Hoodlums on Wednesday disrupted the Enugu rerun election for Enugu South 1 State Constituency, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says. INEC said this in a short note on its verified X social media handle on Wednesday. “Report from our Enugu State office indicate that...
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The Labour Party (LP) on Wednesday suspended its National Treasurer, Ms Oluchi Opara for six months for making false allegation against the party. The LP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Obiora Ifoh,said this at a news conference in Abuja. Ifoh said that Opara had dragged the party’s name into...
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called on the Federal Government to consider annual review of national minimum wage because of inflationary trend and value of Naira. NLC President, Mr Joe Ajaero, made the call in Abuja at the 2nd National Labour Adjudication and Arbitration Forum, organised by the...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has announced a N20 million bounty on two criminals terrorising residents of the territory. He said they should be apprehended dead or alive. Wike made the announcement in Abuja on Wednesday during a visit to the FCT...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Bola Tinubu will on Thursday depart Abuja for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja. He said that Tinubu would participate in the 37th Ordinary Session...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – The Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo State, Mr Fatai Adams is dead. Publicity Secretary of the party in the state, Mr Ikantu Peretei, confirmed the chairman`s death in a statement in issued in Akure on Wednesday. Peretei said...
As they celebrate Valentine’s Day, some single ladies have expressed concerns about what they describe as long love affairs that have never stimulated any plan for marriages. Some of them who spoke about the importance of the day, noted that they would prefer marriage proposals to mark the...
A motorcyclist, Sola Asiobe, on Wednesday told a Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan that his wife, Opeyemi was an unrepentant adulterer, asking the court to separate them. Asiobe gave the consent on Wednesday during his counter argument against his wife’s accusation of lack of care and...
A Federal High Court, Abuja has restrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from inviting or investigating Brig.-Gen. Charles Nengite over alleged money laundering offence during his secondment to Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). Justice Obiora Egwuatu, who made an order of perpetual injunction, held that the...
A judge of the Federal High Court in Abuja, Justice Emeka Nwite, has again threatened to strike out the treasonable felony charge filed against Sahara Reporters publisher and human rights activist, Mr Omoyele Sowore. The judge who said this was the last warning he would be giving the...
A gigolo is a male escort or social companion who is supported by a woman in a continuing relationship, often living in her residence or having to be present at her beck and call, according to Oxford Dictionary Generally, the term “gigolo” refers to a man who dates...
By BARBARA KALU, Port-Harcourt – Rivers State Police Command has dismissed one Insp. Michael Odey, accused of kidnapping and extortion of 3,000 US dollars from two persons at gunpoint in Rivers. The files of two other officers, ASP Doubara Edonyabo and ASP Talent Mungo, who were allegedly involved...
Catholic Bishop of Oyo Diocese, Most. Rev. Emmanuel Badejo, has said that the coincidence of Ash Wednesday and Valentine’s Day this year signifies the need for Nigerians to show more love to God and fellow humans. Badejo, who stated this in an interview with the News Agency of...
President Bola Tinubu has sought the confirmation of Senate for the appointment of a Chairman and Members for the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). Tinubu’s request was conveyed in a letter addressed to President of Senate, Godswill Akpiabio and read at plenary on Wednesday....
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Government has assured victims of Boko Haram insurgency that the sate government will support locally based humanitarian organizations as collaborating partners in the peace rebuilding, transformation and development plans and processes . The state’s Commissioner of Women Affairs and Social Development,...
The Police in Lagos State said they have arrested two suspected armed robbers, whose victim identified them at a bar while watching the AFCON final match in Lekki area of the state. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), on Wednesday, closed its case against Prof. Cyril Ndifon, the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Calabar (UNICAL), and his co-defendant, Sunny Anyanwu. ICPC’s counsel, Osuobeni Akponimisingha, told Justice James Omotosho of a Federal High...
Russian President, Vladimir Putin has signed off on a law to confiscate the property of opponents of the war and enemies of the state. A decree with Putin’s approval was published in the Russian legal database on Wednesday. The law provided for confiscating property allegedly acquired through the...
The United States authorities have released images from the site of the tragic crash that killed the Chief Executive Officer of Access Holdings, Herbert Wigwe, and five others. In the photos released on Tuesday, two officials of the United States National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) were seen...
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has advised the Federal Government to reject the advice of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to phase out petrol and electricity subsidy. The PRP acting National Publicity Secretary, Mr Muhammed Ishaq, gave the advice in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria...