Military court martials 12 over Tudun Biri bombing incident, says DHQ
The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj -Gen. Edward Buba, says 12 personnel of the Nigerian Army are facing a court martial in respect of the bombing incident at Tudun Biri in Kaduna State. Buba made this known while briefing newsmen on Thursday in Abuja on the operations of the Armed Forces. The News Agency of […]
Police arraign man, 27, for allegedly stealing phone
The Police in Lagos on Thursday arraigned a 27-year-old man, Medoye Abayomi, in a Badagry Chief Magistrates’ Court for alleged house breaking and theft. The defendant, whose address is unknown, is facing a two-count charge of house breaking and stealing. He, however, pleaded not guilty to all the charges. The prosecutor, ASP Clément Okuiomose, told […]
Naira Abuse: EFCC, Cubana Chief Priest Explore Out-Of-Court Settlement
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and celebrity barman, AKA Cubana Chief Priest, are negotiating a deal to settle his naira abuse case out of court, the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos heard on Thursday. Cubana Chief Priest is being prosecuted by the anti-graft agency for allegedly spraying and tampering with naira notes for two […]
Minimum wage: Oyebanji assures Ekiti workers
…Says payment of wage award continues ……Sympathises with workers over fuel scarcity, warns hoarders Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has assured workers in the state that his government won’t dash their hope on the impending new minimum wage, saying he will act appropriately when the ongoing discussion is finalized at the federal level. Dousing […]
Jnr. Pope burial: Family urges public to rely on information by Planning Committee
The family of John Paul Odonwodo, a.k.a Junior Pope, has urged the public to rely solely on information from the Central Planning Committee (CPC), for his burial. The elder brother to Junior Pope, Mr Ivor Odonwodo, said this in a statement in Enugu. While noting that the family was heartbroken by his death, Odonwodo said […]
May Day: Akpabio assures of living wage for workers
President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, has assured Nigerian workers that the National Assembly and the Executive will work together toward giving them a living wage and better working conditions. This is contained in a statement signed by Mr Eseme Eyiboh the Special adviser on media and publicity to the senate president in Abuja on […]
May Day: Culture minister applauds Nigerian creatives
The Minister of Arts, Culture, and the Creative Economy, Hannatu Musawa, has commended the contributions of all hardworking creatives across the nation to the growth of the entertainment industry. The minister gave the commendation on Wednesday in a statement through her media aide, Nneka Anibeze, to commemorate the 2024 Workers’ Day. Musawa noted that through […]
HID Awolowo Foundation celebrates Adebanwi on Guggenheim Fellowship Award
The HID Awolowo Foundation has extended congratulations to Prof. Wale Adebanwi, on his recent prestigious Guggenheim Fellowship award. Adebanwi, a US-based Nigerian professor and distinguished member of the advisory board of the HID Awolowo foundation, bagged the Guggenheim Fellowship, awarded on the basis of prior career achievement and exceptional promise. In a statement by Dr […]
Fuel queues will fizzle out soon-Reps
The House of Representatives, has reassured that the long queues at filling stations in the country, will soon fizzle out soon. Rep. Ikenga Ugochinyere, Chairman, Petroleum Downstream said this at a joint news conference in Abuja on Wednesday. “We hereby express our concerns over the temporary presence of fuel queues in petrol stations across the […]
U.S. Dep. Sec. lauds Nigeria’s foreign policy thrust
The U.S. Deputy Secretary of State, Kurt Campbell, has lauded Nigeria’s 4D foreign policy thrust under President Bola Tinubu, which comprises Democracy, Development, Demography, and Diaspora. Campbell made this known when he led a delegation of the U.S. Mission to the sixth U.S.-Nigeria Bi-national Commission (BNC), which he co-chaired with Nigeria’s Foreign Minister Yusuf Tuggar […]
