But as things stand right now, it is still looking like a mirage. Earlier this year, when the Nigeria Oscars Selection Committee, NOSC, was inaugurated many had high hopes that finally, Nollywood would get a chance to…
‘FG To Regulate Ponmo Consumption, Not Ban’ —Minister
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Akinwumi Adesina, has rebutted media claims that the Federal Government has banned the consumption of Ponmo, a popular delicacy. The Minister made this known at the inauguration of the third Council of the Nigerian Institute of Animal Science, NIAS. He said the federal government was “trying to regulate…
FG To Pay Corps Members N500 Daily Feeding Allowance
The Nigerian government has announced that henceforth National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, members will receive N500 as daily feeding allowance. This was disclosed by Johnson Olawunmi, director general of the NYSC at a House of Representatives Committee hearing on the N4,000 online registration fee mandated for corps members. A civil society group had launched a…
A Nigerian to Head New York City Housing Authority
Shola Olatoye, a Nigerian whose parents are migrants in the United States, has been appointed the head of New York City Housing Authority, NYCHA, which oversees the city’s public housing of over 400,000 residents. Bill de Blasio, mayor of New York, who announced the appointment, said Olatoye would be part of the new team he has set up to help fulfil his goal…
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