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Teacher bags 15 years imprisonment for raping minor in 1999

An Ekiti State High Court has sentenced 45-year-old Alabi Oluwafemi to 15 years imprisonment for raping an eight-year-old minor in 1999. According to

Nigeria, Benin Republic move to deepen trade ties

Nigerian officials, led by Foreign Affairs Minister Yusuf Tuggar on the directive of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, held discussions with high-level del

ASUU protests poor working conditions, threatens strike

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) Tuesday staged a peaceful protest at the Gombe State University (GSU), over their demands to the feder

Customs seizes N3.1bn worth of smuggled goods in Kaduna

The Nigeria Customs Service, Federal Operations Unit (FOU), Zone “B” Command, Kaduna, On Tuesday, said it seized goods worth over N3.1 billion between

Truck driver fleeing from extortionists crushes soldier to death in Lagos

A truck from a logistics company on Tuesday ran over and killed a soldier at Orile bus stop, Iganmu, in Lagos.  The driver was reportedly fleeing from