Mother, toddler daughter die in lightning strike
The victims, identified as Kenya Glasgow and her daughter, Kennedy, were reportedly getting out of their vehicle when lightning struck them on Sunday afternoon.
Judicial Reform: Body of Benchers cracks down on charge-and-bail lawyers
By Ikechukwu Nnochiri The Body of Benchers (BoB), the apex regulatory body for the legal profession, has vowed to wield the big stick to check what it termed the embarrassing conduct of charge-and-bail lawyers. The body is responsible for the call of graduates of law school to the Nigerian Bar as well as the regulation […]
ILO leads African drive to end barriers to refugee employment
By Victor Ahiuma-Young African governments have launched a fresh push to remove barriers preventing refugees from accessing decent jobs, with five countries agreeing on a common policy direction to build more inclusive labour markets across the continent. The commitment was reached at the end of the PROSPECTS Africa Forum on Decent Work and Forced Displacement, convened […]
Labour demands economic rescue as industrial peace champion retires
By Victor Ahiuma-Young LAGOS — The Precision, Electrical and Related Equipment Senior Staff Association (PERESSA) has honoured the retiring Lagos State Controller of the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, Eshomounu Itemoagbo, for his outstanding role in promoting industrial harmony, even as organised labour used the occasion to call for urgent measures to revive Nigeria’s struggling […]
Lagos Govt intervenes after alleged threats against widow, arrests suspect
By Olasunkanmi Akoni The Lagos State Government has intervened in the case of a 28-year-old widow, Tosin, who allegedly faced threats, intimidation and attempts to dispossess her of her late husband’s property eight days after his death. The intervention followed a viral video shared on Tuesday by activist Harrison Gwamnishu on his X handle, in […]
C’River LG workers storm governor’s office over 11 months’ unpaid salaries
Newly employed local government workers in Cross River State have staged a peaceful protest in Calabar over 11 months of unpaid salaries, urging Governor Bassey Otu to approve their enrolment on the state payroll.
Bus conductor to receive 10 strokes of cane for slapping passenger
The magistrate said that the court was lenient with the convict because he did not waste the court’s time by his admission of guilt.
Gunmen kill Army Colonel in Abuja, shot wife
…as mob kills Unijos graduate over alleged phone theft By Kingsley Omonobi & Golok Nanmwa Gunmen have killed a serving Nigerian military officer of the Nigerian Army Intelligence Corp, Colonel Abdussalam Ude at his residence in the Kurudu area of Abuja. This came as the Plateau State Police Command has arrested three suspects over the alleged […]
Police hunt kidnappers of three Lafia varsity students
By Edwin Philip, Lafia The Nasarawa State Police Command has launched a manhunt for the abductors of three students of the Federal University of Lafia. The students were reportedly kidnapped at their off-campus lodge in the Bukan Kwato area of Lafia, near the university, at about 8:45 p.m. on Saturday. Speaking with our correspondent on […]
Ibrahim Mbaya: Jos graduate’s sister demands justice, same fate for killers
The younger sister of slain University of Jos graduate, Ibrahim Pilasar Mbaya, has demanded justice for her brother, insisting that those arrested over his alleged mob killing should face the full weight of the law.
Abiodun orders investigation as one dies in Ogun building collapse
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has ordered a comprehensive technical investigation into the collapse of a two-storey building at Baale Road, Ajuwon, in Ifo Local Government Area, which claimed one life and left several others traumatised.
