A widow and mother of five in Anambra State has successfully escaped assassination in her home and also cried for intervention, as her sister-in-law allegedly stormed her house with thugs in the midnight and also demolished her newly-constructed house. The incident happened in Osumenyi, Nnewi South Local Government Area of the shortly after the burial…

…  Says He Lacks capacity to Carry out Exercise. The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has described Gov Hope Uzodinma’s move to conduct local government election as another dubious means to extort and render Imo people insolvent, adding that he lacks the capacity to carry out the exercise. Speaking, Acting Chairman of PDP in the state,…

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,…

The Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has threatened another nationwide strike to protest absence of governing councils in all federal universities across the country among other issues the Federal Government is yet to address. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, issued the threat at the union’s national secretariat in Abuja. The body, which said the…

After several weeks of back and forth, the committee set up by the Federal Government on the new minimum wage will finally meet today (Wednesday), May 15, The Labour unions also stood their ground on their proposal of N615,000 minimum wage while insisting on May 31, 2024 deadline. The development comes after the failure of…

The Speaker, of Niger State House of Assembly, Abdulmalik Sarkindaji, has suspended his planned mass wedding of 100 orphans in his constituency, asking the Minister of Women Affairs, Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye, to investigate claims of child rights abuse. Sarkindaji stated this while briefing journalists at the House of Assembly complex in Minna. He expressed displeasure over…

A  group  on Tuesday held a peaceful march in Kaduna state demanding the release of  Leah Sharibu and other abducted girls still in custody of kidnappers The group made up of Christians in Kaduna State under the umbrella of Christian Solidarity Worldwide Nigeria on staged the  protest to demand the immediate release of  the abducted…

   The Federal Government has suspended the controversial cybersecurity levy on electronic banking transactions. Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris said this while briefing State House Correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting at the State House in Abuja on Tuesday. He said the policy is undergoing a review. “The position of…