Archive for date: June 10th, 2016

   Dauda Ahmad, Abdullahi Mustapha, Zubairu Abubakar, Abdullahi Abubakar and Musa Abdullahi were arraigned this morning before a Chief Magistrate Court in Kano, over last week’s killing of Bridget Agbahime on allegation of blaspheming the Prophet Mohammed ( PBUH ). They’re arraigned on a four-count charge of incitement, culpable...

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   The Muslim Rights Concern, MURIC, has rejected the June 13 date fixed for the NYSC Batch A (Stream II) orientation course. In a statement yesterday, the group said the date coincided with Muslim corps members’ Ramadan fasting.  The statement reads in part: “It is illegal, unlawful and unconstitutional...

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   Nimre Moses, 15, was allegedly forcefully abducted from school in Abuja, by one Aminu, Plateaunewsonline reports. After the abduction, she was taken to Katsina state where she was converted to Islam and had her name changed to Nana Khadija. Her brothers subsequently reported the case to the police,...

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   A statement by their spokesperson, Brig. Gen Mudoch Agbinibo, reads: “Since the day crude oil was discovered in commercial quantity here, what we have being asking from the FG is portable drinking water, electricity, roads, employment, quality education/educational facilities, resource control, participation in the oil business and inclusive...

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   Officials of NDLEA at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport (AIIA) Enugu discovered compressed cannabis in vegetables and cocaine inside shoe sole. Two of the suspects were found in possession of cocaine while four others were caught with cannabis. In all, a total of 62.663kg of drugs comprising 60.55kg...

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   Daniel Oluwatobi lost his sight while serving as INEC ad hoc staff in Yobe State for the 2011 elections. He has now been employed by INEC. His appointment letter was presented to him yesterday.

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