Imams in Niger state have called the immediate sack of Uju Kennedy Ohanenye, the Minister of Women Affairs. This is coming after she petitioned the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun and filed a lawsuit against the speaker of Niger state house of assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji over plans to sponsor the weddings of 100 orphan…
The Chief Whip of the Senate, Ali Ndume has revealed that he would support the death penalty for those stealing government money, cautioning that those who steal one million or one billion should not be killed, “but someone who steals one trillion of government money should be killed.” Ndume also noted that corruption in Nigeria…
A young man from Nigeria caused a stir by selecting N5,000 over Jesus Christ when faced with a choice between the two options. The incident was captured in a video that went viral on a well-known social media platform. The man’s swift decision to choose money over Jesus Christ left many viewers shocked, prompting a…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s camp has been engulfed with excitement following the resignation of commissioners loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. Recall that about five commissioners on Wednesday resigned from the Rivers State Executive Council, citing the lingering political crisis in the state as their reasons. Prior to Wednesday, about…
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…
Professor Chukwuma Soludo, Governor of Anambra State, has expressed his satisfaction over the reclaiming and recovery of the River Niger Beach Site by The Chairman of Onitsha South Local Government Area, Hon Emeka Joseph Orji. Soludo also noted that the actions taken by Hon Emeka Orji are in tandem with the state government policy of…
The Senate, Today, Read For The First Time a Bill Sponsored By Senator Dr Tony Nwoye for establishment of Federal University of Medicine and Medical Sciences, Onitsha Anambra State, Establishment Bill 2024. The Bill seeks to establish a university charged with the responsibility to, among other things, offer full-time training leading to the award of…
