Organised labour union in the federal public service has issued a Friday ultimatum to the federal government to meet its demands of three months’ outstanding wage award and other pending allowances owed workers in ministries, departments and agencies, MDAs. The…
Edo State Commissioner for Information, Kassim Afegbua, has blamed former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi for the assassination attempt on his life, saying that he should have informed the state government before entering the state. In an interview with…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday instructed the National Assembly to start fashioning out modalities to amend the constitution in order to incorporate State Police. According to Mr. president, this will help combat insurgency and give the populace more security. Speaking…
Popular Nigerian comic actor, Bamidele Tope Saint, widely known as Okemesi, is dead. Fellow actor Jeff ‘Tony Montana’ Owolewa announced the actor’s death in a video posted on his Instagram page on Tuesday night. The actor reportedly died at the hospital on…
The National president of the Obidient Movement, Yunusa Tanko, on Tuesday, raised alarm over attack on former presidential candidate, Peter Obi and other of its members in Benin, Edo State. Tanko revealed that during Olumide Akpata’s official defection to the…
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Assistant Inspector-General of Police Tunji Disu as the acting Inspector-General of Police. This follows the resignation of Kayode Egbetokun as the IGP following accusations of embezzlement of funds. “In view of the current security challenges…
The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation has withdrawn the criminal charge filed against senior advocate, Mike Ozekhome, over alleged forgery. The Federal Capital Territory’s High Court in Maitama made the announcement of the withdrawal on Tuesday. Rotimi…
The rejection of real time E-transmission of election results by the All Progressives Congress (APC)-dominated National Assembly appears to be proof that the party that called for electronic voting in the 2015 elections is apprehensive about the potential results of…
A member of the US Congress, Riley M. Moore, has called for sanctions and the repeal of blasphemy and Sharia laws in Nigeria as part of broader recommendations to address violence against Christian communities in the country. The application comes…
Kimpact Development Initiative Executive Director, Bukola Idowu has criticised the N10 billion expenditure threshold for presidential campaigns, claiming it allows corruption. He pointed out that the president does not receive a salary of N10 billion every four years, claiming that…
Nigerian singer Simi has recently come under fresh public criticism after disturbing old tweets from 14 years ago resurfaced following trending topic of rape and false accusations. Netizens have taken to social media to call out Simi over what they…
The Lagos State Government has approved a 13 per cent increase in fares on Bus Rapid Transit, BRT, and other standard bus routes across the state. Following petitions from regulated public transport providers who expressed worries about the growing expense…
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has filed a N1 billion fundamental rights enforcement suit against the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission over the alleged illegal invasion and search of his residence in Abuja. The former governor…
A fire outbreak has gutted part of the old terminal at the Lagos International Airport on Monday, causing panic among airport workers and passengers in the area. As of the time this report was filed, the reason of the fire…
Yunusa Tanko, the National Coordinator of the Obidient Movement Worldwide, has responded to reports that security forces intend to accuse former presidential candidate Peter Obi with corruption before the general election in 2027. Tanko clarified in an interview that the…