The Federal Road Safety Corps says that over 40,000 people die annually as a result of road traffic crashes in the country.Corps Marshal FRSC, Dauda Biu, said this on Monday in Abuja, during activities marking the 7th United Nations Global Road Safety Week.He said that these facts were the unholy statistics of Road Traffic Crashes…
Rivers State Police have arrested one Owate Bode for hacking his mother dead in Eleme, Eleme Local Government Area, Rivers State for allegedly denying him money to buy hard drug.SP Grace Iringe-Koko, Police Spokesperson, Rivers Command who confirmed the incident that happened Saturday, said the suspect has been transfered from Eleme Police Division to State…
Nigerian chef, Hilda Effiong Bassey, popularly known as Hilda Baci, has surpassed the current Guinness World Record holder.With her feat, she’s poised to break the Guinness World Record for the “longest cooking marathon by an individual” after hitting the 87 hours 50 minutes mark.The restaurateur began the competition on Thursday after she turned on her…
A woman, 25-year-old identified as Rahma Sulaiman is currently cooling her feet at the Kano police custody for allegedly faking the kidnap of her own six years old daughter, Hafsat Kabiru and demanding N3 million ransom from her husband, Kabiru Shehu.Similarly, another woman, identified as Zainab Rabi’u, 45-year-old, was arrested for arranging the kidnap of…
Kogi Government has approved 65 years as the retirement age for teachers in the state.The approval was sequel to the passage of the Retirement Age of Teachers in Kogi State and for Related Matters Bill, 2022 on Thursday by the House of Assembly.The Speaker of the House, Mr Matthew Kolawale, said with the passage of…
Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) from further imposing fines on broadcast stations in Nigeria.The court on Wednesday gave an order of perpetual injunction restraining NBC from imposing fines, henceforth, on broadcast stations in the country.In his judgement, Justice James Omotosho voided the N500,000 fine imposed individually on 45…
The University of Jos, Plateau State, will on Saturday graduate a total of 20,532 students at its 33rd and 34th convocation ceremony.The Vice Chancellor, Professor Ishaya Tanko, who disclosed this on Wednesday during a pre-convocation press briefing, said out of the number, 112 of the students would graduate with first-class Honors.The VC said during the…
The Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Kogi Command, has arrested a 41-year-old father for allegedly defiling and raping his 16-year-old daughter.Speaking after parading the suspect on Wednesday at NSCDC Command Headquarters, Lokoja, the state’s Commandant, Ahmad Gandi, said the command received a complaint lodged by an NGO on May 5.According to him, the…
