Man ordered to sweep court premises for stealing perfume
A Judge, Malam Ishaq Hassan, on Tuesday, ordered a 24-year-old man, Valentine Nmoye, to sweep the Karu Upper Area Court, Abuja’s premises for three hours for stealing three perfumes worth N4,000 from a store. Hassan gave the order after the convict pleaded guilty to the theft, and he (Hassan) warned him to desist from engaging […]
Sokoto councillor, Jamila volunteers teaching services to school, urges girl child enrolment
By Suleiman Adamu, Sokoto Concerned over low enrolment of the girl child in School, Hon. Jamila Bunu, a female councillor in Yabo local of Sokoto state has engaged in providing teaching services on volunteer agreement at the UBE Girls Model Secondary School, Yabo. Similarly she identified poverty and lack of parental interest among other fundamental […]
World population hits 8 billion — Nigeria now 6th most populous country
The United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs says the global population has reached an estimated 8 billion. With 216 million projected people in Nigeria, the country is home to 2.7 percent of the global population. The UN said this in its latest World Population Prospects 2022, released on Tuesday to mark World Population Day. […]
NBC fines Arise TV over fake report on Tinubu
The National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) has fined Arise Television N2 million over a fake report about the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu. The TV station had aired a report that the Independent National Broadcasting Commission (INEC) was investigating Tinubu’s alleged crime bordering on narcotics and illicit drugs. A statement purportedly […]
FG mandates 8weeks training for ASUU, NLC leaders
The Federal Government has proposed a mandatory eight weeks course at the Michael Imoudu National Institute of Labour Studies for all newly elected labour leaders in the country. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, disclosed this, Monday, during the budget defence of his ministry and its parastatals before the House of Representatives Committee […]