Confusion as bullion van crushes 22-year-old man in Ogun
The pandemonium that erupted in some parts of Abeokuta on Thursday afternoon has yet to subside following the killing of a 22-year-old man by a reckless bullion van in the state capital. Details later…
View ArticleNasarawa: 24 LG workers’ denied salaries for voting against APC
TWENTY-FOUR staffers of Keana local government council in Nasarawa state have been denied their monthly salary for allegedly voting against the re-election of the state Governor, Umaru Umaru Tanko...
View ArticleSokoto guber free, fair, credible – Observers
Independent Electoral Observers, IEO, has described governorship poll in Sokoto State as free, fair and credible. National chairman of the Forum of Observers, Mr. Lazarus Nwachukwu said this at a press...
View ArticleKwara revenue collection bill passes second reading
A bill for a law to make provision for the administration and collection of revenue due to the Kwara State government and local government councils tagged Kwara State Revenue Administration Bill 2015...
View ArticleNANS gives Suswam 7-day ultimatum over unpaid teachers’ salaries
Worried by the non-payment of teachers’ salaries and other civil servants in Benue State, the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has issued the state governor a seven-day ultimatum to pay...
View ArticleTaraba Govt. approves 26-member transition committee
The Acting Governor of Taraba, Alhaji Abubakar Danladi, on Friday approved a 26-member transition committee to prepare the ground for the incoming government of Mr Darius Ishaku. This is contained in a...
View ArticleJonathan’s mother applauds JTF for donating borehole to her community
Mrs Eunice Jonathan, the mother of President Goodluck Jonathn, has commended the Joint Task Force (JTF) donating a borehole to Akipelai community in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The...
View ArticleMinimum Wage: Workers task incoming Buhari-led govt.on industrial harmony
Nigerian workers appealed to the incoming government of Maj.-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) to device a means of improving the welfare of workers so as to engender industrial harmony. Speaking with the...
View ArticleMay Day: FCT minister assures workers on welfare
Sen. Bala Mohammed, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has assured Nigerian workers resident in Abuja of government’s commitment to their welfare. Speaking at the Workers’ Day...
View ArticleFreddie Gray’s death was homicide and his arrest illegal, says Baltimore...
Freddie Gray’s death was homicide and his arrest illegal, says Baltimore state attorney More soon
View ArticleOne officer faces a second-degree murder charge while other officers face...
One officer faces a second-degree murder charge while other officers face manslaughter or assault charges
View ArticleSettle backlog of gratuity, NLC Katsina pleads with govt
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC Katsina State chapter has appealed to outgoing administration in the state to settle backlog of gratuity to retiring civil servants before leaving office on May 29. State...
View ArticleSuswam cautions APC against inflammatory remarks
Outgoing governor of Benue State, Gariel Suswam has cautioned the leadership and members of the All Progressives Congress, APC to exercise decorum and desist from making inflammatory statements and...
View ArticleAPC chieftain laments harsh work conditions
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC and Senatorial Candidate of Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District, Chief Inibehe Okori has expressed sadness over the harsh working conditions and...
View ArticleDon expresses interest in Speaker of House of Reps’ position
A member-elect in the March 28 National Assembly election, Prof. Mojeed Alabi, has formally declared his interest to contest for the post of Speaker of the House of Representatives. Alabi, who is a...
View ArticlePrince Williams wife, Duchess of Cambridge, gives birth to girl
The Duchess of Cambridge has given birth to a girl, Kensington Palace has announced. The baby – who is fourth in line to the throne – was “safely delivered” at 08.34 BST, the palace said in a...
View ArticleAt least 52 civilians killed, dozens injured in US-led air strikes in...
At least 52 civilians killed, dozens injured in US-led air strikes in northern Syria.
View ArticleNollywood veteran, Peter Bunor passes on
A veteran Nollywood actor, Peter Bunor, reportedly died on Friday in Asaba, Delta, according to his son, Peter Bunor Jnr. Bunor Jnr. posted the news of his father’s death on his Facebook page on...
View ArticleScarcity: Fuel sells at N250 per litre in Oyo
Fuel scarcity being experienced in some parts of the country had resulted in a sharp increase in pump price of the product in Iseyin Council Area of Oyo, from the official price of N87 per liter, to...
View ArticleFirst rain renders 100 homeless in Kwara border community
No fewer than 100 residents of Kosubosu , a border community in Baruten Local Government Area of Kwara, were rendered homeless on Friday night as a result of a rainstorm. The rain, the first in the...
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