Organised Labour comprising NLC and TUC, have issued a 14-day nationwide strike notice to the Federal Government. Their grouse is the non-implementation of the 16-point agreement between organised labour (NLC and TUC) and the Federal Government on October 2, 2023. Leaders of the NLC and TUC are sad that, despite labour’s efforts to ensure industrial…
Nollywood star, Ethel Aderemi, nee Ekpe has died. She died of cancer on Wednesday in Lagos. The sad news was confirmed by Dr Shaibu Husseini, the Director General of the National Film and Video Censors Board, NFVCB in a Facebook post on Wednesday night. “I have been reliably informed that Ethel Ekpe, the screen beauty…
A young Nigerian man has died just seven weeks after he got married. Ande Danjuma Biki and his wife, Joy Benjamin Bawa got married on December 16, 2024, in Jalingo, Taraba State. However, he sadly passed away in February. Sharing the sad news, a friend wrote: “One of the most collected and calm mates secondary…
The bandits who abducted women accompanying a bride to her matrimonial home at Damari, Sabuwa LGA of Katsina State last Thursday have released a video showing the captives. In the video, which is currently trending on social media, the bandits threatened to tie the wedding knot between the already married lady and one of them,…
The Traditional King of Asaba, who is the 13th Asagba of Asaba in Delta State, His Royal Majesty, Joseph Chike Edozien, CFR, JP, is dead According to reports, the traditional ruler died on Wednesday Febraury 7 Born on July 28, 1925 in Asaba to the famous family of Edozien, who were said to be the…
President Bola Tinubu has mourned a former House of Representatives member, who represented the Ika federal constituency of Delta State, Dr Cairo Ojougboh. Ojougboh, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), reportedly passed away during the Nigeria versus South Africa match, on Wednesday. According to reports, the tragic incident happened when a penalty was…
A group, Yan Dangwalen Jihar Kano (the Kano Electorate), has written to the Kano State House of Assembly, seeking the review of the law establishing four additional emirates in Gaya, Rano, Karaye, and Bichi by the immediate-past administration of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. The group also called for the reinstatement of the former Emir of…
Five pregnant girls have been rescued following a raid of a baby factory by security operatives at Umunya in Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. The rescue efforts followed a collaboration of the Anambra State Ministry of Health and security agencies in the South-Eastern state. Briefing journalists on Wednesday, the Commissioner for Health, Dr….
The House of Representatives has resolved to investigate the ban imposed on alcoholic beverages in sachets and small bottles by the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control. This resolution was sequel to a motion moved by Paschal Agbodike on Wednesday during plenary. Recalled that NAFDAC had announced a halt to the registration…
The Federal Government have announced a plan to build six new cancer treatment centres in six tertiary healthcare facilities in Nigeria. The Minister of State for Health, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed in Abuja, on Monday, at a World Cancer Day Symposium with the theme: “Economy, Tax and Cancer Control: The Exit of Pharmaceutical Companies from…
