A newly woman, Habiba Ibrahim, has been accused of cutting off the manhood of her 40-year-old husband, Salisu Idris. It is not clear what led to for her action. But report says she has been arrested by the police in the Zaria area of Kaduna State. The sad incident happened on May 26 after the…
One person has been confirmed dead and scores injured, as a mining pit collapsed in the Galkago community of Shiroro Local Government Area of Niger State. The Director General of the Niger State Emergency Management Agency Abdullahi Baba’arah in a statement made available to newsmen in Minna, revealed the mining pit was reported to have…
Three persons have been confirmed dead after a tanker exploded in the Obiri-Ikwerre Flyover along the East-West Road in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Tuesday. The incident which occurred at about 9:30am involved a tanker carrying what is believed to be Liquefied Natural Gas which fell over, crushed a vehicle and exploded while…
Nigeria’s workers Union has vowed to reject any lean addition to the ₦60,000 offer by the federal government on the new minimum wage. The President of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Festus Osifo, stated this on Tuesday, after the Organised Labour comprising the TUC and the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) suspended its industrial action which…
President Bola Tinubu has directed the Minister of Finance, Wale Edun, to present a template for a new minimum wage. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, said this in Abuja on Tuesday after a Federal Government delegation on the new minimum wage met with the President. “The President has directed the Minister of…
The Anambra State Governor, Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, has conferred a new appointment to Amb. Bianca Ojukwu, the wife of the late Biafran Warlord, Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu. The new appointment to Amb. Ojukwu as a member of the Governing Council for the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU), Igbariam, was announced on Tuesday, June 4, in…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has named the Arterial Road N20 from Northern Parkway to Outer Northern Expressway, ONEX as Professor Wole Soyinka Highway. Bayo Onanuga, a special adviser on Information and Strategy disclosed this in a statement through his official X handle. According to him, the decision was due to Prof Soyinka’s contribution to African…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended their industrial action – over a lack of consensus on a new minimum wage and the hike in electricity tariff – for one week. The TUC president Festus Osifo confirmed this in Abuja on Tuesday after a joint extraordinary national executive council…
The Deputy Governor of Anambra State, Dr. OnyekaChukwu Ibezim yesterday thanked God for the life of Government House Chaplain, Reverend Father Raphael Onyekwelu on the celebration of his birthday anniversary. Speaking during the celebration, Dr. Ibezim appreciated the chaplain for his contributions in building their spiritual life, pointing out that the birthday celebration was significant…
It Was A Joyous Atmosphere as The Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Administration) Of Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Professor Joseph Ikechebelu, an alumnus of the University of Nigeria Nsukka, was announced to oversee the office of the Vice-Chancellor following the expiration of Professor Charles Esimone’s tenure on, June 3rd, 2024. This announcement was made at the special Senate meeting…
