Author: Ayorinde Oluokun
EFCC grabs 23 suspected internet fraudsters in Ebonyi
The suspects were arrested in the early hours of Thursday, May 2, 2024 following actionable intelligence on their suspected involvement…
TUC chairman begs Soludo to reinstate wage award
Ogbonna made the request in an interview on Thursday in Okoh, Orumba South Local Government Area, Anambra. He said the…
‘You’ll soon see positive changes across economic indicators’, Shettima assures Nigerians
Shettima who said this while expressing optimism that the Nigerian economy would experience significant growth soon noted that these are…
Quack doctor arrested over death of pregnant woman in Osun
Saheed who was arrested by operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has been parading himself as…
Kaduna: Police nab 280 suspects, rescue 158 from kidnappers
The Police also said 16 firearms of various types, along with 226 ammunition of diverse calibers were recovered in the…
Election tribunal: Kogi commissioner disowns WhatsApp platform
Our correspondent reports that a screenshot chat of an alleged conversation between Fanwo and other commissioners discussing how the tribunal…
Father, husband of Anambra teenage mother arrested
Obinabo told journalists on Thursday in Awka, that Okoli was arrested after his daughter who is nursing a baby reported…
Nigerian troops kill 715 terrorists, rescue 465 kidnap victims
In the North East, the defence spokesman said troops of Operation Hadin Kai conducted operations into Sambisa Forest, Timbuktu Triangle…
Ajaero: How organised labour arrived at N615,000 minimum wage
On how the organised labour arrived at the figure, Ajaero said: "We have housing and accommodation of N40,000. We asked…
Akpabio assures workers of living wage, befitting working environment
Akpabio said this in a statement issued on his behalf by Mr Eseme Eyiboh, his Special adviser on media and…
Implementation of new minimum wage begins today – FG
Tinubu, in his address to the workers presented by Vice President Kashim Shettima at an event to mark the 2024…
Alleged Illegal demolition: 80-year-old leads protest against Lagos A-G Lawal Pedro
Bello also submitted a petition to the House on the matter while appealing to members of the Assembly to allow…
Tariff hike: Tribunal orders substituted service of interim order on MultiChoice
The three-member tribunal, presided over by Saratu Shafii, granted the applicant’s motion following allegations that officers of the pay-TV firm…
May Day: First Lady Remi Tinubu sends message to workers
The First Lady said this in a message of congratulations and solidarity to mark the year 2024 International Workers Day…
Congress: Kogi East PDP gets consensus candidate
This decision was made by a committee comprising former governors and party leaders, who reviewed the conduct of the two…
Kano man arrested while smuggling bags of Indian hemp into prison
Police operatives have also busted the drug cartel of the most wanted drug dealer in the ancient commercial city of…
Call for sack of Otuaro as PAP Administrator, hasty, ill-timed, group says
The group in a press briefing addressed by its Coordinator, Mr Kelly Rufus, in Port Harcourt said this while condemning…
Family speaks on burial of Nollywood actor Junior Pope
Elder brother to Junior Pope, Mr Ivor Odonwodo, in a statement in Enugu on Tuesday said while the family was…
How I met my Serbian husband on dating app – Nurse Glory
Glory, who had been a single mother of one before she met her husband while she was a nursing student…
Naira rebounds against dollar
Data from the official trading platform of the FMDQ Exchange, a platform that oversees the Nigerian Autonomous Foreign Exchange Market…
GMO crops not needed to guarantee food security in Nigeria – Agroecology expert
The Director of the Programme of Health of Mother Health Foundation (HOMEF), Mrs Joyce Brown, stated this at a one-day…
Ganduje’s suspension: Court fixes date for hearing of 3 applications
The applications are preliminary objection, joinder application, and challenge of the jurisdiction of the court to entertain and hear the…
Shettima meets U.S. Deputy Secretary Kurt Campbelll in Abuja
Deputy Secretary Campbell has been in Nigeria where he was the co-chair of the sixth U.S.-Nigeria Binational Commission (BNC) with…
Gaza war: UN rights chief ‘troubled’ by police reaction to protests on U.S campuses
In recent days, demonstrations unfolding through tented encampments on school grounds – sparked by students at New York’s prestigious Columbia…
Widow of slain Police Inspector Sunday Baba cries for justice, assistance
Mrs Sunday Baba, made the requests in tears when members of Police Community Relations Committee(PCRC) in Rivers State led by…
FG inaugurates Port Harcourt-Aba rail project, train service begins
By Desmond Ejibas The Federal Government has inaugurated the 6.2 kilometre (KM) Port Harcourt – Aba railway project, marking the…
FG approves salary increase for civil servants
FG also approved increases in pension of between 20% and 28% for pensioners on the Defined Benefits Scheme in respect…
Regarding the Maersk proposed investment in Nigeria
The FG statement cites direct quotes from the Maersk chairman during the meeting attended by senior officials from both sides,…
IPMAN threatens to cripple fuel supply nationwide over N200bn bridging claims
The IPMAN forum said it was distressed and depressed by the laidback attitude of the NMDPRA towards the survival of…
Two brothers arrested for impersonating NSCDC Commandant on Facebook
The suspects who were based in Asaba, Delta State from where they are operating the fraudulent scheme were paraded before…