The Trade Union Congress (TUC) has waded into the trending issue of a Youth Corps member who allegedly got threatened by officials of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) for criticising the President Bola Tinubu administration. TUC President, Festus Osifo, who spoke on television, said that the corps member spoke out of frustration, advising the…
The Lagos State Government has slammed the member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Ushie Uguamaye, for stating that “Lagos is smelling.” In a chat with Guardian newspaper, the Director, Public Affairs of the Lagos State Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources, Kunle Adesina, stated that despite seeing Lagos as smelly, the corps…
The Rivers State Police Command has denied reports that the Port Harcourt residence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, was attacked and set on fire by hoodlums. On Sunday night, some online platforms reported that Wike’s house was under attack, with claims that unidentified individuals had set it ablaze. However,…
Following the six months suspension that was slammed on her by the Senate, the lawmaker representing Kogi Central, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has filed a contempt charge against the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Equally cited as contemnors in the Form 48 she entered before the Federal High Court in Abuja, are the Clerk of the National…
A Federal High Court sitting in Awka, Anambra State, summoned the Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), Prof Mojisola Adeyeye, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, the Inspector General of Police, Dr. Kayode Egbetokun, and others. The NAFDAC DG and the security Chiefs…
Abia State Government (ABSG) has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting lives and property of Abia people and residents. The Special Adviser to the Governor on Security Matters, Navy Commodore MacDonald Ubah (rtd) stated this in an interview with the press along side the Commissioner of Police, after the monthly State Security Council meeting held Thursday, 13th…
A woman narrowly escaped death after being kidnapped for ritual purposes in Aba. Her abductors rejected her due to her menstrual cycle and later abandoned her. Read full details. A female clerk at a law firm in Aba has miraculously escaped from suspected ritual killers after being kidnapped and held hostage overnight in Ogbor Hill,…
The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to disregard the remarks made by former President Olusegun Obasanjo regarding the ₦15.6 trillion Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway initiative. In his publication titled “Nigeria: Past and the Future,” Obasanjo characterized the 700km project as a misallocation of priorities. In response to Obasanjo’s critique, the Minister of Works, David Umahi, addressed…
Native Doctors in Anambra State, under the aegis of the Anambra State Traditional Doctors Movement, have agreed to partner with the state government to achieve common objectives, especially in the area of control for its members. The group made this known during an interaction with the Anambra State House of Assembly in Awka on Thursday…
The Senate has passed a vote of confidence in its President, Senator Godswill Akpabio. The vote of confidence in Akpabio was passed unanimously during Thursday’s plenary, following a motion moved by Senate Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele (Ekiti Central) and seconded by Deputy Minority Leader, Olalere Oyewumi (Osun West). The decision comes 48 hours after the suspended…
