By BARBARA KALU,Enugu – Enugu State Police Command has arrested a masquerade (popularly called Oriokpa) seen physically assaulting a female nurse (name withheld) at Ugwuoye Junction in Nsukka metropolis. The Command’s spokesman, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, stated this in a statemenn Thursday in Enugu. Ndukwe said that police operatives...
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UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the country will hold a general election on July 4. “I spoke with His Majesty the King to request the dissolution of parliament. The king has granted this request and we will have a general election on July 4,” Sunak said...
By MBAFAN ADE, Abuja – Nigeria’s premier deep-water development, Bonga, operated by Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited (SNEPCo) has won the coveted Asset of the Year award in the Shell Group for 2023, the latest recognition of its best-in-class performance in Safety, Environment and Asset Management....
By CHRISTIANA LOT, Jos – The Commandant General (CG) of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Dr. Ahmed Audi, has reiterated his dedication to putting an end to the ongoing school kidnappings in the country. Dr. Audi stated this in his remarks during an interdenominational gathering...
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has called for the strengthening of regional economic communities to drive integration and trade ties among African nations in order to deepen democracy and accelerate development across the continent. He said through bitter experience, Nigeria has learned that the solution to poor democratic governance is...
The Organised Labour comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has again rejected the Federal Government’s new offer of ₦57,000 minimum wage. The Organised Labour rejected the government’s fresh offer, the third proposal in about a week when negotiation talks resumed on Wednesday....
Chairman of the Federal Civil Service Commission, Prof Tunji Olaopa, has called for the phasing out of Higher National Diploma (HND) programmes offered by polytechnics in Nigeria. At a dialogue organised by the National Board for Technical Education (NBTE) in Abuja, Olaopa proposed a comprehensive overhaul of the educational...
A yet-to-be-identified septuagenarian has slumped and died inside an Ondo State High Court in Oka, Ondo. It was gathered that the incident happened before court proceedings began. Witnesses said that the deceased was present to testify in a case involving his friend. A court staff, who asked not to...
Network Against Corruption and Trafficking Initiative (NACAT) has called on the two anti-graft agencies to investigate the former governor of Delta, Dr Ifeanyi Okowa, over alleged misappropriation of state funds. The Executive Director Investigation of the anti-corruption group, Tega Oghenedoro, made the call at a news conference on...
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Africa needs a form of “contextual democracy” that considers the past experiences of Africans and their heritage. Obasanjo disclosed this in Abuja on Wednesday, at a summit on the state of democracy in Africa. The summit was organised by the Shehu Musa Yar’Adua...
Trial of Mamman Ali, son of a former National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Ali, for alleged N2.2 billion oil subsidy fraud suffered a setback on Wednesday due to absence of lead prosecution counsel. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ali is...
The Benin Zone of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) on Wednesday, decried the continued infrastructural decay, poor funding and proliferation of universities in Nigeria. Prof. Monday Igbafen, Zonal Coordinator, Benin Zone of ASUU, expressed the union’s stand at a news conference organised over the unresolved issues...
Atalanta defeated Bayer Leverkusen’s Invincibles 3-0 in the Europa League final to end a 61-year title drought with a maiden continental trophy. Nigeria’s Ademola Lookman scored in the 12th, 26th and 75th minute to grab a hat-trick in the Dublin Arena as the Bergamo side handed Bundesliga champions...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) of the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Oluremi Tinubu has flagged off the distribution of fabrics in commercial quantities to women in politics across the 36 states of the federation, including the FCT. Flagging...
The Senate has passed a resolution urging the Federal Government to allocate funds to the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), to enable it to restore power to the Jos-Gombe 330KV transmission line. The followed the adoption of a motion by Sen. Haruna Manu (PDP-Taraba) and co- sponsored by...
The Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA), has said that it would not hesitate to invoke relevant sections of the organisation’s regulations to sanction Turkish Airlines over mistreatment of Nigerian passengers. NCAA’s Director, Public Affairs and Consumer Protection, Mr Michael Achimugu, disclosed this to newsmen on Wednesday in Lagos....
The First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu on Wednesday, gave out local fabric materials to the Forum of 36 State Women Leaders of the All Progressives Congress and the Federal Capital Territory. Tinubu said it was part of the Renewed Hope Initiative for their support. The First Lady, who...
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the abandoned erosion protection contract in Kolokuma/Opokuma in Bayelsa, awarded by the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This followed the adoption of a motion by Rep. Abonsizibe Oboku(PDP-Bayelsa) during plenary in Abuja on Wednesday. Presenting the motion, Oboku said that...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Assistant Corps Marshal Mohammed Shehu as the Corps Marshal/Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). Director, Information and Public Relations, office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Segun Imohiosen,...