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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
Bus Fares Will Not Be Increased Despite Fuel Price – Peace Mass
Chairman of Peace Mass Transport, Dr Sam Onyishi who made this known says transport fares will remain same as all extra costs resulting from the new fuel prices will be absorbed by the company Travelling customers of leading road transport company, Peace Mass Transit Limited, will not have to pay more for their journeys, despite the recent over 200% increase in the...
Three Months After Arriving UK, Nigerian Student Arrested For Allegedly Attempting To Date Children
Nigerian man identified as Cyril Kenneth has been arrested by the police after being accused of dating minors in Belfast, UK. According to a video shared by warriors of children, Kenneth who arrived in February for his masters degree, was arrested after multiple children between the ages of 14 and 15 reported him with evidence of him grooming and sexually...
Former Senator, Annie Okonkwo Dead
Annie Okonkwo, former representative of Anambra Central senatorial district in the National Assembly, is dead. Aged 63, he reportedly died in US after a long battle with a terminal illness, according to a family member who spoke under anonymity. Okonkwo celebrated his 63rd birthday on May 23, 2023. A foremost businessman and politician, he hailed from Ojoto in Idemili North Local Government...
Democracy Day: FG Declares June 12 Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared Monday, June 12, 2023, Public Holiday in commemoration of this year’s Democracy Day. In a statement issued Thursday in Abuja, the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Interior, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade who made the declaration on behalf of the Federal Government, congratulated all Nigerians on the occasion. She said; “Nigeria’s democratic journey has, like in many other...
