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NLC, TUC issue 14-day strike ultimatum to FG over hardship in the land

Headlines, Metro

NEC begs NLC, TUC not to embark on strike

The Council also appealed to the unions to suspend its planned nationwide indefinite strike schedule to start on Oct. 3.
Nigeria’s Victor Osimhen earned a late penalty for Champions Napoli as the hosts beat Juventus 2-1 in Serie A on Sunday.

Football

Osimhen puts social media storm aside to score for Napoli again

Osimhen’s missed penalty kick in last weekend’s stalemate at Bologna was then followed by a bizarre post on Napoli’s official…
Ebonyi governor Francis Nwifuru orders rescue of Francis Igwe, a traditional ruler who was abducted on Sunday while on the way to church.

Politics

Tribunal victory: Ebonyi governor extends olive branch to opponents

The tribunal dismissed the petition against Nwifuru’s victory in the March 18, 2023 gubernatorial election by the Peoples Democratic Party…
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, suspends Mr Shehu Ahmed, the Executive Secretary of  Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) from office

Metro, Top Stories

Breaking: Wike fires heads of FCTA agencies, parastatals

The director of press said that the affected appointees should hand over the affairs of their offices to the most…
Lagos Procurement Agency parleys with Medical Directors of Hospitals on procurement

News

Lagos Procurement Agency parleys with Medical Directors of hospitals on procurement

Speaking at the event, the Director-General of the Agency, Mr. Fatai Idowu Onafowote, reminded Medical Directors of the 28 General…
Marginalising South East, others a time bomb - Salis

News

Salis urges Tinubu to use appointments to foster national unity

According to Owolabi, appointments ordinarily should be an avenue to engineering national unity and cohesion.
God didn't create Nigeria to struggle, we've squandered His gift – Obasanjo

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Afenifere to Obasanjo: Apologise publicly to our traditional rulers now

Obasanjo had on 15 September ordered traditional rulers at a function in Oyo State to stand up and sit down…
DSS appoints Afunaya as pioneer director of new directorate

Metro

DSS appoints Afunanya as pioneer director of new directorate

Afunanya holds a Ph.D in Security and Strategic Studies from the Nasarawa State University, Keffi and a Master’s degree in…
Sanwo-Olu issues marching order to contractors to deliver Red line Rail before end of 2023

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Sanwo-Olu issues marching order to contractors to deliver Red line Rail before end of 2023

The governor visited the Iju, Agege, Ikeja, Yaba and Ebute Metta Stations to inspect logistics for the near kick-off of…
Tinubu says his administration will implement minimum wage this year

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‘Why Tinubu appointed new management team for CBN’

Gumel said that the appointment of the team by President Bola Tinubu was part of efforts to rescue the Nigerian…
Diversion of FAAC allocations of Ogun LGs can't be swept under the carpet

Opinion

Diversion of FAAC allocations of Ogun LGs can’t be swept under the carpet

We are prepared to assemble conscientious citizens, legal activists, civil society communities to invoke the “Freedom of Information Act” to…
Police detain 43-year-old Ekiti mother, Damilola Clement, for allegedly hitting her 9-year-old son on the head with a pestle.

Metro

How my mother killed my father by hitting his head with pestle while asleep – Son

Tayelolu was said to have fled after killing his 67-year-old husband with a pestle which she hit on his head…
Sanwo-Olu issues ultimatum to traders to vacate rail tracks

Headlines, Metro

Sanwo-Olu issues ultimatum to traders to vacate rail tracks (Videos)

Sanwo-Olu warned that government would no longer condone lawlessness and people trading in places where they are not supposed to.
Lagos shuts another market

Metro

Lagos shuts another popular foodstuff market, arrests three, as KAI officer stabbed

Three people were arrested during the closure of the market in the early hours of Wednesday by officials of the…
Interswitch

Business

Microfinance Banks pivotal to fueling economic growth – Interswitch

Speaking on the importance of microfinance banks, Innocent Itobore, Group Head, Data and Lending Services, Interswitch noted that microfinance institutions,…
Cardoso

