Oyo Assembly passes Chieftaincy amendment bill
The Oyo State House of Assembly, on Wednesday, passed a bill to amend the Chiefs Law, Cap 28, Laws of Oyo State of Nigeria, 2000. This passage followed the presentation of the report of the House Committee on Local Government and State Honors. While announcing the passage of the bill, the Speaker, Adebo Ogundoyin, described […]
JUST IN: Health workers begin indefinite strike
The Joint Health Sector Unions and the Assembly of Health Care Professional Association have directed their members to embark on an indefinite strike. The National Vice President of JOHESU, Dr Obinna Ogbonna said this at a press briefing held in Abuja on Thursday. JOHESU is the umbrella body of health workers’ unions and associations, including […]
Ogun man, 28, rapes 5-yr-old daughter
A 28-year-old man, Adeyemi Babatunde, has been arrested by men of the Ogun State Police Command for allegedly defiling his five-year-old daughter. The suspect was arrested after the mother of the victim lodged the complaint at Ijebu-Mushin’s divisional headquarters. The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, SP, Abimbola Oyeyemi disclosed this in a statement […]
Sokoto gov-elect appoints Press Secretary
Barely four days to the end of the current administration, Sokoto State Governor-elect, Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, has appointed Mallam Abubakar Bawa, as his administration’s Press Secretary. This is contained in a press statement signed by the Secretary of the Transition Committee, Ibrahim Dadi Adare, and made available to newsmen on Thursday. According to the statement, […]
I won’t disappoint Nigerians, Tinubu assures
The President-elect Bola Tinubu, on Thursday, in Abuja, said he will not disappoint the trust conferred upon him by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), and millions of Nigerians. He also affirmed that he understands the magnitude of the honour conferred upon him and the corresponding task ahead. Tinubu made the promise in his […]
Painter jailed two months for stealing four Bibles, 124 church forms
A Grade I Area Court sitting in Kabusa, Abuja, on Thursday, sentenced a 30-year-old painter, Zakaraya Usman to two months imprisonment for stealing four bibles, 124 church membership forms and others. The police charged Usman with theft. The Judge, Malam Abubakar Sadiq, sentenced the convict after he pleaded guilty to the charge. Sadiq, however, gave […]
Buhari hands over transition documents to Tinubu
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Thursday, in Abuja, handed the transition documents to the President-elect Bola Tinubu. Buhari also handed the baton of service alongside the documents at the investiture of the National Honour of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic on Tinubu and Grand Commander of the Order of the Niger […]
VIDEO: UK MP kicks against barring students from bringing family over
A member of the United Kingdom Parliament, Carol Monaghan, has kicked against the United Kingdom’s new visa policy preventing Nigerian students, and others studying in the UK, from bringing family as dependents except under specific circumstances. While speaking at parliament on Wednesday, Monaghan stated that students made valuable contributions to the UK’s economy. According to […]
JUST IN: Tinubu, Shettima get GCFR, GCON titles
The President-elect, Bola Tinubu, and Vice President-elect, Kashim Shettima would be honoured with the Grand Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic and Grand Commander of Order of the Niger respectively. The investiture is ongoing at the State House Conference Center in Abuja. The event is part of the activities lined up for the […]
Lagos cop accuses police of maltreatment for attempting to resign
….You did not follow procedure – Hundeyin A police officer, Corporal Fauzziyah Isiak, has lamented how the Nigeria Police Force detained her after she put in her resignation. Isiak, who narrated her ordeal on Twitter, said after she submitted her resignation letter she was called into the office and was detained even as she disclosed […]