Former Zamfara Governor Defends Marriage To 15-Year-Old Girl Senator Ahmad Yerima, a former governor of Zamfara State, has defended his marriage to a 15-year-old Egyptian girl in 2010, saying she is now doing her master’s degree. Yerima, who was 49 years old when he married the minor, said he did…

Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has been granted bail by a Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday. He was arrested in 2022 by the NDLEA for allegedly being involved in a 25kg cocaine deal and attempting to bribe an agency officer with $61,400. He was also indicted…

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has approved the appointment of AIGs Frank Mba and Bala Ciroma as Deputy Inspectors-General of Police (DIG) DIG Ciroma will replace DIG Ali Janga, who has retired from service and had represented the North-east geo-political zone in the police management team. DIG Mba will represent…

 The Federal Government says it will re-open both the Eko and Apongbon Bridges to road users ahead of schedule by midnight of July 9, 2023.   According to it, this is to alleviate the suffering of road users. The Director, Highways, Bridges and Designs in the Federal Ministry of Works,…

Oil marketers have projected that the pump price of petrol could rise above N700 per litre in some parts of the country starting from July, due to the deregulation of the downstream sector. The National Controller Operations, Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN), Mike Osatuyi, told The PUNCH on…