Business, Top Stories

Updated: Senate confirms Cardoso as CBN Governor, four others Deputy Governors

Cardoso is a Nigerian banker, chartered stockbroker and public policy maker. He served as the former chairman of Citibank Nigeria.
Sanwo-Olu unveils 15-classroom block Ogombo Senior High School

Metro

Sanwo-Olu unveils 15-classroom block Ogombo Senior High School

Unveiling the project in Lekki, Sanwo-Olu described COWLSO as progressive and dependable partner committed to actualising the vision of his…
Enugu police

Metro

Police parade 92 criminals, recover four AK-47 rifles, others in Enugu

Exhibits recovered from the suspects include four AK-47 rifles, 66 firearms of different calibres, 333 live ammunition of different calibres,…
NLC, TUC issue 14-day strike ultimatum to FG over hardship in the land

Metro, Top Stories

Fuel Subsidy removal: NLC, TUC begin nationwide strike 3 October

The removal has led to massive increase in the prices of fuel, which has led to rising cost of goods…
Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, dismisses report that he was involved in a physical fight with Senate President Godswill Akpabio

Opinion

Nigeria on the Path to Greatness Again

I am confident all the members of the National Assembly across the political divides are ready to objectively support all…
Cardoso

Headlines, News

Senate to screen Cardoso, four others for CBN Governor, Deputy Governors Tuesday

On September 15, President Tinubu approved the nomination of Cardoso to serve as the new Governor of the Central Bank…
Sanwo-Olu writes Lagos Assembly to reorder N234.669bn from 2023 budget

Headlines, News

Sanwo-Olu hails Tribunal’s judgment, extends olive branch to Rhodes-Vivour, Jandor

The Tribunal, in an unanimous judgment dismissed the petitions of Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party and Olajide Adediran, popularly…
Police dock impeached chairman of of Ijebu East LG of Ogun State, Wale Adedayo before a Magistrate Court in Abeokuta, the state capital.

Metro

Police arrest impeached Ogun LG chairman Adedayo

Adedayo had recently raised some allegations about the Gov. Dapo Abiodun-led administration in the state. He had alleged that the…
Tribunal affirms Sanwo-Olu's victory

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Breaking: Sanwo-Olu floors Rhodes-Vivour, Jandor as Tribunal affirms his victory

The Tribunal dismissed the petitions filed by the Labour Party's governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour against the election of Sanwo-Olu and…
Soyinka attacks Obasanjo

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Again, Soyinka gives Obasanjo an uppercut

 As Soyinka, the Chairman of the occasion, was about to begin his speech, after observing the usual protocols, he then…
Tinubu says his administration will implement minimum wage this year

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63rd Independence: Tinubu to address Nigerians, orders low-key celebration

The president has also ordered low-key celebration in view of the present economic realities, says George Akume, Secretary to the…
The Lagos chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said on Wednesday evening that it will soon issued appropriate directive to its lawyers on the judgment of Court of Appeal which affirmed Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the winner of the March 18 Governorship Election in the state.

Politics, Top Stories

Breaking: Tribunal dismisses PDP, Jandor’s petitions against Sanwo-Olu

By Akin Kuponiyi The Lagos Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed the petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
Nigerian troops rescue seven more Zamfara Varsity female students

Metro, Top Stories

Nigerian troops rescue seven more Zamfara Varsity female students (Full list)

Six of the female students were earlier rescued by the troops the day they were abducted by the terrorists.
Breaking: Tribunal throws out APC’s preliminary objection against PDP

Politics, Top Stories

Judgment day for Sanwo-Olu, Rhodes-Vivour, Jandor

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the March 18…
Sanwo-Olu writes Lagos Assembly to reorder N234.669bn from 2023 budget

Metro

TUC’s planned protest over RTEAN ban a breach of rule of law – LASG

Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, in a statement, said the government had noted the plan by the TUC…