Husband of the Kano- based housewife who allegedly stabbed two of her biological children to death has claimed the woman is possessed. The housewife, Hauwa Habibu allegedly killed the children  because her husband, Ibrahim Haruna Aminu, 39, married a second wife. The deceased children were identified as a boy, Yusuf, 5 and girl Zahra’u 3. […]

By Chinedu Adonu The Judicial Commission of Enquiry on Contracts awarded in Imo State between 2006 and 2019 has submitted its report to Governor Hope Uzodimma and recommended that those who played key roles in the contract  awards that turned out to be a scam and which the enquiry had uncovered be made to return […]

…We wonder why IGP allowed police dress like criminals —INC By Chimaobi Nwaiwu & Chinonso Alozie The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, yesterday raised the alarm  over the alleged disappearance and secret killing of its members by the Special Anti Robbery Squad across Biafra States, calling on  the Nigerian Federal Government to halt such killings […]

…Identifies 16 areas for improvement …IG warns violence mongers, says 33,783  personnel ‘ll be deployed …Stakeholders to sign accord today, Abdulsalami c’ttee sues for peace By Dayo Johnson & Chris Ochayi THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has identified 16 lapses in the Edo governorship election that will be addressed during the October 10 poll […]

…FG okays special salary scale for teachers, raises tenure from 35 to 40 years …Reintroduces bursary awards to education students in varsities, COEs …To pay stipends to Bachelor of Education students …Says granting*them automatic employment after graduation now a policy …Directs TETFUND to fund teaching practice in varsities, COEs, others …NCE holders may earn N310,000 […]

By Charles Kumolu Fresh facts have emerged revealing plot to reverse Federal Government’s policy which had earlier suspended eight-year tenure system for top management staff of the federal civil service. The move, Vanguard gathered, is  targeted at the leadership of Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, ministries, departments and other agencies, seeks to make anyone, who […]

By Ediri Ejoh There are indications that Nigeria’s newest crude from Egina has emerged as one of the country’s flagship main export crudes in less than two years, as refiners prize its versatility and reliability, according to Platts. It would be recalled that the 200,000 barrels daily, b/d, Egina deepwater field came on stream in […]

By Henry Umoru &  Chioma Onuegbu LEADERS of  thought and elder statesmen from four of the six geo-political zones of the country, under the aegis of Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum, have taken a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari over his position on restructuring of the country, asking him to stop playing Pharaoh. This […]

The Chairman, Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Lagos State Branch, Mr Adedoyin Adesina on Monday, commended President Muhammadu Buhari’s approval of new salary structure for teachers nationwide. Buhari, in his message to mark this year’s World Teachers’ Day in Lagos, directed the immediate review of teachers’ wages nationwide for improved service delivery in the sector. […]

By Chioma Obinna Maryam Adaeze Musa, a 23-year-old 400-level English student of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, is appealing to kind Nigerians, philanthropists, and organisations for financial assistance to fund an urgent kidney transplant. Maryam, who is an aspiring On-Air Personality, OAP, was diagnosed with End-Stage Kidney Failure in 2019. Currently, she is […]

Due justice has come to Senator Elisha Ishaku Abbo (PDP, Adamawa North) who triggered a national outrage when he physically assaulted a nursing mother at an adult toy shop in Abuja on May 11, 2019. Following the firestorm of public opprobrium, Abbo, who had initially appeared defiant, was forced to apologise to the victim, Ms. […]

The Delta Police Command on Monday, dismissed a video clip alleging that operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) shot a man to death in Ughelli town, in the Ughelli South local government area of the state.

By Michael Eboh The new Petroleum Industry Bill, 2020, currently before the National Assembly, is proposing the establishment of a specialized intervention mechanism, called the Midstream Gas Infrastructure Fund, to deepen gas usage in the country. According to the bill, the purpose of the Fund shall be to make equity investments of government-owned participating or […]

MONEY  MARKET   First City Monument Bank (FCMB) has restated its commitment to provide the very best of service delivery and value-added offerings that will consistently enhance the experience of its teeming customers at every touch point. The Bank further assured that it will continue to leverage on its solid business models, highly professional staff, innovation […]

By Boluwaji Obahopo As Teachers in Kogi State join their other counterparts across the world to celebrate this year’s Teachers Day, the Kogi State Chairman, Academic Staff Union of Secondary Schools, ASUSS, has decried the dearth of teachers in state schools. State Chairman of ASUSS, Ranti Ojo said the union the abysmal shortage of teachers […]