The Delta State Police Command has arrested five suspects involved in kidnapping, robbery, and cultism. The command’s spokesperson, SP Edafe Bright, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. The statement revealed that three suspects, Yakubu Ya’u, 20, Musa Yakubu, 25, and a Cameroonian, Abdulahi Mohammed, 38, were arrested for kidnappings in some areas of the…
Members of an unidentified Muslim group recently stormed a worship centre that plays host to both Christian and Islamic services in the Alalubosa area of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital. The group members who said they were acting on the instruction of the Emir Ilorin, Dr. Ibrahim Sulu-Gambari, revealed that the worship centre was originally…
The Lagos State Police Command has released popular street singer Habeeb Okikiola, best known as Portable, after the artiste passed a night in police cell. Portable was arrested on Tuesday in the Abule Egba area of Lagos for allegedly refusing to pay the balance of a G-Wagon vehicle he purchased from a car dealer. He…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to embark on strike in two weeks if the President Bola Tinubu administration fails to pay public university lecturers their withheld salaries. ASUU President Emmanuel Osodeke said it is unfair for the Federal Government to pay lecturers four months of their 2022 withheld salaries and hold…
In form Cole Palmer continued his brilliant season with Chelsea as his goal helped the Blues boost their European qualification hopes with a win at Brighton in the Premier League. Palmer netted his 22nd goal of the season meeting Marc Cucurella’s cross with a looping header into the far corner in the 34th minute. And…
Rasmus Hojlund broke his 10-game scoring drought to seal victory for Manchester United in a thrilling Old Trafford encounter with Newcastle. Kobbie Mainoo put the home side in front after 31 minutes when he applied a cool finish from 10 yards after being played onside by Kieran Trippier. Anthony Gordon levelled four minutes after the…
A fresh wave of resignations has hit the Rivers State Government as five more commissioners, who are loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, have resigned from the governor’s cabinet. Those who resigned are Chinedu Mmom (from the Ministry of Education), Gift Worlu (from the Ministry of Housing) and Jacobson…
The labour unions comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress on Wednesday walked out of the ongoing minimum wage negotiations with the government and the Organised Private Sector. Angered by the N48,000 proposal by the Federal Government as the national minimum wage, the labour unions described the offer as ridiculous. The NLC President,…
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, youths, under the aegis of the National Solidarity Vanguard, have accused former governor of the state Nyesom Wike, for the emergence of factions in the Rivers State House of Assembly. Recall that Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, had declared the seats of about 25 lawmakers loyal to Wike vacant. Amid the…
The Lagos State Police Command has arrested popular musician Habeeb Okikiola, popularly known as Portable. According to reports, the controversial singer was arrested on Tuesday for allegedly refusing to pay the debt he incurred when he purchased G-Wagon from a car dealer in the state. Portable had paid only N13 million after purchasing the vehicle,…
