TRAGIC: 16 KILLED IN BUS EXPLOSION ON ABEOKUTA-SAGAMU EXPRESSWAY
Sixteen passengers were burnt to death in a lone accident involving a Mazda bus along Buhari Estate on the Abeokuta-Sagamu Expressway in Ogun State. The...
EZE NDIGBO OF AJAO ESTATE APPEALS CONVICTION, CHALLENGES LAGOS CHIEFS LAW
By Aishat Momoh. O. Frederick Nwajagu, the Eze Ndigbo of Ajao Estate, has filed an appeal against his conviction by the Lagos State High Court...
S’COURT VERDICT: LABOUR THREATENS SHOWDOWN IF WORKERS’ SALARIES ARE AFFECTED
The possible effect of a recent Supreme Court ruling on workers' wages has prompted the Rivers State workers union to threaten a large-scale demonstration. In...
UPDATE: COURT GRANTS JUDE OKOYE N100M BAIL IN N1.3 BILLION FRAUD CASE
Jude Okoye, the older brother and former manager of the now-defunct band P-Square, was granted N100 million bail by a Federal High Court in Ikoyi,...
CAN CRITICIZES CLOSURE OF SCHOOLS FOR RAMADAN
In the FCT and the 19 northern states, the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has criticised the shutdown of schools in some northern states because...
AIYEDATIWA APPROVES EMPLOYMENT OF 1,010 TEACHERS FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS IN ONDO
Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo has given his approval for 1,010 teachers to be hired for the state's secondary schools. Following the conclusion of the...
FG ANNOUNCES PLAN TO SECURE $122BN INVESTMENT TO DIVERSIFY ENERGY SOURCES
The Federal Government has announced plans to secure a total investment of $122.2bn to diversify the country’s energy sources, reduce dependence on the national grid,...
GUNMEN ASSASINATE BUSINESSMAN IN ONDO
A businessman, Ismaila Awoyinka, was reportedly assassinated by some gunmen in Ore, the headquarters of Odigbo Local Government Area of Ondo State, on Saturday. It...
APPEAL COURT DECLINES FALANA’S REQUEST TO BAN PUBLIC OFFICERS FROM MEDICAL TOURISM
The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has turned down a request by Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, to ban public officers from seeking...
UPDATE: NLC REJECTS ELECTRICITY TARIFF ADJUSTMENT, THREATENS NATIONWIDE PROTESTS
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has rejected plans by the Federal Government to regularise electricity tariffs for customers for Bands A, B and C. In...