Members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Enugu State, on Sunday, rejected any form of campaign fund from the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. It was reported that this formed part of the resolutions reached during a stakeholders’ meeting at the South-East Secretariat of the party. The governorship candidate of the party, Chief Uche Nnaji, who …
Police in Ogun have arrested a pastor for allegedly defiling a 14-year-old choir member at Agbado area. Police spokesman in the state, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, stated on Sunday that the 38-year-old pastor is the General Overseer of the church. His arrest followed a complaint lodged at the Agbado Divisional Headquarters of the police by the mother of the victim. Mr …
Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP stakeholders in the state to steer clear of the political feud between the presidential candidate of the party, Atiku Abubakar and the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike. Speaking shortly before a stakeholders’ meeting he held with chieftains of the party behind a closed-door, the governor advised all …
A Director in the civil service of Ondo State who had been missing since last Thursday has been found dead. The body top civil servant identified as Mr. Gbenga Olofingboyegun was discovered on Sunday with his head already cut off. Olofingboyegun, who was the Director of the Department of Research and Statistics, Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM), was declared missing on …
Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have abducted 32 travellers around Ifon in Ose Local Government Area of Ondo State. The victims were said to be returning from a burial ceremony in Edo State on Saturday when the incident happened. It is not yet established whether the kidnappers have reached out to the families of the victims for payment of ransom …
Troops of 1 Division, Nigerian Army, on anti-banditry operations in the Northwestern part of the country, have killed three bandits and recovered two AK 47 rifles. The soldiers also recovered nine magazines, seven Baofeng communication radios, one Tecno mobile phone, 120 rounds of 7.62 mm special ammunition, one power generator, and one motorcycle from the criminals. Director, army public relations, …
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) says premium motor spirit (PMS) will cost consumers N462 per litre without the Federal Government’s subsidy. This is according to a statement by the NNPCL Group General Manager, Group Public Affairs Division Mr. Garba Deen Muhammad on Sunday. “The NNPC Ltd notes the average daily evacuation (Depot truck out) from January to August …
Child health experts have urged mothers to breastfeed their newborns within the first 30 minutes to one hour after delivery, noting that doing so is of great health benefit to the baby. According to them, not breastfeeding early can give room for newborns to develop irreversible health complications and infections. The experts, Idi-Araba Prof. Edamisan Temiye, a Consultant Paediatric Haematologist …
So, I’ve been thinking about the government-ASUU standoff that resulted in the closure of Nigerian universities for more than six months. This is not a new phenomenon; anyone who has graduated from a Nigerian university has experienced the ‘ritualistic festivity’ known as the ASUU strike. What exactly is the problem with Nigeria’s education sector, and why does ASUU enjoy keeping …
Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, will deliver the keynote address on the 2023 elections at a democracy lecture organised by TheNiche, an online news platform, on Thursday. TheNiche Annual Lecture 2022 will be held at the Agip Recital Hall of the Musical Society of Nigeria Centre in Onikan, Lagos. This was revealed in a statement made public. Fashola, …
