Nigerian Newspapers
Abia pensioners hit Umuahia streets to celebrate PDP’s guber election defeat
Pensioners under the aegis of Concerned Abia State Pensioners have staged a city-wide jubilation in Umuahia, the state capital, to celebrate the defeat of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the governorship election. They described the failure of PDP during the governorship and National Assembly elections in the state as God’s special way of rewarding …
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Why I beat man who brought police to arrest me – Portable
Controversial Nigerian singer, Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable, has opened up about what transpired between him and an alleged internet fraudster who brought the police to arrest him recently. Recall that the ‘Zazoo’ crooner made headlines after he was captured in a viral video lambasting some officers who stormed his bar in the Sanga …
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Scavenger jailed 21 months for stealing Mp3 speaker
A Dei-dei Grade I Area Court in Abuja on Thursday sentenced a scavenger, Sulieman Abubakar, to 21 months imprisonment for stealing an Mp3 speaker worth N5,000. The police charged Abubakar, 28, with criminal trespass, housebreaking and theft. The Area Court Judge, Malam Saminu Suleiman, however, gave the convict an option of a N30,000 fine. The …
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Make any unauthorised advert on NYSC, face full weight of law – Management warns
The management of the National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has warned Nigerians about the activities of some unscrupulous persons impersonating the scheme through fraudulent means on the internet. The scheme said that for the avoidance of doubt, all services in NYSC regarding deployment, issuance of kits to Corps members while at the Orientation Camp, accommodation, …
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Man jailed three months for defrauding businessman
An Area Court in Jos on Thursday sentenced a 40-year-old man, Mayowa Okunlola, to three months imprisonment for defrauding a businessman of N280,000. The judge, Shawomi Bokkos, sentenced the convict after pleading guilty to breach of trust and deceit and begged the court for leniency. The judge gave the convict an option of a N15,000 …
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Ex-Assembly speaker seeks increased FG presence in Taraba
The former Speaker of the Taraba State House of Assembly, Peter Abel Diah, has again stressed the need for the Federal Government to increase its presence in the state. Making the call on Friday during an interactive session with journalists in Jalingo, the state capital, he lamented that despite the state’s contributions to the country’s …
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