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A Kano Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, ordered the remand of three men, who allegedly had unnatural sexual intercourse with 11 underaged boys. The police charged Uzaifa Rabiu, Aminu Ahmed and Mohammed Bello, all residents of Jakara Quarters, Kano, with committing unnatural offences. The Chief Magistrate, Auwal Yusuf-Suleiman, ordered that the defendants be remanded in…
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The Federal Civil Service Pensioners Branch (FCSPB) has called for the immediate payment of the N25,000 wage award as promised by the Federal Government. Mr Sunday Omezi, President of the association, made the request at a news conference on Wednesday in Abuja. Omezi added that if the federal government failed to honour its promises, pensioners…
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The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has sent a warning to parents to stop enrolling minors for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME). The Registrar of JAMB, Ishaq Oloyede issued the warning on Wednesday, 13 March, 2024 while reacting to a suit, filed by one Ifeanyi Eke, against the exam body over alleged inappropriate…
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Former governor of Benue State, Gabriel Suswam, has said Abdul Ningi would defeat the Senate if he decides to take his suspension matter to court. The Senate on Tuesday suspended Ningi for three months ver allegations of N3.7 trillion padding of the 2024 Budget. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, from Bauchi Central Senatorial District,…
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The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Wednesday reserved a ruling in a motion filed by the police against 20 former leaders of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) charged with attempted murder. In the suit, marked: CR/042/2023, the former union leaders, including…