Vice President Kashim Shettima has paid a Sallah homage to the Sultan of Sokoto, His Eminence Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on behalf of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The Vice President who arrived Sokoto in company of Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Umara Zulum and other political allies emphasized the need for …

Workers in Osun State are lamenting the planned staff audit and workers’ verification by the state government. The new twist is the insistence of the state government for the workers to produce a record of their bank statements. Report gathered that the Ademola Adeleke administration had notified the state’s workforce …

The Federal Government has so far saved about N400bn as a result of the removal of subsidy on Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, since May 31, 2023, when the initiative was officially implemented, oil marketers stated on Thursday. Also, the oil dealers stated that there was a high possibility …

Political stakeholders, traditional rulers and other prominent leaders in the South West geopolitical zone of the country, are set to host President Bola Tinubu to a homecoming. The milestone event, being bankrolled by the Southwest Presidential Inauguration Celebration (SW PR-IN-CE) is designed to celebrate the electoral victory of the new …

To put an end to port congestion, the leadership of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), under Mohammed Bello Koko, has commenced evacuation of overtime cargoes from ports in Lagos. Recently, the exercise to free the ports of overtime received a boost last when the Permanent Secretary Federal Ministry of Transportation …

Rising from its June Congress held at the Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi NUJ Press Centre in Enugu, the Enugu State NUJ has slammed the Police over harassment of its members in the due discharge of their duties. In a communique issued by the union’s newly elected Secretary, Dame Ifeoma Amuta, the NUJ …

Governor Dr Alex Otti has issued a directive for the immediate suspension of the Head of Service (HoS) and all Permanent Secretaries in the State civil service, according to a late-night press release on Thursday. The decision comes following the inauguration of the Judicial Panel of Inquiry on the recovery …

Following alleged rape, a 16-year-old girl, Olayemi Agbeloba, has committed suicide after her boss’ husband, identified as Ajibode, allegedly raped her at their residence in Eruwa, in Ibarapa Local Government Area of Oyo State. After committing the crime, Ajibode, who is a welder, was said to have threatened to kill …

A famous psychiatrist in Nigeria and a pioneer Professor of Neuro Surgeon in Bauchi state, Professor Abdu Ibrahim, is dead. He died on Thursday at the Abubakar Tafawa Balewa University Teaching Hospital (ATBUTH) after a protracted illness which had to do with old age. The burial prayers was held at …

A former governorship candidate in Ondo State, Mr. Olusola Oke, said, yesterday, that Governor Rotimi Akeredolu is ‘rapidly responding’ to treatment, adding that those circulating rumours about the alleged death of the governor are ‘wicked and ungodly’. Over the past few months, there have been speculations regarding the health status …