A woman has begged a court to end her marriage after accusing her husband of denying her sex for the past 10 years. According to NAN, a fish trader, Mrs Toyin Bello petitioned an Ile-Tuntun Customary Court in Ibadan to dissolve her 16-year-old marriage to Mr Dotun Bello on grounds of 10 years of sex…
Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State, has dismissed the report making the rounds that two of the Kankara schoolboys abducted by local bandits are dead. The governor disclosed this in a live chat with Channels Tv on Wednesday. When asked to speak on those responsible for the kidnap, Masari said, the local bandits roaming…
Following the order by FG that all telecom operators should disconnect all sims not synced with the National Identification Number (NIN), here is a quick tip on how to check if yours has NIN linked. Dial *346# and press 1 The service costs N20 per dial. Hint: Some people will still have NIN linked…
Kano State Government, on Tuesday, ordered the closure of all public and private schools in the State with immediate effect, NAN reports. Mr. Sanusi Kiru, Commissioner for Education, who gave the directive in a statement issued in Kano, urged parents to take their children from their various schools. Kiru, however, did not give any official…
A five-year nutrition action plan that will help to reduce hunger and malnutrition across the country has been approved by the federal government. According to the spokesman to the Vice President Laolu Akande, the plan was approved by the National Council on Nutrition which is chaired by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. Other members of the Council…
The popular Oyinlola market in FESTAC Town, Lagos State was demolished on Saturday leaving traders traumatised as hoodlums also carted away with their goods during the excercise. Stakeholders in the market said it was selfish and insensitive for the Chairman of the Local Amuwo-Odofin Local Government Area, Valentine Buraimoh, to order a demolition without prior…
Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority, Hadiza Bala Usman on Monday December 14 told the Senate that the agency lost more than N1billion when some unidentified people vandalised its facilities during the #EndSARS protests in October. Speaking during the 2021 budget defence session of her agency before the Senate Committee on Marine Transport, Usman…
Family members are in distress over the disappearance of a 4-year-old girl, Gabriella Sokari Tolofari, from a church’s Prayer Ground at Deema community, in Bonny Local Government Area of Rivers State. It was gathered that the mother of the missing girl, Precious Owunari Pepple, took her to the Bethel Prayer Ground on Sunday, December 13,…
The Central Crime Branch (CCB) on Tuesday, busted a major drug racket and arrested an alleged kingpin of the cocaine trade in Bengaluru. The accused identified as Chidiebere Ambrose is often referred to as ‘Chief’ among the drug peddlers of Bengaluru. Sandeep Patil, the Joint Commissioner of Police, Crime, Bengaluru City Police, who confirmed the…
The Lebanese national, Hassan Mill, kidnapped at the entrance of Panarama farm Mekun, Oke Alaro in Oyo state on Saturday, December 12, has regained his freedom. According to the spokesperson of the state police command, Olugbenga Fadeyi, Hassan has been rescued from his captors and reunited with his family. He also stated that the victim was taken to…