The Magistrate, Lukman Sidi, who did not take the plea of Sani, said the court lacked jurisdiction over the matter.
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Justice Okon Abang gave the ruling after taking the arguments of the defence and prosecution counsel.
Governor Salfo Kabore said in a statement on Wednesday that the extremists attacked the village of Pobe Mengao in Soum province near the border with Niger on Saturday and Sunday.
Hajiya Amina Umar-Faruk, the centre Manager, made the call in Zaria during a sensitisation workshop on the impact of Violence Against Children.
President Muhammadu Buhari, at present, is in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, attending the third edition of the Future Investment Initiative organised by Saudi’s Public Investment Fund.
The National President, Foundation for the Protection of Women and Children in Nigeria, Hajiya Ramatu Tijjani, has applauded Kannywood actor and singer, Adam Zango, for sponsoring the education of 101 orphans and less privileged with N47 million.
In a short judgement read by Justice Frederick Oho, the court said that the appeal filed by Danbaba and Kakale both candidates of Peoples Democratic Party during 2019 election have succeeded and details on the judgement will be given later.
The National Association of Onions Farmers in Kebbi State says it has lost over N1 billion worth of onions to two strange diseases affecting farms and storage facilities in the state.
Dr Chukwudi Okani, Chairman of the association, gave the warning in Awka on Wednesday at a press briefing after an emergency meeting of the group.
Denja Abdullahi, President, Association of Nigerian Authors, on Wednesday in Abuja urged the Federal Government to ensure stiffer penalties against piracy.
Federer’s decision to withdraw means Switzerland can no longer take part in the nation-based event on January 3 to 12 and that six more countries will now qualify, based on the world rankings of their top players.
The NewsDigest’s Editor and webmaster were arrested in a gestapo-like style for publishing an investigative news story, titled: “Inside Kwara factory where Indian hemp smoking is legalized.”
Justice Okon Abang, who gave the ruling, adjourned the matter till November 5 for continuation of trial.
The Chairman of the Agency, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, disclosed that owners of the impounded vehicles who abandoned their cars have contravened the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law 2018, stating that public notice had been issued for owners of both the court forfeited and abandoned cars to identify their vehicles at the Agency’s car parks in Ikorodu and Bolade, Oshodi.
An Ikeja, Lagos State High Court on Wednesday fixed November 20 to hear the suit filed by former Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State against his being probed by the State House of Assembly over the purchase of 820 buses in the Bus Reform Project of his administration.
In a letter signed by the Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Dame Pauline Tallen, the Federal Government commended the Governor of Ekiti State, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, for his efforts in the domestication of the Violence Against Persons Prohibition (VAPP) Act 2015.
The state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Viola Onwuliri, made this known on Tuesday during the matriculation ceremony of the Imo State College of Nursing and Midwifery, Orlu.
Emefiele said this at the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding with some critical stakeholders in the CTG sub-sector in Abuja on Tuesday.
The PF in a communique issued after a session of members where the organisation reviewed the current state of the nation in Lagos last weekend, noted that Nigeria, the largest economy in Africa and the ECOWAS sub-region, has played a critical in supporting the member states.
President Muhammadu Buhari is in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia attending the third edition of the Future Investment Initiative organised by Saudi’s Public Investment Fund