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The Kaduna State Government has partnered with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for the Reaching Out-of-School Children (ROOSC) project, which aims to provide quality education to over 200,000 out-of-school children across the state. At a signing ceremony held at Sir Kashim Ibrahim House in Kaduna on Friday, Deputy Governor Dr. Hadiza Balarabe announced the initiative. She stressed that the …

The Sokoto State Chief Justice Court on Friday remanded Shafi’u Umar-Tureta in custody for allegedly spreading falsehoods against Sokoto State Governor Ahmad Aliyu and his wife through a social media platform. Tureta was the special assistant to former governor Aminu Tambuwal and was accused of spreading defamatory falsehoods and printing notoriously defamatory material. The case was first mentioned on August …

The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, on Friday, dismissed an appeal filed by two governorship aspirants of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, seeking the disqualification of the party’s candidate, Asue Ighodalo, from the forthcoming governorship election slated for September 21. The appellants, Arthur Esene and Anselm Ojezua, have appealed to the court of appeal against the judgment …

  Two Nigerian brothers who targeted a 17-year-old girl in a sex scam have been sentenced to 17 years and six months in prison in the United States. Australian police release blurry photo of two alleged sextortionists The Ogoshi brothers, from Lagos, convinced Jordan DeMay to send them explicit images, posing as a girl his age, in order to blackmail …

National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) leader Ganiyu Oyedepo, also known as Koko Zaria, has been remanded in custody by the Lagos Chief Magistrate’s Court for allegedly assaulting Nollywood star Alhaji Ade Adele, also known as Baba Lawori. Kokozaria was charged with assaulting Lawori and planning the crime with his men. The charges have been classified as a threat …

The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has revealed that Premium Motor Spirit or petrol from the Dangote Refinery will start flooding the market from September 15, 2024. This comes even as the state oil company said product prices would be determined by market forces. This was conveyed by Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Olufemi Soneye on Thursday in Abuja. He …

The Executive Chairman of Kagarko Local Government of Kaduna State, Nasara Rabo, has commended the member representing Kachia/Kagarko Federal Constituency, Gabriel Zock, for his credible representation. It is recalled that on 19 October 2023, the Court of Appeal declared the elections of 18 March 2023 in the federal constituency of Kachia/Kagarko inconclusive and ordered new elections in the entire constituency. …

Nollywood actress Nancy Isime has explained why she doesn’t daydream about marriage, unlike other young girls who dream of lavish weddings. The talented actor spoke openly in a recent interview on Creativity Live with Lynda The podcast states that he is more focused on building a career and making money. Nancy Isime also stated that even if she were to …

Former Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) governor Godwin Emefiele has filed an application to challenge the seizure of his assets by the Federal Government by the court. The move comes after a series of court orders were obtained by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) since he was removed from office, resulting in the loss of Emefiele’s funds and …

Notorious bandit kingpin Bello Turji has challenged the Nigerian military to come after him, saying he and his gang are not afraid of death. Turji, who has been very vocal on social media in recent weeks, said in a trending video posted on X that he and his followers would not have taken up arms in the first place if …