•I got my husband drunk, made him sleep with me, the child belonged to him —Wife An Igando Customary Court in Lagos, Lagos State, has granted a 65-year-old businessman, Mr Akinola Ikudola, divorce from his wife, Funsho Ikudola, on grounds that she got pregnant for another man while still living with him. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), the …
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Fulani herdsmen under the umbrella of the Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore have given conditions to be met in order to end open grazing in Nigeria. Herdsmen said they are willing to quit open grazing if the Nigerian government would make finance and logistics available for them to create alternatives. Miyetti Allah Kautal Hore brand Ambassador, Temitope Ajayi, said this alongside …
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The Jigawa State High Court sitting in Gumel had found a 10-year-old boy guilty of the offence of culpable homicide in Gumel Local Government Area. Presided by Honourable Justice A. M. Sambo, the court said the offence is contrary to Section 221(b) of the Penal Code Law of Jigawa State. The prosecution led evidence and established the fact that the …
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Lucky Igbinedion, a former governor of Edo State, was on Thursday, grilled by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC) over alleged criminal diversion of public funds to the tune of N1.6bn. NAN reports that the former governor arrived at the headquarters of the EFCC, at Jabi, Abuja, around 2pm, on Thursday. Shortly after his exit as governor …
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The Vanguard Newspaper reporter who went missing last month, Tordue Salem, has been found dead. The newspaper reported that details of the recovery of his remains were sketchy as of 9.30pm on Thursday. The Federal House of Representatives correspondent was last seen around Total filling station, close to the Force headquarters, Abuja. An alarm was raised the day after he …
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By Joseph Erunke – Abuja The federal government has explained that millions of graduates in the country are unemployed because they do not have specific skills required for the job market. The Permanent Secretary, Federal Ministry of Education, Arch. Sonny Echono, who said this, Thursday, in Abuja, at a two-day National Conference on Technical and Vocational Education and Training, TVET, explained …
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By Taiwo Amodu The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that the governor-elect in the Anambra State governorship election, Professor Charles Chukwuma Soludo and his deputy will receive their Certificates of Return on Friday. The commission stated this on Thursday, adding that the governor-elect and his deputy of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) would receive the certificates at …
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The stakeholders and residents of Alagbole, Akute, Ajuwon, Olambe, Matogun and environ have extolled the virtues and bravery of officers at the Ajuwon Police Division in battling crime and other vices effectively within the areas. Many stakeholders and residents, who spoke to Newscarte, reiterated that the SP Andrew Akinseye led team of police officers have continued to perform creditably well …
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By Seun Opejobi The Nigerian Government has disclosed that Twitter was not banned in the country. Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, insisted that Twitter was suspended in Nigeria and not banned. Responding to a question from a participant at the Nigerian International Partnership Forum in Paris, the minister explained that the delay in lifting the suspension in …
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By Fadehan Oyeyemi The legal team of the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, on Wednesday in Abuja forced the federal high court to shift the trial of their client till January 19 and 20 next year. The legal team, led by Ifeanyi Ejiofor, had chosen to stay out of court in protest against the …
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