The Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence sitting in Ikeja on Tuesday sentenced the Medical Director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Doctor Olufemi Olaleye, to life imprisonment for the defilement of his wife’s niece. Justice Rahman Oshodi sentenced him after he found him guilty of the offence ofContinue Reading
The new Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Registrar-General Hussaini Magaji says he uncovered 189 fake companies positioned to defraud well-meaning Nigerians within one week after assuming office. . Magaji told newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja that the commission arrested a syndicate of criminals which specialised in operating numerous unregisteredContinue Reading
The United States has suspended most assistance to the government of Gabon. In a statement on Tuesday, the spokesperson for the US Department of State, Matthew Miller, said the suspension was in line with section 7008 of the Department of State’s annual appropriations act. “The United States hasContinue Reading
The Federal Government on Tuesday introduced the Human Papillomavirus vaccine into the routine immunisation system. The vaccination targets over seven million girls, which is the largest number in a single round of HPV vaccination in the African region. The PUNCH reports that girls aged nine to 14 yearsContinue Reading
Four Governors of South-West States on Tuesday met with their ailing Ondo State counterpart, Rotimi Akeredolu, in his private residence in Ibadan, Oyo State capital. The governors who visited Akeredolu are Seyi Makinde (Oyo); Babajide Sanwo-Olu (Lagos); Dapo Abiodun (Ogun); and Biodun Oyebanji (Ekiti). Akeredolu has remained in IbadanContinue Reading
The Police Service Commission (PSC) Chairman, Solomon Arase, has praised Nigerian youths for showing intent in their pursuit of a career with the Nigeria Police Force. He said this while revealing that the PSC had received 288,266 applications to join the force within a week. Ikechukwu Ani, Head, Press andContinue Reading
Justice Rahman Oshodi of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence on Tuesday found the medical director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation, Doctor Olufemi Olaleye guilty of raping his wife’s niece. The judge held that the evidence of the victim and that of the doctor who examined her wereContinue Reading
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved a $3.45 billion World Bank loan application for financing power projects among others in the country. Mr Wale Edun, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, disclosed this during the FEC meeting in Abuja on Monday. Edun the councilContinue Reading
Popular Nollywood actress, Tonto Dikeh, has joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The development was announced by the APC in a post on its X account on Monday. Dikeh was the Rivers State deputy governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), in the 2023 general election. TheContinue Reading
