Mother, Daughter Jailed For Stealing Cow Skin (Ponmo) A Magistrates’ Court in Isabo, Abeokuta, Ogun state, on Friday sentenced a middle-aged woman, Falilatu Amidu and her daughter, Ayisatu Amidu, to six months behind bars for stealing dry ponmo (cow skin), stock fish and dried meat valued at N1million. The court, […]
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Govt Orders Immediate Removal of Indecent Pictures, Artworks Along Enugu Roads
Govt Orders Immediate Removal of Indecent Pictures, Artworks Along Enugu Roads The Enugu State Government has ordered the immediate removal of all indecent and obscene artworks on display on Enugu roads. The order was issued on Friday by the Commissioner for Children, Gender Affairs and Social Development, Mrs. Ngozi Enih. […]
Return To Your Parents, Not Boyfriends – Bauchi NYSC Coodinator Tells Female Corps Members
Return To Your Parents, Not Boyfriends – Bauchi NYSC Coodinator Tells Female Corps Members The Bauchi State Coordinator of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Yakubu, has urged female Corps members to return home to their parents after completing their service. Yakubu gave the advice on Thursday, during the distribution […]
Customs Commence Implementation Of Executive Order On Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare Products
Customs Commence Implementation Of Executive Order On Pharmaceuticals, Healthcare Products The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has announced the commencement of implementation of the Presidential Executive Order on pharmaceuticals and other healthcare products to exempt pharmaceutical raw materials from import duty and Value Added Tax (VAT) for a period of two […]
Soludo Rebrands ASATU, Renames It ASTUC
Soludo Rebrands ASATU, Renames It ASTUC By Ifeizu Joe Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has approved the rebranding of Anambra State Association of Town Union, ASATU, to now be known and referred to as Anambra State Town Unions Council [ASTUC] ASTUC is the umbrella body of Town Unions in […]
Anambra Market Women Appeal For Tax Reduction
Anambra Market Women Appeal For Tax Reduction By Praise Chinecherem Women traders in some markets in Anambra North Senatorial District have appealed to state government to reduce fees, levies and rates being charged traders, as according to them many of the traders have forced out of market. The women made […]
On Foreign News, Ukraine Receives Largest Repatriation of Soldiers’ Bodies Amid War with Russia
On Foreign News, Kyiv announced on Friday that it had recovered the bodies of 909 fallen Ukrainian soldiers in the largest repatriation of remains since the war with Russia began in February 2022. The Coordination Headquarters for the Treatment of Prisoners of War confirmed the return of the bodies, thanking […]
MSF urges action as meningitis outbreak spreads in North-West
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), also known as Doctors Without Borders, has raised alarms over the rapid spread of meningitis across Northwest Nigeria, particularly in Kebbi and Sokoto States. Since early March, the outbreak has led to rising cases and deaths, prompting MSF to call for urgent mass vaccination campaigns and […]
Nigeria Tightens Immigration Policy to Curb Visa Overstays
The Federal Government has introduced stricter immigration policies to tackle visa overstays in Nigeria. Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, confirmed that while the visa-on-arrival policy remains, tougher penalties will be enforced. Foreign nationals who overstay their visas by three months will face a five-year entry ban, while those staying illegally […]
Police Arrest 19 After Violent Attack in Abuja
The Police in Abuja have arrested 19 suspects following a violent attack on security operatives by members of the proscribed Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN), also known as the Shi’ites. According to FCT Police Spokesperson SP Josephine Adeh, the attack occurred at Banex Area, Wuse 2, around 2:20 PM on […]