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July 16, 2020 No Responses

Court Refuses To Dissolve 10-Year-Old Marriage

The Karu Upper Area Court sitting in Mararaba, Nasarawa, on Thursday refused to dissolve a 10-year-old marriage brought by one Mrs Deborah Joseph for lack of care.The petitioner had urged the court to nullify the marriage between her and her...

July 9, 2020 No Responses

Robbers Attack TVC, NTA Correspondents

Armed robbers on Thursday attacked Mr Godwin Agwam, Nasarawa State Correspondent of Television Continental (TVC) and Mrs Victoria Ojito of Nigeria Television Authority (NTA) in their residence at Sabon-Gari, Lafia. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that...

July 9, 2020 No Responses

Customs Impounds 157 Vehicles, 6,340 Bags Of Rice, Others

Between January and June, 2020, the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Federal Operation Unit (FOU), Zone ‘B’, seized 625 goods with Duty Paid Value (DPV) of N1.668billion, compared with 425 items with DPV of N762 million confiscated within same period in...

July 9, 2020 No Responses

Nigeria Arrests 116 Human Traffickers, Rescues 1,489 Victims In Four Years

The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons (NAPTIP) on Thursday said the agency apprehended no fewer than 116 human traffickers and rescued 1,489 victims in four years. The Zonal Commander in charge of Kano, Mr Shehu Umar,...

July 9, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Secures Conviction Of 39 Traffic Offenders

The Nasarawa State Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has secured the conviction of 39 traffic violators at a mobile court in Garaku, Kokona Local Government Area of the state. The Sector Commander, Mr Ahmed Mohammed explained in...

July 8, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Receives 16 Vehicles From Shell

The Lagos State Government on Wednesday received 16 security operations vehicles from Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Ltd (SNEPCo) toward enhancing security in the state. Speaking during the handover ceremony at the Lagos House, Marina, Lagos ...

July 7, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Arrests 236 Traffic Offenders In Seven Days

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Rivers has arrested a total of 236 traffic offenders within one week. The state Sector Commander, Corps Commandant Salisu Galadunci disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Port...

July 5, 2020 No Responses

Police Averts Chaos As Customs, Traffic Officers Clash

The Police in Kwara on Saturday averted a bloody clash between personnel of the state Road Traffic Management Authority (KWARTMA) and Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) over a minor incident. The Chief Executive Officer of KWARTMA, Mr Yekeen Bello, who confirmed...

July 3, 2020 No Responses

Lagos Surgeon Arraigned Over Alleged Failed Plastic Surgery

A Lagos Surgeon, Dr Anuoluwapo Adepoju, on Friday appeared before a Federal High Court in Lagos over alleged evavsion from investigation into a failed plastic surgery. The defendant is charged alongside her Clinic, known as MedContour Services Ltd, on a...

June 30, 2020 No Responses

Gynaecologist: Women Bleaching Skins Prone To Cancer Of kidney, Infertility

Women in the habit of bleaching their skins are prone to the cancer of the kidney and infertility, Prof. Ernest Orji of the Department of Gynaecology, Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospital Complex (OAUTHC), Ile-Ife, has said. According to Orji, e...

June 26, 2020 No Responses

FRSC Unveils COVID-19 Enlightenment kiosks, Flyers In Lagos, Ogun

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) RS 2 Command, Lagos on Friday organised a media launch and public presentation of the FRSC COVID-19 Public Enlightenment Kiosks and Flyers in Ogun and Lagos States. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...

June 25, 2020 No Responses

Ajimobi’s Death Painful, Says Babatope

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Ebenezer Babatope on Thursday said he is saddened by the death of former Governor of Oyo State, Sen. Abiola Ajimobi. Babatope, also former Minister of Transportation, gave the reaction in a...

June 18, 2020 No Responses

Police Record 42 Rape Cases In Kano

The Police Command in Kano State, said it recorded 42 rape cases in the state between January and May. The Command’s Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Abdullahi Haruna, made the disclosure in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...

June 17, 2020 No Responses

Man Remanded Over Alleged Rape Of 85-Year-Old Woman

A Chief Magistrates’ Court sitting in Kano on Wednesday ordered the remand of a 32-year-old man, Mohammed Zulfaralu, in a correctional centre for allegedly raping an octogenarian. The defendant, who resides at Gidan Kwana, Kwanar Dangora Village, is facing a...