No nationwide strike over bad roads for now, says NUPENG
The Nigerian Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) said on Friday that there were no plans for a nationwide strike over the poor state of roads across the country.
Lagos targets 25% food production by 2018
As part of efforts to ensure food security, Lagos State government, yesterday, said its target was to meet 25 percent of food production in the state by 2018.
Nigeria’s Ebola Volunteers Squad
BASKING in the universal acclamation of Nigeria for setting the pace in the containment of the Ebola Viral Disease (EVD), the Federal Government’s decision to set up an international Ebola Volunteers group comes highly commended.
Police orderly, 4 others gang-rape 17-year-old girl in Kano
A police orderly attached to the Executive Chairman of Kabo Local Government Council of Kano State and four others have been arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 17-year-old girl at gunpoint.
Murder suspect acquitted after six years in custody
Silence pervaded the chamber of Lagos High Court, Igbosere, Lagos, yesterday, as Justice Olabisi Akinlade, the judge presiding over the murder charge against a 34-year-old woman, Idowu Matthew, got set to give her judgement.
Pastor accused of impregnating church member
A pastor in Enugu State has been arrested for allegedly impregnating a female member of his ministry and went a step further to force the girl to abort the pregnancy.
Meanwhile, men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, have arrested a 14-year-old boy in Enugu for allegedly sleeping with a she-goat.
Pesioners: Court adjourns contempt suit against CBN till Oct 29
A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, yesterday, adjourned till October 29, hearing in the committal proceedings initiated by some pensioners, against the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, over the alleged disobedience of the judgment of the court by the apex bank.
Gospel artistes are not living up to their potentials —Pastor J
Bubbly and youthful gospel artiste Pastor Jimmy Odukoya who pastors the youth arm of The Fountain of Life Church led by his father Pastor Taiwo Odukoya has revealed in a chat with Showtime that gospel artistes are not living up to their potentials.
Court Martial: EU rejects death sentences
The European Union (EU) has rejected the death sentence handed to 12 Nigerian soldiers by the General Court Martial in Nigeria for alleged mutiny.
Ekweremadu seeks abrogation of 36-state structure
Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, has called for the abrogation of the country’s 36 state structure and replacement with six regional governments.
Group slams Jonathan over 16,000mw of power
A professional arm of the All Progressives Congress, APC, The Salvage Group, TSG, has berated President Goodluck Jonathan over his alleged failure to fulfil one of his 2010 campaign promises to give Nigerians at least 16,000 megawatts of electricity within two years in office.
