A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday sentenced a former Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) Executive Director (ED), Captain Ezekiel Bala Agaba, to seven years imprisonment for laundering N1,541,408,666.00. Justice Ibrahim Buba convicted Agaba of the seven counts of conversion and criminal breach of trust filed against him by the Economic and […]
The six Southwest states – Lagos, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, Osun and Ekiti – have agreed to reopen schools next month to enable Senior Secondary School 3 pupils to sit for the West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). But the Federal Government on Wednesday reiterated its advisory that schools should remain shut and not […]
’It lacks power to retire’ Sani-Omolori to 151 others: stay put The controversy over tenure elongation of the Clerk of the National Assembly (CNA), Alhaji Mohammed Sani-Omolori, has ended with his retirement. The National Assembly Service Commission on Wednesday issued a statement in which it announced Sani-Omolori’s retirement with 151 others, including the Secretary of […]
•Bandits demand N20m ransom on bereaved wife •Governor warns Fulani leaders to tame subjects Salisu Maku, the kidnapped son of Mr. Usman Maku, who was kidnapped in Gudi, was found dead yesterday amid the funeral of his sister, Sahadatu, who was shot dead by kidnappers on Tuesday. With Salisu’s wife still in captivity, the bandits […]
• She was hit by an excited friend reversing to greet her, says NAF • Mother devastated, forced to sleep after returning from prayer mountain to avert disaster Nigerians, yesterday woke up to the heartrending news of the demise of the nation’s first female Combat Helicopter Pilot, 24-year-old Tolulope Arotile, after sustaining head injuries from […]
The Police in Enugu State says they arrested a 28-year-old Ghanaian, Emmanuel Opoku, for allegedly bathing his lover, Chiamaka Ngwu, 25, with hot water. The Command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Daniel Ndukwe, said in a statement on Thursday in Enugu. Ndukwe said that the suspect was arrested on July 10 at about 2.00 p.m. following […]
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Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) have thrown their weights behind the candidacy of Dr Ngozi Okonjo Iweala for the position of the Director-General of the world trade organisation (WTO). PGF chairman and Kebbi state Governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, enjoined President Muhammadu Buhari to rally […]
Nigerian Senate is currently in an emergency closed-door session over the decision of the federal government to proceed with the recruitment of the 774, 000 workers across the country. The lawmakers had ordered the suspension of the recruitment following a disagreement between the Committee on Labour and the Minister of State for Labour, Festus Kayamo […]
The Federal Government on Wednesday opened a fresh bid to select contractors to provide portable water in oil spill impacted Ogoni communities in Rivers. Dr Marvin Dekil, the Project Coordinator, Hydrocarbon Pollution Remediation Project (HYPREP) said at the opening of the bid in Port Harcourt that the Project was initiative of the UN Environment Programme […]
Worried by the danger of having thousands of unemployed graduates roaming the streets of Nigerian cities in search of jobs amidst 13 years embargo on employment by the Federal Government, the Senate has moved to review the age limit for employment. The Senate urged the federal government to direct the Ministry of Labour, Employment and […]