Labour Suspends Protest, Says It Will Give FG Benefit of Doubt To Meet Demands
Organized labour says it has suspended its nationwide protest march following the meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. On Wednesday, the union embarked on a peaceful protest across the country over the impact of subsidy removal on the masses by the federal government. After the one day protest, the leadership of the organized labour met […]
BREAKING : Aviation authority confirms helicopter crash in Lagos
Nigerian Safety Investigation Bureau (NSIB), on Tuesday, said a helicopter crashed into a building in the Oba Akran area of Ikeja, in Lagos State. Mr Tunji Oketumbi, Public Affairs, General Manager, NSIB confirmed the accident in a telephone interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos According to an eyewitness, the incident happened at […]
Nigeria’s Adebayo makes Booker Prize longlist
By Olayinka Oyegbile Nigerian novelist Ayobami Adebayo is among 12 other writers who made the 2023 Booker Prize list. The Booker Prize is Britain’s most prestigious literary prize open to all writers with books published in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Adebayo’s book is titled A Spell of Good Things. It is her second book. […]
Woman arraigned for assault in police station
A 50-year-old woman, Patience Bello, was docked in an Upper Area Court in Kubwa, Abuja for allegedly assaulting a man in a police station. The Prosecution Counsel, SP Babajide Olanipekun told the court that the defendant poured a liquid substance on one Mr Johnson Oluwore while in Kubwa Police Station on July 17. Olanipekun added […]
Businesswoman docked for allegedly abandoning husband, absconding with children
A 44-year-old businesswoman, Edward Ogochukwu, was, on Tuesday, arraigned before an Upper Area Court, Gwagwalada, FCT, for allegedly abandoning her husband and absconding with his children and belongings. The police charged Ogochukwu, who resides in Dagiri Gwagwalada, Abuja, with abandonment of spouse and theft. The Prosecution Counsel, Abdullahi Tanko, told the court that the matter […]
Domestic, sexual and gender-based violence prevalent in Plateau, says NHRC
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) in Plateau State has said domestic, sexual and gender-based violence are the major prevalent human rights violations in the state. The State Coordinator, Mrs Jennifer Abe disclosed this during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Jos. According to her, “Mostly what we get […]
PRESIDENT TINUBU HAS GOOD SPEECHWRITERS
By Olayinka Oyegbile President Tinubu I must confess that for the first time in many decades, I actually sat down in rapt attention to listen to a Nigerian presidential speech to the end. Unfortunately, the last time I did that was during the early days of military President Ibrahim Babangida who was a master of […]
Global fight against tobacco making progress, says WHO
Public health efforts to limit tobacco use worldwide are making progress, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a new report on Monday. It said the number of countries taking action against smoking is growing. There are now 5.6 billion people living in countries that have implemented at least one of the WHO’s recommended measures […]
Military recovers 130 illegal weapons in Plateau
The Special Military Task Force, Operation Safe Haven (OPSH) maintaining peace in Plateau and its environs, said it recovered 130 illegal weapons in the state and other areas of its joint operation. Maj.-Gen. Abdusalam Abubakar, the Commander of Operation, disclosed this when he handed over the recovered weapons to the National Centre for the Control […]
Supreme Court confirms death of Justice Nweze
The Supreme Court has confirmed the death of one of its judges, Justice Centus Nweze popularly known as CC Nweze. A statement by Mr Festus Akande, the Director of Press and Information of the apex court on Monday in Abuja confirm the death. Justice Nweze was said to have died on Sunday after a brief […]
