Uber, Bolt Drivers Begin Nationwide Strike
The Amalgamated Union of App-based Transport Workers of Nigeria, comprising drivers under the platform of e-hailing companies like Uber and Bolt, has said it will commence a nationwide protest today (Wednesday). It planned to withdraw services of its drivers from the general public today. After the hike in the price of Premium Motor Spirit, the drivers decried the low fare increase...
Dichotomy Between HND, B.Sc Not Helping Our Career Progress, Concerned NSCDC Officials Lament
Some officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC have lamented the dichotomy between Higher National Diploma (HND) and University Degree holders, saying that this has grossly affected their career progression. The staff who were lamenting the ill-treatment and lack of career progression in the Corps, said the disparity in the scheme of service has resulted in a...
Enugu Governor, Mbah Monitors Compliance With Order Banning Sit-At-Home
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State was on the ground to monitor compliance with the ban on sit-at-home in the state. The governor recently cancelled the sit-at-home order in the State observed on Mondays to press home for the release of the leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB) Nnamdi Kanu. Days after the order, Governor Mbah visited the Enugu...
Court Slams N10m Fine On Keyamo Over ‘Frivolous Suit’ Against Atiku, ICPC
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, awarded a N10 million fine against Mr Festus Keyamo, the immediate-past Minister of State for Labour and Employment, for filing a ‘frivolous suit’ against Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential candidate in the Feb. 25 election. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling, awarded a N5 million fine each in...
Alleged Domestic Violence: Ondo Deputy Governor Denies Assaulting Wife
Ondo state deputy governor, Lucky Ayedatiwa, has denied ever raising his hands against his wife Oluwaseun. A civil society group, Society for Women Empowerment (SWE), has accused the Ondo state deputy governor of assaulting his wife, Oluwaseun twice in the last four months. The National Coordinator of the group, Mrs Damilola Charles, in a statement made available to newsmen in Akure,...
Troops Raid Baby Factory In Abia, Rescue 21 Pregnant Women, Babies (Photos, Video)
Soldiers attached to the 14 Brigade of the Nigerian Army, Ohafia on Sunday raided a baby factory located in Umunkpeyi Nvosi in Isialangwa South LGA of Abia State and rescued 22 women. Out of the 22 rescued young ladies, 21 are pregnant while 2 babies, comprising a boy and a girl were equally rescued, a release by the Brigade says. According...
Multi Million Naira Property Pulled Down By Kano Governor, Abba Yusuf
Property worth millions of naira was demolished in Kano by the new governor of the state, Engineer Abba Kabir Yusuf on Saturday. The operation personally led by the governor saw heavy bulldozers rolled over a property with 90 shops on Race Course by Filin -Saukuwa in Nassarawa Local Government Area of the metropolis. Eye witnesses said that the bulldozers went to...
Labourer Dies In Lagos Church Soakaway
A labourer known only as Dogo died after slipping into a sewage tank belonging to a church in Badore, Ajah, Lagos State. The incident occurred on Friday when the deceased victim was hired by the church's leadership to labor on the premises. According to a source in the region, the middle-aged worker began doing his job when one of the...
VP Shettima Unveils N570m Jumu’at Mosque At National Assembly
The vice president, Senator Kashim Shettima Friday commissioned the Jumu’at Mosque built by the Muslim community in the National Assembly. Shettima who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the event called on leaders to act with humility as they discharge their responsibilities while in positions of authority and seek their hereafter through similar projects and charity. Shettima said they should also...
Online ‘Businesswoman’ Arrested In Minna For Allegedly Defrauding Over 100 People Of N150m
The Niger State Police Command has arrested an online businesswoman, Akinnowonu Damilola Victoria, for allegedly defrauding over one hundred people of N150m. Spokesperson of the command, DSP Wasiu Abiodun, who disclosed this in a statement on Friday, June 2, 2023, said the suspect deceived her victims that her goods were seized by the Customs after they made orders. "A case of...
