A Grade A Customary Court sitting at Mapo in Ibadan has dissolved a 13-year-old marriage between one Durojaye Akingbade and his estranged wife, Olabisi, on grounds of stubbornness and sexual starvation. Pronouncing the marriage dissolved, the Court President, Mrs S.M. Akintayo, held that the petitioner was no longer interested...
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Abia State Governor, Alex Otti has approved a new salary scale for Abia health workers, known as Abia State Health Workers Salary Scale (ASHWOSS), with effect from May 1. This is contained in a statement signed by the state Health Commissioner, Prof Ogbonnaya Uche on Wednesday in Umuahia. According...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano– The Supreme Council for Shari’ah in Nigeria (SCSN) has announced the confirmation of Sheikh Bashir Umar as its new President following the death of Sheikh AbdulRasheed Hadiyatullah. The Secretary General of the council, Malam Nafi’u Ahmed, announced this in a statement on Wednesday. He said...
President Bola Tinubu will pay a one day working visit to Katsina State on Friday. The State Commissioner for Information, Dr Bala Salisu-Zango, made the disclosure during a press briefing on Wednesday in Katsina. He said that the President would commission two out of the numerous projects executed by...
By AMOS MATHEW, Kaduna – The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Dioceses, Bishop Mathew Hassan Kukah, has commended Governor Uba Sani for his efforts in stabilizing Kaduna State, given its strategic importance in the country. Bishop Kukah, who is also the Pro-Chancellor of Federal University of Applied Sciences, Kachia, praised...
The operatives of the Economic d Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Wednesday, arrived at the Federal High Court in Abuja with the businesswoman, Aisha Achimugu, as ordered by the court. Achimugu, who was sandwiched by two female EFCC’s officers, arrived in court at about 11:35am. The News Agency of...
Sen. Heineken Lokpobiri, Minister of State, Petroleum Resources (Oil), has described the Joint Venture (JV) between Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd.), Caverton Offshore Support Group and Stenabulk as a strategic industry alignment. Lokpobiri also said that the JV was a bold step toward enhancing shipping operations, strengthening...
Benue State Government has said it would pay another five months salary arrears to civil servants in the state, adding that it has already been captured in the 2025 budget. The state Commissioner for Finance, Mr Michael Oglegba disclosed this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) Zone 4 headquarters Makurdi, Dr. Zachariah Fera Achinyan has assured that the police in the zone would continue to have strong collaboration with for enhanced performance of their official duties. Speaking in his office during a...
Mr Titus Odo, the Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party (LP) in Enugu State on Wednesday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Odo defected to the PDP alongside the former Commissioner for Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Prince Emeka Mamah, who was the State Coordinator of the Peter...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- The Federal Government has declared Thursday as a public holiday to mark the 2025 Workers Day. The Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Interior, Magdalene Ajani, disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. Mrs. Ajani said the Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo ,...
A University Lecturer, Prof Samuel Oguche, has said that the current Nigerian Constitution does not allow for the separation of States and Local Government Areas (LGAs), in spite of the recent Supreme Court ruling on LGA autonomy. Oguche, a Senior Executive Fellow, National Institute for Legislative and Democratic studies,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has directed its National Legal Adviser to initiate legal proceedings aimed at reclaiming the party’s mandate from Delta Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori for defection. Others whose mandates are also to be reclaimed are lawmakers, and other elected officials who recently defected along with Oborevwori to...
Former presidents, governors, traditional rulers, eminent Nigerians are expected to attend a tribute and prayer for the Niger Delta leader, late Chief Edwin Clark slated for Thursday in Lagos. This is contained in a statement by Mrs Baroong Tony-Uranta, on behalf of the Organising Committee, Lagos Tributes for Clark...
A former University of Lagos Student, Chidinma Ojukwu, accused of killing Super TV Chief Executive Officer, Usifo Ataga, on Tuesday said that statements she made during police interrogation were false and under duress. Ojukwu testified in her defence before Justice Yetunde Adesanya at a Lagos State High Court sitting...
The former Secretary-General of Commonwealth, Chief Emeka Anyoku and a one-time Foreign Affairs Minister, Gen. Ike Nwachukwu Rtd, have reiterated the call for restructuring and constitution review to address the challenges facing the country. The duo made the call during the “14th Chief Emeka Anyaoku Lecture Series On Good...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has frowned over the non implementation of the new minimum wage and the Consequential Adjustments by some state governors. NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, said this at the 6th National Gender Conference organised by the NLC National Women Commission on Tuesday in Abuja. The conference...
The federal government has announced the discontinuation of the Bilateral Education Agreement (BEA) scholarship programme. Minister of Education, Dr Tunji Alausa, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja during a courtesy visit by newly elected officials of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS). He described the BEA programme...
MTN Nigeria Communications Plc generated N1.0 trillion in service revenue in the first quarter of 2025. This marks a 40.5 per cent increase from the N752.99 billion earned in Q1 2024. The company confirmed this in a corporate filing with the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. on Tuesday. Profit after tax...
The Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) on Tuesday transacted 733.05 million shares worth N35.288 billion in 16,619 transactions. This is in contrast with 500.59 million shares worth N12.110 billion that was traded in 17,637 deals earlier. Meanwhile, transactions in the shares of Fidelity Bank topped the activity chart with 285.15...