A Benin High Court, on Tuesday, ordered the remand one Ikechukwu Tony in a correctional centre in Benin over alleged attempt to rape a 50-year-old woman. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the suspect was arraigned on a count charge of rape, to which he, however, pleaded not guilty. The State Prosecuting Counsel,…
The statewide exercise to free Lagos of visible security risks has continued after the arrest of some suspects under the Dolphin Estate Bridge.A statement by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, said 450 miscreants were rescued at the weekend.“Of the lot, 371 pleaded for assistance to relocate to their states due to the…
An Onitsha High court, presided over by Justice S N Odili, has sentenced a former Manager of First City Monument Bank (FCMB), in Onitsha branch, Nwachukwu Placidus, to 121 years in prison for fraudThe cumulative sentence was for diverting fixed deposit funds of a customer amounting to N112,100,000 for personal use. Justice Odili handed the…
Normalcy is gradually returning to the supply and distribution chain of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) or petrol, following the scarcity of the product in the last three weeks.The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) blamed the development on “logistics” issuesThe improved petrol supply across the country, The Nation gathered yesterday, was not unconnected with the…
The gross earnings of Zenith Bank Plc rose by 189 per cent in the first quarter of the year; the bank has announced its unaudited results.The impressive triple-digit growth performance shot the bank’s earnings to N781 billion as against the N270 it reported in the first quarter of last year. According to the report, the…
Veteran actress, Shan George, has taken to her Instagram account to seek help after her Zenith Bank account was drained of N3.6m by an individual identified as Cecilia Chiagoziem Okoro. The actress made this known on her Instagram account on Friday. The actress shared a screenshot of the debit alert and wrote, “I need help…
By Ayomide Otitoju The General Overseer of Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), Pastor Enoch Adeboye, has urged fellow Christians to obey God totally to gain His favours. Pastor Adeboye said this during this month’s Holy Ghost service, with the theme: In Partnership with Fire. The programme, which held at the church’s headquarters on the…
Popular Nigerian pastor and founder of Abel Damina Ministries International, Dr Abel Damina, has been knocked for his comment on the remedy to porn addiction. Damina gave his submission while speaking on Comfort FM’s Righteous Invasion of Truth (RIOT) programme in Uyo in late February. The clip of the sermon made the rounds on Thursday,…
A renowned gospel artiste, Bidemi Olaoba, has apologised to white garment churches following a video that sparked controversy on social media platforms. Olaoba, in an interview with Pastor Leke Adeboye during a TV live show tagged ‘Confession Box with PLA’, said he can never perform in a church where they use scents and burn incense….
