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A 33-year-old unemployed man, Christian Stephen, has confessed before a Federal High Court in Ibadan to trafficking 519 grams of cannabis. Stephen’s confession was contained in his guilty plea when the one-count charge was read to him. Following his plea, Justice Nkeonye Maha ordered that he be remanded at Agodi Correctional Centre and adjourned the…
3 hours ago
The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has applauded President Bola Tinubu for signing the South-South Development Commission Bill into law. It also lauded the National Assembly for its expeditious and diligent processing of the pivotal legislation. A statement by PANDEF National Chairman, Dr. Godknows Igali, on Wednesday, said the creation of the commission would engender development…
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The Children, Sexual and Gender-based Violence Offences Court in Awka, has remanded a 15-year old teenager for allegedly raping an 18-year-old girl. The teenager is facing a one-count charge bordering on rape. He however pleaded not guilty to the charge, saying that the act was consensual. Earlier the Police Prosecutor, Insp. Chinyere Okechukwu, told the…
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With a few taps on his phone, Dandam Nangor knows exactly what temperature his greenhouse is at, when to water his crops and even the pH of the soil. Backed by artificial intelligence, it’s all designed to make growing his peppers easier — and perhaps usher in a sort of agriculture 2.0 in Nigeria, where…
7 hours ago
Lagos State government yesterday demolished structures that are allegedly in contravention of the state’s building regulations in Agric Bus Stop, Owusu 1 Community Development Area (CDA), Ikorodu, Lagos.
