Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Rivers has launched ObiStructure organised by the Peter Obi Volunteer Network. The initiative was launched in Port Harcourt on Sunday by Beatrice Itubo, Chairman of the congress in the state. The Labour leader warned Nigerians against voting on sentiments that might be inimical to the …
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Six members of a criminal gang have been arrested for using a popular gay dating app to arrange dates with unsuspecting victims who are then lured to their hideout, assaulted and robbed in Nasarawa State. The state police spokesperson, DSP Ramhan Nansel, who disclosed this in a statement, said the …
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A well-known hoodlum identified as Hassan, was knocked down by hit-and-run driver at Moshalashi Bus-Stop, in the Ipaja area of Lagos State. The incident occurred on Saturday shortly after Hassan allegedly attempted to extort money from the driver of a vehicle, which broke down on the road. According to PUNCH, …
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A document on NNPC remittances to CBN seen in Abuja on Sunday has shown that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited remitted a total of N2.7bn into its accounts with the Central Bank of Nigeria from January to June this year. Contradicting the claims of CBN that the weakening value of the …
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The ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC) has canvassed support for his presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, describing him as a grassroots politician who understands the dreams and aspirations of Nigerian youths. This was made known by the APC Deputy National Publicity Secretary, Yakubu Ajaka, at a town hall meeting with …
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Seventeen suspected kidnappers have confessed at the weekend to terrorise only Oke-Ogun and Ogbomosho axis of Oyo State. The state police spokesman, Adewale Osifeso, who paraded the suspects at the command headquarters, Eleyele, Ibadan said some of them were responsible for the abduction of Christopher Taiwo Bakare, the farm manager …
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Driver of a trailer with no registration number has crushed a motorcycle rider to death on the Ihiala-Owerri Expressway, Anambra State. The accident, which happened on Sunday opposite Basco Hotel late involved three persons but only the motorcyclist died. According to PUNCH, an eyewitness said the driver of the trailer, who …
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The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency says its men have intercepted no fewer than 2,750,000 tablets of tramadol 225mg weighing 1,650 kilogrammes worth N1, 375,000,000 at the Apapa seaport in Lagos. The interception and arrest was sequel to credible intelligence, the agency said said in statement by its Director of …
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Sule Lamido, a former Governor of Jigawa State has admonished the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike to emulate Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President, Dr. Ahmad Lawan, and his predecessors in the state, Peter Odili, and Rotimi Amaechi, who showed maturity when they lost the presidential tickets of their parties. This …
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A 40-year-old woman, Mrs Nkiru Okoye, the wife of a mechanical engineer, Emenike Okoye, was allegedly beaten to death by her brother-in-law, George Okoye, over disputed landed property in Ogbunike, Oyi Local Government Area of Anambra State. The suspect was said to have invaded the home of the victim, alongside …
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