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The judge said there would be no option of fine for the second defendant to serve as a deterrent to others An Ikeja Special Offences Court on Monday sentenced kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans, to 21 years imprisonment for kidnapping a businessman Slyvanus Ahamonu, and collecting $420,000 as ransom from his family. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Evans’ …

…Not true, says Atiku’s ally …Tinubu names Akeredolu S-West Campaign Coordinator …Tinubu-Shettima ticket’ll promote indivisibility of Nigeria — Group Strong indications have emerged that the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, may be a beneficiary of the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as some of the opposition party governors and leaders are said to …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has called for collaboration with the World Medical Association to strengthen delivery of quality and affordable healthcare to Edo people across the state. Obaseki made the call during the week when a delegation of the World Medical Association led by its President-elect, Dr. Osahon Enabulele, paid him a courtesy visit at the Government House …

Edo State Government has begun sealing event centers without proper approval facilities, noting that the move is part of efforts to eliminate nuisance from designated residential areas in the Benin metropolis. The Edo State Commissioner for Physical Planning, Urban and Regional Development, Isoken Omo, said after sealing an unauthorized event center along Ihama Road by Freedom Junction, in Benin City, …

Following the National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS’s) blockage of the Lagos airport’s access roads, the airline operators of Nigeria (AON) said they have not canceled flights but lamented huge losses in their operations. Vanguard had reported that the student body, shut down access routes to the Murtala Muhammed Airport, MMA, protesting the ongoing ASUU strike. The blockage lasted for …

Students under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students have gathered around the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos, to protest the prolonged strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. The students gathered on Monday amid heavy security presence, according to the PUNCH. They are seen dancing around as they sing solidarity songs. In a quick chat …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has said his government will sustain partnership with the Federal Government of Nigeria to facilitate the reconstruction of the Benin/Auchi Road to end the sufferings of commuters and open up the area for more economic activities. Obaseki disclosed this to journalists after a closed-door meeting with the Otaru of Auchi Kingdom, Alhaji Aliru Momoh …

Mr Oshiomhole says Mr Obi couldn’t tackle insecurity in Anambra as governor and therefore lacks the capacity to fix it in the whole country. A former National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has said the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, failed to address insecurity in Anambra State as a governor, hence he lacks the …

Bello Turji has been blamed for masterminding deadly attacks on communities in the area for years. At least 12 fighters, and relatives of the notorious terror kingpin, Bello Turji, have been killed in an air raid. They were killed in an air raid by the Nigerian Air Force on Mr Turji’s hideout in the Fakai community of Shinkafi area, Zamfara State, on …

Osinbajo, in his message, described the late Queen Elizabeth II as a monarch for all seasons who brought people together from all over the world. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo on Sunday, at the Lancaster House, London, signed the condolence register for Queen Elizabeth II. Laolu Akande, senior special assistant to the Mr Osinbajo on Media and Publicity disclosed this in …