Actress, singer and dancer, Cossy Ojiakor, has said it is rather unfortunate that some people think prostitutes would not make heaven. In an interview, she said, “I know that a lot of women look down on themselves because of the way they dress. They think they are destined for hell and that, God cannot forgive. I like to…
The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has sacked 34 senior staff members over several offences including misconduct. Shuaib Ibrahim, director-general of the NYSC, said the measure was aimed at fostering discipline within the scheme. He said the dismissal followed a report of a disciplinary committee constituted to look into the matter which was ratified by the…
The Kaduna State Government has confirmed that 39 students from the Federal College of Forestry Mechanization, Afaka in Igabi local government area of the state are missing. Earlier, the state Commissioner of Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, had said 30 students could not be accounted for after the attack. However, the Gunmen who abducted the 39 students from the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it has arrested 57 internet fraud suspects in Ilaro, Ogun State, with two pump action rifles recovered from some of them on Friday. The agency said in a statement by its spokesperson, Wilson Uwujaren, that it arrested them at their hideout in Yewa Frontier Hotel & Resort, Ellysam Hotel & Suits, April…
Two suspected rapists have been arraigned before Iyaganku Family Court 2 by the Human Trafficking and Child Protection Unit of the Oyo State Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). According to a press release by the Command stated that the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Oyo State Command Anti -Human…
Operatives of the Anambra State Command of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, have busted a drugs ring in Anambra State and recovered 58.5 grams of cocaine and 13.9 grammes of heroin concealed in the palace of a prominent traditional ruler in the state. The Agency, in a statement by Femi Babafemi, the spokesman, said: “Investigations are ongoing to unravel how…
A Fulani man, Iskilu Wakili, accused of being a kidnap kingpin and mastermind of several cases of abduction at Ibarapa zone of Oyo State, has denied his involvement in such crime, asking his accusers to come out in the open with their claims. Wakili, who spoke with the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, at the State Criminal…
Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State has dethroned the Emir of Maru, Abubakar Chika and the District Head of Kanoma, Lawal Ahmed for supporting bandits. The move has been hailed by the Arewa Consultative Forum who lauded Governor Bello Matawalle of Zamfara State for sacking the Emir of Maru, Abubakar Chika and the District Head of Kanoma, Lawal Ahmed, over alleged…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno Sunday said his administration discovered that 650 of 1,000 families in the Internally Displaced Person (IDPs) camps were ‘ghosts’ and have benefited from foods distributed to the vulnerable. Mr. Zulum made the discovery at midnight, during his visit to Mohammed Goni College of Islamic Legal Studies in Maiduguri, where IDPs…
With a population of 6 million, Borno State has just 200 doctors and seven pharmacists, according to Prof. Isah Marte, Chief of Staff to Prof Babagana Zulum, the state governor. Marte disclosed this at the weekend when he led a delegation to the Minister of Health, Dr. Osagie Ehanire, in Abuja. The delegation sought the…
