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A 43-year-old hotel attendant identified as Sunday Akachi, on Wednesday appeared  before an Ejigbo Magistrates’ Court, Lagos State, for alleged stealing and malicious damage to the tune of N23.8 million. Sunday Akachi, whose address was…

Benue government is lamenting refusal by residents to pay water bills in spite of regular water supply. The General Manager of Benue State Water Board, Gideon Shenge, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Makurdi on Wednesday that all…

First-to-10 tie-breaks will conclude the final sets of all four grand slam tournaments with immediate effect, the Grand Slam Board has announced. The decision, which will initially be adopted on a trial basis, brings consistency to the…

Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky has called for a humanitarian no-fly zone to stop Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities and towns. Zelensky made the call while addressing U.S. Congress on Wednesday via webinar from Ukraine amid the…

An Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court on Wednesday sentenced a 22-year-old commercial motorcyclist, Wale Isaiah, to life imprisonment for defiling a 10-year-old hawker. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Justice…

A 37-year-old Technician, Adamu Abdullahi, was on Wednesday sentenced to three months imprisonment by a Dei-dei Grade 1 area court for defrauding client of N28,000. The convict, however, pleaded guilty and asked the court for forgiveness…

The Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) and Google on Wednesday announced an inaugural Google.org fellowship to provide one million additional Africans with access to TEFConnect. Jen Carter, global head of technology at Google.org, said at…

Bulgaria has started a new system of registering war refugees from Ukraine directly at the border. Prime Minister Kiril Petkov made this known on Wednesday, stating that he inspected the facility on its first day of operation on Tuesday.…

United Nations has launched a 4.3-billion dollars appeal on Wednesday for donations to Yemen, where seven years of war have left the country scarred by destruction, hunger and economic collapse. This move come as a result of UN fears of…

A Dei-Dei Grade 1 Area Court, Shagari Quarters, Abuja, on Wednesday, sentenced a 29-year-old employee, Chidiebere Ucheagbaoso, to six months imprisonment for stealing N57,000 from his employer. The convict pleaded guilty and asked the…