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A member of the House Representatives, Victor Mela, has been sentenced to one month imprisonment. A Magistrate Court in Wuse, Zone 6, gave the judgement on Friday. Mela of Billiri/Balanga Federal Constituency was given an option of fine. On November 10, he was found guilty of lying under oath in his CD001 INEC form submitted…

Wife of Olugbenga Ale, Chief of Staff to Ondo State Governor, Rotimi Akeredolu, has been kidnapped. A source made the confirmation to Newsmen afternoon. “She was abducted today around Owena. The location is inward Akure after Joseph Ayo Babalola University. That’s all I know for now”, the sources said. Akeredolu has visited Ale to show…

The Agric ministry used duplicated, vague payments to share N3.08 billions to officials in what is a clear breach of the country’s financial regulation. ByYusuf Akinpelu In a series of disbursements between September and December last year, a total of N3.08 billion was paid into the private accounts of 42 staffers of the ministry of…

Police in Kano has arrested a 21 year old Kabiru Mahmud with 49 parcels of Indian hemp popularly known as ‘wiwi’. The suspect was arrested at Danbure while taking the substance from his family home at Gadonkaya quarters to a hiding place at Danbare, an outskirt of Kano metropolis. The police spokesperson in Kano Abdullahi…

Justice Dije Aboki of Kano state High Court has on Monday convicted a former staff of Union Bank Rabiu Hassan Dawaki of 17 years imprisonment of criminal breach of trust. Kano Focus reports that the court found the convict guilty of seven count charges bordering around criminal breach of trust. The court however has struck…

 The Kaduna State High Court, on Tuesday, sentenced two sisters, Maryam and Rukaiya Jallo, to 10 years’ imprisonment for stealing the sum of N1.7m. It was gathered that the siblings, who are the owners of Jamal Health Foundation, used their social media handle to solicit funds for a sick person in 2019. It was learnt…

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have stormed the family house of Minister of Agriculture, Sabo Nanono, and whisked away his brother, Babawuro Tofai. Personal Assistant to the Minister, Umar Wali, who confirmed the abduction to Solacebase said the gunmen attacked the house around 1.00 am. ‘’Before abducting Babawuro Tofai, a young boy in the house was…

 Mother narrates how 17-year-old son impregnated his younger sister A 17-year-old teenager has impregnated by her elder brother in Keana Local Government Area, Nasarawa State. Maria Audu was impregnated by Joseph, 17, leaving their mother, Maria Audu, in distress. Maria Audu is a widow who lost her husband to one of the attacks by herdsmen…

Mr. Enimola Samuel was a Journalist with The Graphic before he was seconded to Kogi State Assembly Commission. Unfortunately, Mr. Enimola has been diagnosed with Sinonasal cancer. He has been battling with this challenge for months and a lot of money has been spent in hospitals in Ilorin, Kwara State and Ibadan Oyo State. He…

The Nigerian Army says it took live rounds to Lekki tollgate on October 20, 2020, when #EndSARS protesters were dispersed after two weeks of converging on the place. Ibrahim Taiwo, commander of the 81 division of the Nigerian Army, broke the news while testifying before the judicial panel the Lagos state government set up to…