Nigeria’s foremost background check company, Background Check International Limited (BCI) is set to hold a webinar in order to promote the role of background check in premarital relationships. The webinar, which is part of BCI’s 18th anniversary, is aimed at deepening the knowledge of the target audience about the critical role of background check in relationships. BCI’s Chief Executive Officer, …

A 22-year-old girl, Maryam Umar, who was born without arms, has pleaded with public-spirited Nigerians, the government and non-governmental organisations to come to her aid to enable her to complete her registration into Gombe State University. Based on the payment advice obtained by newsmen, she recently obtained admission to study Economics at the varsity but has to pay N81,322.50 for …

Bandits have killed seven and abducted 26 others from seven communities in the Mashegu Local Government Area (LGA) of Niger State. According to the LGA Chairman, Umar Jibrin Igede, who confirmed the attacks by bandits on the seven communities in Minna on Sunday stated that the attacks have sacked over residents in their hundreds from their homes. Igede also revealed …

Bandits have abducted two female students of the Federal University, Gusau in Zamfara State. The students were abducted in the early hours of Sunday at Sabon Gida village in Bungudu Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The spokesperson of the state Police command, Superintendent Mohammed Shehu, who confirmed the incident in a statement, explained that the gunmen stormed the …

The body of a two-year-old boy, Taylen Mosley, who went missing in Florida has been found inside the mouth of an alligator a day after his mother was found stabbed to death. Thomas Mosley, the father of the toddler, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, for the child and for the boy’s mother, 20-year-old Pashun Jeffery, the …

Flux Logistics Company on Oba Akran Avenue, Ikeja, Lagos has gone up in flames. As reported by the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), the facility is used by the company for storing Jameson alcoholic drinks. LASEMA’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Damilola Oke-Osanyintolu said: “The cause of the inferno could not be immediately ascertained but the combined effort to put …

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the results of the January/February 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates. According to the examination body, 8,738 candidates registered for the examination, representing a 16 per cent increase when compared with the 2022 figure. Meanwhile, WAEC said out of the total number of registered candidates, 8,348 sat …

Troops of 1 Mechanised Division of the Nigerian Army have neutralised five bandits during a clearance operation in Chikun Local Government Area (LGA) of Kaduna State. In a statement on Friday, the acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations of 1 Division, Lt. Colonel Musa Yahaya said the troops operating in Chikun LGA conducted a clearance operation. The troops reportedly carried …

A Federal Capital Territory High Court in Kubwa has sentenced two men – Yahuza Isah and Auwalu Mohammed – to death by hanging for killing a tricycle rider. Delivering judgment in the matter, Justice Asmau Akanbi-Yusuf held that based on the evidence before the court, the defendants formed a common intention when they conspired to kill and rob the deceased, …

A driver of a taxi-hailing app, Bolt, Aiyu Eromosele Thomas, who was reported missing in February, has been found dead. The 34- year-old resident of 70 Imole Avenue, Ajasa Command, Lagos, was booked by an unidentified passenger. His vehicle – a Toyota Corolla with registration number GGE583GX grey color 2005/6 model – was found abandoned the following day. A police …