Ekiti State chapter of the Joint Health Sector Union (JOHESU) is to commence a seven-day warning strike on Monday to press home its demand for payment of its members’ outstanding benefits. The stay-at-home directive is contained in a letter the union addressed to Prof. Kayode Olabanji, Chief Medical Director, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital. The […]

By Denrele Animasaun Sixty years of sleepwalking “He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have.”― Socrates Independence Day is upon us and I am sure that some Nigerians are preparing to celebrate. For those who want to celebrate for celebrations sake, I do not […]

Tammy Abraham revealed the words of wisdom from Frank Lampard that provided the catalyst for Chelsea’s comeback in an entertaining 3-3 draw at West Brom. The Blues were sloppy in defence as the Baggies went 3-0 up inside 27 minutes at The Hawthorns, where Thiago Silva endured a rude awakening on his Premier League debut. […]

…Lists Biafra War, Sharia, Democracy, other matters to be investigated … ‘How nation made wrong turn’ …Seeks Truth and Reconciliation Commission …‘Buhari administration using colonial solutions to tackle problems’ By Sam Eyoboka This is the week of the 60th anniversary of Nigeria’s independence. Ordinarily we should roll out the drums in celebration on Thursday, October […]

   The Nigerian military said on Saturday that Air strikes being executed in Borno State by the Air Task Force of Operation Lafiya Dole under subsidiary Operation Hail Storm 2 has killed scores of terrorists and destroyed their camps in Borno state. Also read: Zulum laments death of 11 security personnel ambush by Boko […]

By Dayo Johnson, Akure The supremacy battle between the two major political parties has shifted to Ondo State after last weekend governorship election in Edo State which Governor Godwin Obaseki of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) won. Obaseki secured reelection by beating Pastor Osagie Ize Iyamu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). 17 political parties […]

The President of Dangote Industries Ltd, Alhaji Aliko Dangote, has congratulated the Chairman of United Bank of Africa, Mr Tony Elumelu, on his emergence on the list of Time Magazine 100 Most Influential People of 2020, describing him as “giving a voice of hope to millions of youths across Africa”. In a letter, dated September […]

Somali and Kenyan troops engaged in a minutes-long firefight on Saturday at the two countries’ shared border, local officials and witnesses said after the Kenyan side fired shots to deter Somali demonstrators from approaching. The incident took place at the frontier between the Somali town Bulo Hawo and Kenya’s Mandera, close to where the border […]

By Debo Akinbami I saw a widow cry. It is one soulful experience that draws one helplessly to poignance. She struggled for the microphone as event wraps up. She had a message. Before the tears dropped, her voice had broken, into sonorous splits. Visibly aged and frail, a widow in the club of octogenarians prayed […]

…Rallies CSOs, traders, commercial bus drivers, others for action …Economy may not survive, NECA warns By Victor Ahiuma-Young Amid uncertainty over the planned nationwide strike and mass protest against the recent hike in prices of electricity tariff and petrol pump price scheduled for tomorrow, Organised Labour, has dismissed court orders aimed at stopping the strike. […]

By Rotimi Ojomoyela, Ado-Ekiti As Ekiti State Police Command launched a manhunt for Oguntoyinbo Samuel for allegedly being the mastermind behind bank robberies and kidnappings in the state and environs, residents appear to have joined the search for the kingpin. What seems to have triggered the interest of the residents in the manhunt was the […]

Says subsidy is fraud By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja The President of Trade Union Congress, TUC, Quadri Olaleye, yesterday, disclosed why strike action remains the only option left over the recent increase in electricity tariff and pump price of fuel by the federal government. Olaleye made the assertion while speaking with journalists during the ‘National […]

By Bose Adelaja Tragedy occurred in Lagos weekend, after a six   tyre-truck laden with sand reportedly lost control and plunged into a river in Epe Bridge area. Details of the incident which occurred at about 1.20am could not be ascertained because of the time, but the Public Relations Officer, Lagos State Emergency Management Agency LASEMA, […]

The Federal Government on Saturday appealed to organised Labour to shelve its planned strike, saying it will only bring more hardship to ordinary Nigerians. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, made the appeal in Lagos at a meeting with the Online Publishers Association of Nigeria The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN reports […]

…as death toll rises to 30 ….Buhari, Ortom, ACF shocked, N/East Elders say military at breaking point …Gov laments ambush By Johnbosco Agbakwuru and Joseph Erunke, Abuja, Peter Duru, Makurdi Nigerians are angrily reacting to the jihadist attack on the convoy of Governor Babagana Umaru Zulum, which death toll rose to 30 yesterday. Sources told […]