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A Lagos-based medical doctor, Olufemi Olaleye, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for defiling his wife’s niece has filed a suit asking the Court of Appeal to quash his conviction by the lower court. Olaleye, the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, who was convicted and given a life jail term by Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual …

The Bauchi State police command has dismissed claims that the slain 500-level student of Geology at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University (ATBU), Joseph Agabaidu, was attacked by suspected armed robbers. Agabaidu died in a hospital at about 7.00 p.m. on Saturday after he was fatally wounded by unknown persons in Yelwa area of the state. However, the state’s Commissioner of …

Pastor Tunde Bakare, the Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, has claimed that the results of the elections in 2023 showed that Nigerians were fed up with the All Progressives Congress (APC) which is currently in power. This was mentioned by Bakare, an APC candidate for president in 2022, on Sunday during a State of the Nation broadcast …

  A renowned human right activist and foreign-trained lawyer, Mr. Manfred Ekpe, has asked Akwa Ibom State Governor, Mr. Umo Eno, to come clean on the Presidential Election Tribunal judgement delivered on September 6, 2023. This is just as he challenged the governor to openly congratulate President Bola Tinubu if he wants to redeem himself from the accusation. But, in …

The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Police Affairs, Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo, has lauded the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) for putting their lives, welfare, and livelihood at stake to protect the citizens, stating that members of the Force deserved the best applause in the country. The ministry’s Deputy Director, Press, Bolaji O. Kazeem, who made this known in a press statement, on …

Just recently the delegates at the Fifth International Conference on Chemicals Management (ICCM5), in Bonn, Germany, adopted a global framework for a planet free of harm from chemicals and waste. HELEN OJI reports. The framework is based around 28 targets that aim to improve the sound management of chemicals and waste. Governments have committed to create the regulatory environment to reduce chemical …

The Nigeria Security and Civil Defense Corps (NSCDC) has arrested one Yakubu Isiaka for allegedly vandalising the floodlights at the UJ Esuene Stadium in Calabar. The NSCDC Commandant in Cross River, Mr. Charles Brown, disclosed this when he briefed journalists on the arrest of two persons for allegedly vandalising public infrastructures in the state. He said the second suspect, Goodnews …

A combined photo of former Cross River governor, Donald Duke and Senator Florence Ita-Giwa Read statement issued by former Cross River State Governor Donald Duke on some allegations made against him by society lady, Florence Ita Giwa. It is published hereunder in extenso: Why I never respond to the aspersions of Madam Florence Ita Giwa, on my person, By Donald …

The Honourable Minister of Sports Development, Senator John Owan Enoh extends warm congratulations to Nigeria’s Senior Women’s National Team, the Super Falcons on their successful qualification for the African Women’s Cup of Nations, to be held in Morocco, next year. Senator Enoh said the Super Falcons displayed an impressive level of determination and teamwork, securing vital victories during the qualifiers …

The naira exchanged for N742.10 to a dollar at the Investors and Exporters window on Tuesday. The local currency appreciated by 4.06 percent compared to the N773.50 it exchanged for against the dollar on Monday. The open indicative rate closed at N761.24 to the dollar on Tuesday. READ ALSO: Naira to Dollar exchange rates drop in official and black markets …