Reps urge FG to pay ASUU, NASU withheld salaries

09 May 2024

The House of Representatives has urged the Federal Government to pay the withheld salaries of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and the Non Academic Staff Union (NASU). This followed the adoption of a Motion of Urgent Public Importance by Rep. Abubakar Fulata (APC-Jigawa) during plenary on Wednesday. Presenting the motion, Fulata said that […]

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Taraba state Government cries out for help after two weeks power outage in Jalingo

09 May 2024

Taraba State Government has cried out that it is currently helpless regarding the two weeks power outage that is making life difficult for inhabitants of Jalingo, the state capital. It also said the bulk of the work of power restoration lies in the hands of the Federal Government, adding that all entreaties to the Minister […]

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Court sentence woman for pouring hot water on co-wife

09 May 2024

A Senior Magistrates’ Court in Gwagwalada, Abuja, has sentenced a 28-year-old housewife, Faith Felix to eight months in prison for pouring hot water on her co-wife. The woman, who resides in Gosa Toge along airport road in the FCT, was convicted and sentenced for criminal force, assault and causing grievous hurt, to which she begged […]

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Oyo govt demolish shops in Akinyele LGA

09 May 2024

Panic gripped residents and traders of the popular Ojoo market in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State as the government demolished scores of shops and kiosks in the area, on Thursday. It was gathered that the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development had served the traders quit notice a long time ago […]

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45 years old cleric arrested for defiling 3 teenage girls

09 May 2024

The Kwara State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested a cleric for allegedly defiling three teenage girls in Agah village in llorin South local government area of Kwara state. The 45-year-old Cleric identified as Prophet Olayinka Ajiboye, described as a serial rapist, was alleged to have defiled three minors, all […]

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Nigerian man arrested with 200g of cocaine in Kenya

09 May 2024

  Detectives have arrested a Nigerian national allegedly found with 200g of cocaine in Mombasa, Kenya. The Directorate of Criminal Investigation (DCI) in a statement on Thursday, May 9, 2024, said the suspect, Victor Chinenye Ikonne, was arrested at an apartment as the crackdown on drug traffickers continues in the country. “The Anti-Narcotic Unit (ANU) […]

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Cybersecurity levy: “Don’t burden Nigerians with more hardships” – Northern elders tell Tinubu

09 May 2024

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has strongly condemned the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’srecent decision to impose a cybersecurity levy onbankcustomers. In a statement released by theNEF’sDirector of Publicity and Advocacy, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, the forum expresseditsdissatisfaction with the policy, citing the escalating costs associated with banking transactionsas a result ofmultiple charges. The NEFcriticisedtheCBN’sdirective as”arbitrary, illegal, […]

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Protesters storms NPF headquarters demanding the release of Ojukwu

09 May 2024

Journalists and concerned citizens have stormed the Nigeria Police Force Headquarters, Abuja, in a protest, demanding the immediate release of Daniel Ojukwu, a journalist with the Foundation for Investigative Journalism. Ojukwu was clandestinely abducted by the police in Lagos on May 1 and transferred to Abuja about three days later. The ongoing protest at the […]

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Kwara house of assembly urges state govt. To probe failed 3 billion salary arrears

08 May 2024

The Kwara State House of Assembly has urged the state government to probe the failure of a consultant to pay N3 billion salary arrears to local government and SUBEB workers in the state. Recall that the government released N3 billion to a consultant in February 2024 to clear all salary arrears for SUBEB teachers and […]

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