Captors fed us with garri without water, Eda Oniyo worshippers relive horror in kidnappers’ den
After more than two months in captivity, 14 worshippers of the Christ Apostolic Church, CAC, Eda Oniyo, Ekiti State, have regained their freedom after N25.5 million ransom was said to have been paid.
Bird strike grounds flight, triggers passenger riot at Abuja Airport
By Dickson Omobola No fewer than 100 passengers scheduled to fly from Abuja to Owerri were left stranded at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, earlier today. The incident, which saw irate passengers destroy United Nigeria Airlines’ laptops, assault its staff and injure a Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria, FAAN, AVSEC officer, happened after […]
Owo church attack: We saw hell, over 40 of my members died, Priest tells court
A Catholic priest, yesterday, narrated before the Federal High Court in Abuja, a blood-chilling account of how terrorists that were armed with explosives, struck and killed 40 members of his parish, St Francis, at Owo in Ondo State, on June 5, 2022.
Fusengbuwa Ruling House rejects KWAM 1’s claim to Awujale throne
The family faulted the certification of KWAM 1’s lineage form, noting that it was endorsed by Adetayo Abayomi Oduneye, whom they described as “a purported family unit head”
Reps urge 50% cut in airport charges, tax breaks for airlines
The House of Representatives on Thursday condemned the sharp and continuous rise in domestic airfares across the country, warning that the escalating costs risk shutting millions of Nigerians out of Christmas travel.
ECS: Employers’ manipulation of payroll records, one of gravest threats to workers’ safety — NSITF
*Staff drags employer, Fund to court over non-compliance By Victor Ahiuma-Young One of the high points of the 12th National Triennial Delegates’ Conference, NTDC, of the Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions, ASSBIFI, held recently in Lagos, was the public confirmation that Nigerian workers are more vulnerable today than ever, not because […]
Ngige in EFCC custody, not kidnapped — Aide clarifies
Former Anambra State governor and immediate past Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr. Chris Ngige, is in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), not a kidnap victim, despite a surge of panic and speculation that swept through political circles on Wednesday.
NASU fumes over illegal check-off deductions, union fragmentation
By Victor Ahiuma-Young The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions, NASU, has raised strong objections over what it describes as a growing wave of illegal check-off deductions and attempts to fragment its membership across various institutions in the country. The union said these actions, allegedly perpetrated by some managements and former members, directly violate […]
World Human Rights Day: Lagos to release 91 inmates
The Governor approved the release of 80 inmates who have served over 70 per cent of their terms
Stowaway caught clinging to aircraft tyres at Ilorin airport
By Dickson Omobola Mr Segun Martins, a suspected stowaway, has been caught at the General Tunde Idiagbon International Airport in Ilorin, Kwara State. Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority, which confirmed the incident, said Martins, in an attempt to flee to the United States of America, gained unauthorised access to the foot of an Overland aircraft that […]
IED explosion injures four in Borno, Boko Haram attack Yobe police officer’s home
Four people were injured when a truck carrying bags of onions reportedly triggered an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) at Lingir Village, Guzamala Local Government Area, Borno State, on Wednesday. The truck was en route from Baga Village, Kukawa LGA, to Maiduguri.
