Breaking: Body of Missing General Found
The Nigeria Army has recovered the body of Maj.- Gen. Idris Alkali (rtd), the immediate past Chief of Administration, Army Headquarters Abuja. The body was recovered from an abandoned well in Guchwet, Shen District of Jos South Local Government. Alkali went missing on his way to Bauchi after leaving Abuja in the morning of Sept. […]
Six Detained for Murder, As Former Lagos Speaker Gets Bail
An Ebute Meta Chief Magistrate Court on Tuesday remanded six persons in prison custody for the murder of a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Akindele Akingbolu of the Anti-Cultism Unit of the Lagos State Police Command. Another suspect arraigned with them, a former Speaker, Lagos House of Assembly, Mr Jokotola Pelumi was however granted bail. […]
Togolese Cook Kills Nigerian Master at Lagos’ Parkview Estate
Three days after he was brought in from Ondo State to serve as a cook, a Togolese has stabbed his boss to death in Lagos. According to reports, the cook, who is yet to be named, sneaked into the bedroom of his boss, Chief Ope Bademosi, and drove a knife into his heart. A picture in […]
Governors Agree on N22,500 Minimum Wage
The Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Tuesday agreed to pay a national minimum wage of N22,500 from the existing N18,000. The Chairman of the Forum and Governor of Zamfara State, Abdul’aziz Yari disclosed this while briefing newsmen at the end of its 2nd emergency meeting held in Abuja. Yari said that the decision was arrived at after […]
Shi’ite: Commissioners of Police on Red Alert
The Inspector- General of Police, Mr Ibrahim Idris has placed all Commissioners of Police on red alert over the activities of members of the Islamic Movement of Nigeria (IMN). In a statement by the Force Police Pubic Relations Officer, acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, asked the commissioners, especially those facing likely threats by the Shi’ites, to […]
Anenih: A trough of Bitter-Sweet Memories By Louis Odion, FNGE
Our first encounter in 2000 was simply apocalyptic. The old cop was at his bewitching best – marshalling provincial tactics of intimidation and seduction. An editor with THISDAY then, I was in Benin City for the weekend and happened to have been with then Governor Lucky Igbinedion at the White House that evening before the […]
NACAN Elects New Officers, Raises Concern Over Communication Hitches at Airports
Members of National Airtraffic Communicators Association of Nigeria (NACAN) have raised concern over the gory state of its radio equipment in some stations across the country. The association raised the alarm at its 5th Annual General Meeting where a new set of executive members to steer the affairs of NACAN were elected weekend. In a interview, […]
NAFEST 2018- Wike, Runsewe Send Message of Peace, Unity
The Executive Governor of Rivers state, Chief Nyesom Wike and the Director-General, National Council for Arts and Culture (NCAC) have both agreed that culture remains Nigeria’s biggest asset in enthroning sustainable peace and unity among all Nigerians irrespective of ethnic, religious or political divides. Both Wike and Runsewe highlighted this position during their respective remarks […]
WAEC Introduces ‘Walk-In’ Candidates, to Register 24 Hours Before Exams
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed that it will soon conduct the first series of the West African Senior School certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates. This was made known in a press statement released by the spokesperson of the council, Demianus Ojijeogu. The statement also said the examination will be conducted between […]
Trump Moves to End Citizenship By Birth
President Donald Trump says he wants to order the end of the constitutional right to citizenship for babies of non-citizens and unauthorized immigrants born in the United States. The US president, who is taking an increasingly hard-line stance on immigration, said the “process” to end birthright citizenship by executive order is underway, and denied such […]
