UK woman fakes DNA, gives ex-boyfriend’s child to new lover

01 Oct 2024

A British father has opened up about the psychological toll that came with having to wait 15 months to finally meet his daughter after his ex-girlfriend falsified a DNA test to indicate that the child was not really his. Georgina Saville, 25, falsified the father listed on the baby’s birth certificate to be Danny Mellows […]

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US partners with Nigeria for responsible AI use in military

28 Aug 2024

The U.S. State Department has teamed up with Nigeria to further the responsible use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the military. Mallory Stewart, whose role at the State Department focuses on arms control and stability, recently discussed AI use in military operations with Nigeria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defence, the national security […]

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Court orders forfeiture of N11.14bn property linked to Emefiele

05 Jun 2024

The Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday granted the Federal Government an order of interim forfeiture of property valued at N11,140,000,000.00 linked to the embattled former governor, Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The presiding judge, Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke, made the order following a motion filed and argued by the counsel for the Economic […]

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Nigeria ranks lowest in education budget in West Africa – ASUU

14 May 2024

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has decried the neglect of the education sector, saying Nigeria ranks lowest in education budgets across the West African sub-region. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this at a one-day workshop on ‘Emerging Areas of Students Needs in Beneficiary Institutions, organised by the Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) […]

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Nigerian court remands dozens in prison after raid on alleged gay wedding

05 Sep 2023

World More than 60 people are in jail in Nigeria in connection with an alleged gay wedding last week, which is illegal in the country, the police and their lawyer said on Monday. Anti-LGBTQ law in Africa’s most populous nation includes prison term up to 14 years   Police spokesperson Bright Edafe paraded dozens of people, arrested […]

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NDLEA warns skitmakers to stop using its logo and jackets

26 Apr 2023

The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA), has warned skit makers to stop using its logo and jackets in their production. The warning is contained in a statement issued by the NDLEA Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, on Tuesday in Abuja. Babafemi warned that those fond of the indiscretion of misusing its […]

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Lawyer Institute a fresh motion to stop Tinubu from being president on the 29th of may

26 Apr 2023

A fresh motion on notice seeking to stop Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu from being inaugurated as Nigeria’s new President on May 29, 2023, has been instituted at the Court of Appeal in Abuja. The fresh suit marked CA/CV/259/2023 is instituted by a Presidential candidate in the 2019 Presidential election and constitutional lawyer, Chief Ambrose Albert […]

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LASTMA rescue 3 accident victims, arrest a passenger with used baby pads

25 Apr 2023

Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) today rescued 3 severely injured accident victims (2 males & a female) at Mosalasi Round-About inward Iyana-Ipaja area of Lagos. Lastma Akanji Wasiu (Bravo 16) who led the rescue operations confirmed that the accident involved 3 vehicles, Mazda commercial bus (FKJ 88 XH), Tricycle (Keke Marwa […]

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POLICE RESCUE KIDNAPPED VICTIM, KILLS ONE SUSPECT

25 Apr 2023

  Police Command in Ebonyi on Sunday said it rescued a kidnapped victim and killed one suspect in the state. SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, Spokesperson of the Command, in a statement in Abakaliki, said the officers and men also arrested two suspected kidnappers and recovered three riffles. According to the statement, “today being April 23, the […]

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