Author: Shad Bauswell

Justice Abiola Soladoye of the Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court, on Thursday, convicted and sentenced a man, Nurudeen Nasiru, to life imprisonment for introducing his neighbor’s 13-year-old daughter to pornography and sexually assaulting her. During the trial, the State Counsel, Mr Olusola Soneye, called three witnesses, a social worker, the survivor, and her […]

Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce attended the Oscars after-parties with girlfriend Taylor Swift after participating in her “Eras” tour in Singapore.

A Lagos-based accountant, Ayodele Oduniyi, has expressed his frustration over alleged continuous harassment and persecution by police officers from the Federal Investigations Bureau in the Federal Capital Territory Command. He claims that these security personnel colluded with his former employer, Sonny Idedevbo, to fabricate charges against him on multiple occasions since 2020. In an interview […]

MTN Nigeria Communications Limited says it will partner the Nigerian Meteorological Agency in disseminating weather and climate information to farmers across the country. This was disclosed in a press statement released to journalists by NiMet on Friday. The partnership is coming on the heels of a Memorandum of Understanding signed in February 2024, between NiMet […]

PHILADELPHIA — Saquon Barkley was already set this week to visit Happy Valley and catch up with his old Penn State coach, James Franklin. Barkley says now he might have to give Franklin a hard time for getting the Philadelphia Eagles in hot water with the NFL before the new running back had even signed a contract.

The New York Knicks will play against Deandre Ayton and the Portland Trail Blazers during their trip to the West Coast. Will the Knicks be able to deal with Ayton's strong performance?

The Miami Dolphins are signing former Kansas City Chiefs tight end and Travis Kelce’s backup Jody Fortson.

The new chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Tajudeen Baruwa, has called on President Bola Tinubu and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to prevail on his predecessor, Najeem Yasin, to pack out of the national secretariat in line with the order of the court. Baruwa made the appeal at a […]

The Director General and Chief Executive Officer of the National Identity Management Commission, Engr. Abisoye Coker-Odusote, has restated the agency’s commitment to dealing with obstacles that are preventing the creation of a complete and widely accepted national identification system. She stated this is despite the various challenges faced by the commission, from infrastructure limitations to logistical issues […]

The Senate has approved the N1.1tn Federal Capital Territory 2024 Appropriation Bill for a second reading. A detailed breakdown of the N1.1tn budget showed that N280bn was allocated for overhead, N726bn for capital projects, and N140bn for personnel, making the total budget N1.147tn. Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, the bill's sponsor and Senate Leader, led the discussion on Thursday, stating that the appropriation bill considered the FCT administration’s revenue and expenditure forecasts in line with the Federal Government's fiscal and developmental policies.