A 30-year-old applicant, Sulaimon Agboola, who pleaded guilty to throwing stones and bottles at police officers on duty,  has been remanded at the Kirikiri Correctional Facility, Apapa, Lagos. Magistrate M.O. Tanimola ordered in Ikeja on Friday that the defendant should remain behind bars pending review of the facts of the case and sentencing. Tanimola adjourned […]

The police on Friday arraigned two men who allegedly defrauded a businessman of N4.8 million in an Ikeja Chief Magistrates’ Court. The police charged Kehinde Sokefun, 45, a civil servant and David Adeshina, 20, unemployed, are charged with conspiracy, obtaining by false pretenses and stealing. READ ALSO: Nigeria, Namibia set to strengthen ties, ease visa acquisition […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says the life of every Nigerian, in every part of the world matters, promising to stretch the government’s reach and capacity in protecting all Nigerians, not minding the distance. The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in a statement in Abuja on Friday, said Buhari stated this […]

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Dr. Festus Keyamo, has said that Nigeria was committed to the integration of the African continent and the promotion of trade, movement of persons, goods, and services, and infrastructural development. Keyamo disclosed this on Thursday in Abuja, when he received a delegation of the African Union (AU), […]

By Henry Umoru – Abuja The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),  yesterday raised the alarm that if the Commission must conduct forthcoming elections without hiccups, there was an urgent need for the budgetary allocation to be reviewed and increased. According to the Commission, the N1billion proposed for the conduct of elections would not be enough […]

By Dennis Agbo The National leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has directed its state chapters to immediately commence negotiations with their state governments to arrive at consequential adjustments on the N30,000 new minimum wage. The labour parent body, however, asked the state chapters to await the table which will be drawn by the federal […]

…condemns violence, calls for dialogue …7 people killed, property destroyed By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Journalists under the auspices of Cross River State Journalists Forum, (CROSSJOF), Abuja, Thursday, called on the Governor of Cross River State, Prof Ben Ayade, to swiftly intervene in the violent communal clash between communities in Boki Local Government Area of […]

The Edo State Government has purchased additional tricycle ambulances to facilitate the provision of quality healthcare services to residents in rural areas of the state. The effort is aimed at strengthening the state government’s resolve to attain goal three of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which is to ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing for […]

…recommends appointment of 13 Judges By Ikechukwu Nnochiri – Abuja The National Judicial Council, NJC, on Thursday, said it has okayed the elevation of four new Justices to the Supreme Court bench. The judicial body which is headed by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, said it had at the end of […]

…urges parties to abide by peace accord By Gabriel Ewepu – Abuja Ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State, a non-profit making organization, Bayelsa Peace Initiative, BAPI, Thursday, warned against violence and use of hate speech by political parties and their supporters during this period of the campaign. The Coordinator, BAPI, Bennett […]