Medical doctor, Dr. Okafor Ikechukwu, was yesterday arraigned before an Enugu Magistrate Court for unlawfully confining and detaining mother and child in his private hospital, located in the Abakpa area of the state capital, for a year and four months. Okafor who also works at the University of Nigeria Teaching Hospital, UNTH, Ituku Ozalla was […]

Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, yesterday admonished the newly appointed 19 judges of the National Industrial Court to check impunity in the country by adhering to the law. Justice Onnoghen gave this charge after swearing in the new judges at the special court of the Supreme Court in Abuja. He said, “When you […]

Ekiti State Governor, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has declared that with the victory of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP, President Muhammadu Buhari and Acting President Yemi Osinbajo, would be defeated in the 2019 presidential poll. Fayose further revealed that efforts will be stepped up to revive the PDP and fortify it to be able to play […]

Indications are widespread over why Acting President Yemi Osinbajo will not be able to stay away from the country for too long. In Ethiopia, for the 29th ordinary session of the African Union, the Acting President did not spare the luxury of over staying as he rushed home from the union’s meeting. Also he practically […]

In a bid to advance advocacy programmes aimed at empowering citizens and institutions in Nigeria in collaboration with other relevant stakeholders, two civil society organisations, Citizens Media and Development Network (CIMEDEN) and CLEEN Foundation came together to form partnership for the development of the Nigerian society, writes SAMUEL ODAUDU. THE JOB of developing the society […]

A member of the House of Representatives from Sokoto State, Mr. Abdullahi Wamakko, is dead. Wamakko died in Abuja on Friday. He was 50 years old. He reportedly passed on after a brief illness as he was last seen at the National Assembly on Monday. The Chairman, House Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Mr. […]

Mr Isaac Balami, President, National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE), says the association has concluded arrangement to build a N2.5 billion permanent Secretariat at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos. Balami, in an interview with the Nigerian Pilot on Friday in Abuja, said that NAAPE had signed a contract for the execution of […]

The police on Friday arraigned Surbi Musa of no fixed  address in a Wuse Zone 2 Senior Magistrates Court in Abuja for allegedly belonging to unlawful society. Musa is standing trial on one-count charge of belonging to unlawful society. The prosecutor, Zanna Dalhatu, told the court that a vigilance group on patrol at Unguwan Sharo […]

A battery charger, Adedayo Ajiboye, on Friday filed a petition for the dissolution of his 18-year-old marriage to his wife, Taye Ajiboye. The Nigerian Pilot reports that the 38-year-old man filed the petition at a Customary Court sitting in Ayedun-Ekiti in Ikole Local Government area of Ekiti State. The petitioner alleged that the wife was found of […]

Some petty traders and commuters in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have decried the scarcity of N100 notes and other smaller denominations in the country. Speaking in separate interviews with the Nigerian Pilot in Abuja on Friday, they described the development as an `impediment’ to their businesses. They said the situation was worrisome and called […]

Four students of the Adeyemi College of Education, Ondo were on Friday remanded in the Olokuta Prisons by an Akure Chief Magistrates’ Court for allegedly raping a 19-year -old girl. The four accused students are Akinola Timilehin, 21; Tobi Olagbaju, 24; Adeyemi Adebisi, 22, and Adetuyi Olakunle, 23. The Prosecutor, Insp. Martins Olowofeso, told court that […]

Seven alleged members of the dreaded Badoo cult who have been causing unrest in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State were on Friday brought before an Ebute Meta Magistrates’ Court. The accused, Afolabi Kessington (25), Ismaila Shaibu (36), Mutiu Nurudeen (26), Ibrahim Bello (25), Lukman Mohammed (35), Gift Itafa (50) and Sheriff Adewunmi (23). The […]

Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State on Friday directed immediate planting of 500,000 trees in 78 locations to protect the environment and promote healthy living. Ambode, represented by his Deputy, Dr Idiat Adebule, gave the directive in Lagos at the 2017 Tree Planting Campaign organised by the Lagos State Parks and Gardens Agency. The campaign […]

The Rasheed Mosuro, Team Leader, Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems (RPAS) for Nigeria, says the country can derive huge economic benefits from the use of RPAS, otherwise known as unmanned aircraft or drone.   Mosuro, who is also the Quality and Safety Auditor (Engineering) at a private company, disclosed this while speaking with newsmen in Abuja […]

A man, Mr Taorid Ajani, on Friday, pleaded with an Idi-Ogungun Customary Court, Agodi-Ibadan, to dissolve his marriage, as requested by his estranged wife; Monsurat, saying that she always cursed him. According to Taorid, his wife of three years, is fetish and diabolical in nature. “Monsurat is fetish and has been using diabolical means and […]

Dr Chinenye Nwekpe, Medical Labouratory Scientist, Orthopedic Hospital, Enugu has advised parents in Nigerian to give birth to the number of children they could cater for. Nwekpe gave the advice in an interview with the Nigerian Pilot on Friday in Enugu. He said the population of some families in Nigeria was rising at an alarming […]

An Upper Area Court in Masaka, Nasarawa State, on Friday warned two housewives to desist from frequent fighting or be punished accordingly. The Judge, Mr Yakubu Ishaku, gave the warning following reports of frequent fighting by the housewives. The court was told that Ruth Williams and Grace Williams were married to one Ibrahim Williams, who […]

Scot Nnaji, Head Coach, Nigeria Customs of Lagos Basketball Club, has expressed confidence that the club would be in the Atlantic Conference final six of the ongoing Kwese Basketball League regular season. Customs had, in a week 13 local derby on Thursday night, defeated Police Barton of Lagos, 73-72 in a converted three-point effort by […]

A 42-year-old man, Ola Jaiyeola, was on Friday arraigned at the Surulere Magistrates’ Court for allegedly abducting a 16-year-old boy. The Prosecutor, Sgt. Anthonia Osayande, told court that the accused committed the offence with some people now at large on May 23 at about 4.00.p.m at No. 5, Olaiya Close, Orile Iganmu, Lagos. Osayande said that […]

A lawyer, Mrs Edith Umunna, has advised Nigerians to pursue and achieve their career goals no matter how advanced in age they are.   Umunna, a 52-year-old barrister, was among the 1,468 new lawyers that were admitted to the Nigerian Bar on July 13.   She told the Nigerian Pilot in Abuja on Friday that […]