After 30 years in service, physically challenged retired Lagos LG chief cries over unpaid benefits
A retired Head of Administration and Human Resources at Kosofe Local Government Area of Lagos State, Michael Olawale Odesanya, has lamented the delay in the payment of his retirement benefits after serving the local government system for 30 years.
NiMet predicts 3-day rain, thunderstorms from Monday
The Nigerian Meteorological Agency NiMet has predicted rainy and thundery weather conditions from Monday to Wednesday across the country.
FG probes flesh-eating disease killing Adamawa residents
The federal government has begun laboratory investigations to determine the exact cause of a strange flesh-eating disease that has killed seven people in Malabu, Adamawa State. Dr Adesigbin Olufemi, Acting National Coordinator of the National Tuberculosis, Buruli Ulcer and Leprosy Control Programme, disclosed this during an interview in Abuja. Olufemi said that as of September […]
Scores fleeing Lakurawa terrorists drown in Sokoto boat accident
The exact number of passengers aboard the ill-fated boat was yet to be ascertained
Gunmen assassinate Catholic priest in Enugu
They immobilised the car by shooting the tyres, then killed the priest. Another occupant of the vehicle was left unharmed
Man’s body found in Badagry pond after telling wife ‘l’m off to a party’
His lifeless body was discovered in an abandoned fish pond, with his hands tied firmly behind his back in the usually quiet Badagry community
110-year-old Ezinne Nnatu: ‘I feel bad when I miss Sunday mass’
“Sometimes I won’t sleep at night when I keep thinking and calculating my entire life and all life’s problems”
My uncle rapes me, then wipes my privates with cloth – 16-yr-old girl
Man rapes 16-year-old niece; Ibrahim stabs fellow construction worker, Fisayo Ajetumobi, dead over a N14,000 debt
Court remands 43-year-old farmer for alleged cheating, attempted murder
The court ordered the remand of a 43-year-old farmer, Blessing Wanyam, at the Correctional Centre, Makurdi, on Friday.
Kaduna residents optimistic, cautious over FG’s moves to revive dead textile industry
“Good move in the right direction. However, let the previous errors be avoided. Textiles used to be the major employers of workers”
From distress to stability: Stranded Benue female IDPs gifted economic lifeline
The pathetic story of many of the displaced families taking refuge in several of the IDPs camps scattered across Benue
Plateau: From Home of hospitality to hub of jungle justice
By Marie-Therese Nanlong, JOS For decades, PlateauState was branded as the home of hospitality. It was acclaimed for its peaceful disposition to issues, and there was no report of jungle justice or inexplicable resort to criminality-looting, burning or stealing in the public space. But all that has fizzled into the oblivion, as mobs, irate elements and hoodlums […]
Great Ejekwu champions tech growth with free digital training initiative
Great Ejekwu, popularly known as DatFairBoy, has launched a groundbreaking project that bridges hospitality and technology empowerment. Through his Respect Her Haven Foundation (RHHF), he is presenting the SkillUp Port Harcourt programme, a free digital skills training initiative designed to benefit 50 young people in the city of Port Harcourt. The programme, which officially opens […]
In Nigeria’s nightclubs, bathroom selfie is king – or, rather, queen
“The most important thing I’m looking for is a suitable angle,” said Stephanie, a 26-year-old wearing a sequined, halter-neck dress
Afriland Towers fire death toll now 10; Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, Obasa mourn
One of the deceased, Jatto, was in the office to hand over officially to his successor after being redeployed to another branch
C’River: NDLEA Commander found lifeless in Calabar hotel
The Cross River Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Morrison Ogbonna, was in the early hours of Thursday found dead in his hotel room in Calabar.
