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A 10-year-old primary six pupil was reportedly killed in Ekpat Iduot village, Abak Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State by his father and stepmother, who accused him of being a wizard and the source of their misfortunes. The father identified as Kufre and the boy’s stepmother, Rita, on August …

Hundreds of bank customers were left stranded on Tuesday as the officials of the Imo State Government shut all the banks on Bank Road in Owerri, the state capital. Our correspondent who visited the area around 9am saw hundreds of banks customers waiting at various banks. Some of the banks …

Lagos State House of Assembly, yesterday, proposed a 21-year jail term for any herder found with firearms in the state. The open grazing bill, which passed the second reading, was submitted to the Committee on Agriculture to report back on Thursday. The bill is titled: ‘Prohibition of Open Cattle Grazing …

Advancement in digital assets such as cryptocurrencies increasingly portends huge risks to the world economy, the chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, has said. This, according to Mr Bawa, is partly because, many criminals now play significant roles in crypto-currency markets. He said the virtual …

The lawyer representing the family of late Kubiat Isaac Akpan, the prospective National Youths Service Corps member who died in Police cell in Akwa Ibom State, Inibehe Effiong, says that autopsy report revealed that the deceased was tortured to death. State commissioner of Police, Andrew Amiengheme, ordered the autopsy amid …

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has sentenced one Damisa Gideon aka Captain Kim Lee, and Deborah Okiemute to various jail terms. This was after they were arraigned by the Makurdi Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for offences bordering on impersonation and internet fraud. Justice …

Nigerians and foreign investors interested in owning shares in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), which is set for full commercialisation in the next six months, may need to wait till 2024, Group Managing Director of the corporation, Mallam Mele Kyari, has disclosed. Kyari, who revealed this when he appeared …

Three State Chief Judges (CJs) will any time from now appear before the National Judicial Council (NJC) to explain why disciplinary action should not be taken against them for alleged issuance of conflicting court orders. The decision to investigate the judges was taken by the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), …

Traditional rulers in the state of Osun have condemned the unhygienically bad habit of female genital mutilation, stressing that it should be discouraged in the country. The royal fathers as custodians of culture and traditions in their respective domains, made the condemnation during their monthly council presided over by Chairman …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the majority of the chairmanship and ouncillorship seats in the local government council elections held in Kaduna State on Saturday. The ruling party won 15 of the 17 chairmanship seats whose results have so far been declared, while the opposition Peoples Democratic Party …