Stella Nwadigbo
10 Jan
A Lagos Magistrate’s Court sitting in Ogba, yesterday, remanded 45-year-old female teacher, Stella Nwadigbo, in Kirikiri Correctional Facility for indecent treatment and assault of a child.
9 Jan
A 45-year-old woman, Stella Nwadigbo, has been arraigned before Magistrate Court 1 in Ogba, Lagos, on charges of indecent treatment and assault of a three-year-old pupil. A video that went viral showed Nwadigbo abusing the young child during the incident, which took place in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State. Following receipt of the video,…
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Delta State government has urged public servants, contractors, and other relevant bodies that carry out procurement activities to operate within the confines of the law, or face the consequences. Addressing journalists shortly after holding a crucial inaugural meeting on Thursday in Asaba, the State capital, Chairman of the Delta State Public Procurement Council, Mr. David…
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Five members of the Compliance Monitoring and Sensitization Implementation Progress Team have reportedly been held hostage for over two hours by top management staff of Sterling Exploration and Energy Petroleum Company (SEEPCO) in their Kwale office, Ndokwa West council of Delta State. The Guardian learnt that the monitoring team, responsible for the implementation of the…
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The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has dislodged 10 illegally-parked tankers around the Dangote Refinery and across the Lekki Free Trade Zone. The Special Adviser to the State Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu on Transportation, Mr Sola Giwa, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Lagos. The statement was signed by Mr Taofiq Adebayo, Director…
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A World Bank-financed project, Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) and Yobe Government have disbursed $2.525m as revolving fund to 101 communities in the state to boost agricultural development. Gov. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe State made this known at the presentation of cheques to the beneficiaries on Saturday in Damaturu. Buni said that the…
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The price of tomatoes has crashed in Lagos and some other parts of the country to what farmers attributed to the glut being experienced at the moment due to the harvest season. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a tomato glut is a situation where there is an excess of tomatoes, often leading…
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Belarusians voted on Sunday in an election set to hand President Alexander Lukashenko a seventh term, prolonging his three-decade authoritarian rule. Lukashenko -- a 70-year-old former collective farm boss -- has been in power in reclusive, Moscow-allied Belarus since 1994. Speaking after casting his vote in the capital Minsk, the self-avowed "dictator" dismissed critics of…
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The Anambra State Government has reportedly demolished a hideout belonging to kidnappers and uncovered their shrine. According to a post shared on X by the Anambra State New Media on Saturday, the government carried out the operation in its bid to stop criminal activities in the South-Eastern state. "The Anambra State Government identified the building…
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The Take It Back (TIB) Movement has called for the resignation of Nigerian Police spokesperson, Muyiwa Adejobi, following his controversial statement about the powers of police personnel to enter properties without a warrant. In a statement released on Sunday, signed by TIB’s National Coordinator, Sanyaolu Juwon, the movement condemned Adejobi’s remarks, accusing him of normalising…
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At least 27 Nigerian soldiers were killed in a jihadist suicide attack in the northeast, two army sources told AFP on Sunday. On Friday, troops launched a ground offensive on a stronghold of Islamic State-affiliated militants in a wasteland straddling Borno and Yobe states. "The suicide attack killed 27 soldiers, including the commander, and left…
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A clinical Jannik Sinner swept past Alexander Zverev to retain his Australian Open title on Sunday and cement his status as the world's dominant player in men's tennis. The 23-year-old Italian came through a tense final between the two highest-ranked players 6-3, 7-6 (7/4), 6-3 on Rod Laver Arena, raising his arms in the air…