Again, 22 Christian groups kick, say Sultan can’t declare public holiday
A coalition of 22 Christian groups in Nigeria led by National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF), yesterday, said the declaration of September 12 as public holiday in commemoration of Eid-El-Kabir celebration by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, was the height of impunity.
Ekiti to refund over-deduction from workers’ salaries
Ekiti State Government will within the next few days refunded money over-deducted from the salaries of workers for car, housing and computer loans.
Newly-wed woman dies in Lagos mudslide 2 weeks after marriage
A woman, who got married two weeks ago in Adamawa, Faisa Mohammed, was killed on Tuesday in Lagos when mudslide occurred in the Agidingbi Area of Lagos State.
Edo can be like Lagos with Obaseki- Ambode
Governor Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State has said that the giant strides and economic growth recorded in Lagos in the last 16 years could be replicated in Edo if the people vote for continuity.
Pro-Buhari Protesters “attack” BBOG, say advocacy, a scam
The Bring Back Our Girls BBOG movement, perhaps got what they did not bargain for, Tuesday, as they clashed with some pro-Buhari protesters in Abuja who insisted that the advocacy to rescue the 218 abducted Chibok school girls was a scam sponsored to frustrate the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari.
FG trains 41, 161 graduates on vocational jobs
DETERMINED to address problem of youths’ unemployment in the country, the Federal Government has trained and empowered no fewer than 41,161 graduates under the Graduate Internship Scheme (GIS) bankrolled by the Federal Ministry of Finance.
Don’t panic over troops movement, Army urges Calabar residents
Ahead of the visit of Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai to Cross River State on Wednesday, the Nigerian army has advised residents not to panic over the large movement of troops within the Calabar metropolis.
UNESCO report says World will miss education-for-all target by 50 years
The United Nations said on Tuesday in Geneva that the world is set to miss by more than half a century a deadline for ensuring all children receive secondary education.
Bayelsa APC leaders back Brambaifa’s NDDC appointment
Leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state, have hailed the appointment of Prof. Nelson Brambaifa as the state’s representative on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).
Damboa market, shut after 2014 Boko Haram attacks, re-opens
The Damboa Local Government Area of Borno on Tuesday re-opened the Damboa township market closed down in 2014 due to Boko Haram attack.
People are very angry, hungry, want situation resolved – Ogbeh
THE Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Chief Audu Ogbeh, Monday, said that Nigerians are very troubled, angry, hungry and want the situation changed.
Solar-powered vehicles, vehicles of the future— Arthur Okeyika
As the price of crude oil continues to drop in the international market and nations seek alternative, cleaner, greener, more environment-friendly and sustainable energy sources to replace fossil fuel, a Nigerian company, Arthur Energy Technology Limited, has launched the first ever solar-powered tricycle, popularly called Keke Marwa. In this chat with Vanguard, the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Engr. Arthur Okeyika speaks on the objectives and benefits of the product.
Do not increase fuel price, improve economy, TUC tells FG
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Tuesday said that instead of planning to increase the pump price of fuel, the Federal Government should improve people’s living conditions.
Mother, daughter beat landlady for questioning conversion of apartment to worship centre
A 38-year-old trader, Rosemary Adejesu, and her daughter, Onyinyechi, 18, were on Tuesday arraigned at an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for allegedly assaulting their landlady.
Obama cancels Duterte showdown over ‘whore’ slur
US President Barack Obama cancelled a meeting at a regional summit on Tuesday with foul-mouthed Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte after being branded a “son of a whore”.
‘If we are eating Abakiliki rice, Bende garri, we want a leader who will eat it with us’
A Lecturer of Economics at the Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, Umudike in Abia, Rev. Fr. Innocent Ekeagwu, on Tuesday said Nigeria would rebound from the current economic recession in no distant time.
