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The Delta State High Court sitting at Asaba on Tuesday sentenced Inspector Ubi Ebri of the Nigeria Police Force to death on a murder charge. The court presided over by Justice C. D Diai convicted and sentenced Ebri to death for killing a phone dealer, Onyeka Ibeh in Asaba. The …

Nigeria, a nation once notorious for military rule, is marking 25 years of democracy, at a time when several of its West African neighbours have had coups in recent years. The brass bands will play, the crowd will cheer and the president will make a speech – but outside of …

Gunmen on Tuesday morning shot two police officers on duty in Akabo, Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State. Eyewitness reports said the fleeing gunmen also shot a passer-by at a checkpoint in Ama-John junction, Akabo, which is along Owerri-Okigwe-Enugu road. Eyewitness reports that the gunmen who attacked in the …

The Federal Government has hinted that Nigerian passports will henceforth be respected at foreign borders after being integrated into the International Civil Aviation Organisation Public Key Directory and Public Key Infrastructure. The FG made this known through the Ministry of Interior on the X platform on Tuesday while replying to …

Abike Dabiri-Erewa, chairperson of the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM), has called for a lasting solution to the challenges of human trafficking in the country. Dabiri-Erewa spoke on Monday when she visited the Nigerian teenage girls trafficked for prostitution in Ghana. On Friday, some videos surfaced on X showing 10 teenage girls trafficked …

Some youths staged a protest in Akure, the Ondo State capital, on Monday against the raid by the operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, who arrested 127 people at two nightclubs. The personnel of the commission on Saturday stormed the night clubs and arrested about 127 youths over …

The Nigeria Police Force Public Relations Officer, ACP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, has warned drivers who abduct policemen and other law enforcement agencies in the process of carrying out their duties to desist from such acts. Adejobi stated that under no circumstances should such be the norm. He added that drivers who …

Members of the tripartite committee, comprising the federal government and labour unions, have resumed talks on a new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. The committee reconvened at the Nicon Luxury Hotel in Abuja on Wednesday. Speaking with journalists after the meeting, Festus Osifo, president of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), …

The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, has said the issue of the travel ban between the United Arab Emirates, UAE, and Nigeria have been resolved.   Keyamo said the resolution would be disclosed in a few weeks. He disclosed this while addressing journalists at the welcome dinner …

The Central Bank of Nigeria has revoked the banking licence of Heritage Bank Plc, effective immediately. This decision was made due to the bank’s failure to improve its financial performance, posing a threat to financial stability. The apex bank’s Acting Director of Corporate Communication Department, Sidi Ali, disclosed this in …