Police arrest inspector, two civil guards over extortion in Imo
By Emmanuel Iheaka The Imo State Police Command has arrested a police traffic warden, Inspector Chinwe Ejiogu, and two personnel of the State Civil Guard Corps over alleged extortion and harassment of a motorist in Owerri. The arrests followed the circulation of a viral video showing the officers allegedly harassing and attempting to extort a […]
20 corps members: Police confirm rescue, vow to arrest suspects
By Emmanuel Iheaka The police have confirmed the rescue of the 20 corps members abducted along the Owerri-Onitsha express way in Imo State last week Thursday A statement endorsed by the Force Public Relations Officer, CSP Ani Iniedu, said the corps members were rescued at Amakohia Ubi, Owerri West Local Government Area of the state, […]
NAF crash: ‘You didn’t say you wouldn’t return from Abuja’ — Bako’s partner
The partner of Flight Lieutenant I.S. Bako, one of the 25 people killed in Tuesday’s Nigerian Air Force aircraft crash in Igbokoda, Ondo State, has mourned the deceased officer in an emotional social media post. Joanna Yakubu, in a TikTok post on Tuesday, recalled her last conversation with Bako, a co-pilot aboard the ill-fated aircraft. […]
Canada will not allow assisted suicide for those with only mental illness
Canada will not allow medically assisted suicide for people whose only condition is mental illness, the justice minister said Wednesday, seeking to close debate on one of the country’s most controversial healthcare issues.
Trump administration proposes $70,000 fee for Nigerian, other foreign students seeking US jobs
The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a $70,000 fee for international students seeking to work in the country, in the latest move by the Trump administration to tighten rules around foreign students and immigration.
FG can increase workers’ salaries without raising minimum wage — TUC
—Says govt can pay between N200,000, N400,000 By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — THE Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) on Wednesday, urged the Federal Government to improve workers’ pay immediately, rather than waiting for the next review of the national minimum wage. Briefing journalists in Abuja after its National Administrative Executive Council, NAC meeting, the […]
