The organised labour in Ogun has called for the suspension of the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) over N82 billion unremitted pension deductions in the state. Speaking on behalf on their behalf at a news conference in Abeokuta on Wednesday, Nigeria Labour Congress, Ogun Chairman, Ademola Hameed-Benco, announced the position. He …
Read More »Wike meets FCT chairmen, teachers over strike on Thursday
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, will meet with the chairmen of FCT area councils, leadership of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), and National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) on Thursday, July 3, 2025. The meeting, according to a statement issued by NANS on Wednesday, July …
Read More »Man remanded for allegedly impregnating 14-year-old girl
The Magistrates’ Court III, sitting in Birnin Kebbi, on Wednesday, remanded a 19-year-old man in a correctional centre for allegedly impregnating a 14-year-old girl in Gwandu Local Government Area of Kebbi. The Magistrate, Atiku Abubakar, refused to listen to the defendant’s plea. He ordered that the defendant be remanded in …
Read More »Police inspector crushed at Ogun checkpoint
A truck has crushed a police inspector, Afolabi Adeola, at a checkpoint on the Abeokuta–Sagamu Expressway in Ogun State. Reports said that the incident occurred about 12:30 p.m. on Sunday, June 29, 2025. The truck, said to have been loaded with 900 bags of cement, was reportedly approaching the checkpoint …
Read More »Coalition: Labour Party gives Obi 48 hours to resign from party
Former Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Gregory Obi has received a 48-hour ultimatum to formally resign his membership of the Labour Party having formally joined the coalition party. Labour Party, while reiterating its disinterestedness in joining the coalition, said that the members of the coalition are power mongers …
Read More »BREAKING: Peter Obi formally dumps Labour party for ADC
The presidential standard bearer of the Labour party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has officially dumped the LP. He had thrown his significant weight behind the 2027 Opposition Coalition to unseat President Bola Tinubu. The coalition has just adopted African Democratic Congress (ADC) as its new platform. Obi …
Read More »Bureaucratic bottlenecks, Multiple fees Threatening Investments in Gas sector, Operators Lament
Operators of OML 42, Neconde Energy Limited has decried the impact of bureaucratic hurdles and multiplicity of fees imposed by various regulatory agencies in the Nigerian Gas Industry, stating that it has become increasingly difficult for businesses to thrive in Nigeria. Chichi Emenike, the acting Managing Director, and Gas Asset …
Read More »Liverpool Star, Diogo Jota Dies in Car Crash in Spain
Portuguese football star and Liverpool forward Diogo Jota has reportedly died in a car crash in Spain at the age of 28, according to Portuguese and Spanish media outlets. The fatal accident is said to have occurred in the province of Zamora in northwestern Spain while Jota was traveling with …
Read More »Let’s Fight Corruption Together, Olukoyede Charges Youths
The Executive Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Ola Olukoyede has charged youths in the country to join hands with the EFCC in combating corruption, economic and financial crimes. He gave this charge few days ago while addressing the students of the National Open University of Nigeria, NOUN, Abuja center, who came on an excursion …
Read More »Court Orders Final Forfeiture Of Truck, Consignment Of Solid Minerals In Kwara
Justice Olukayode Ariwoola Junior of the Federal High Court, sitting in Ilorin, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025 ordered the final forfeiture of a truck and its consignment of assorted solid minerals, arrested in Kwara to the federal government. Justice Ariwoola while delivering ruling on the application filed by the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the …
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