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As different geo-political zones jostle for the 2023 presidency seat, a prominent first republic politician, Chief Mbazulike Amechi, says it is possible that the country would have a president of Igbo extraction. He…
A resident of Maikunkele in the Bosso Local Government Area of Niger State, identified as Ibrahim Mohammed has been arrested for beating his nine-year-old son to death. Reports state that the suspect had been arrested…
Dr Harvey Olufunmilayo, a Nigerian medical doctor based in the United Kingdom, has blasted Kemi Olunloyo after her wrong medical advice to ladies with body odour. The controversial journalist who claims to be a health…
A former Bauchi State Accountant General, Alhaji Garba Ali-Maigumau, said the N30,000 minimum wage being demanded by labour unions would not be feasible in the next 10 years, that is 2028. Ali-Maigumau stated this on…
Ahead of the planned strike on Tuesday, some members of the organized labour unions have arrived at the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation in Abuja, for a meeting to negotiate on the new minimum…
Over 3,000 members of the ruling APC in Ondo state defected to PDP on Tuesday. Similarly, about 2,000 members of the newly formed Zenith Labour Party in the state have also decamped to the PDP. The event took place at…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) says it has no plan to review pump prices of petroleum products, especially Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), popularly known as petrol. The Corporation disclosed this in a…
Gunmen on Friday kidnapped the Paramount Chief of Adara Chiefdom in Kachia Local Government Area of Kaduna State, Mr. Maiwada Galadima; and his wife along Kaduna/Kachia road. A son in-law to the chief, Mr. Ibrahim…
Muhammadu Buhari has once again praised former president, Goodluck Jonathan saying that he would continue to hold him in high esteem. The President said this in relation to Goodluck Jonathan's role in the peaceful…
Nigerian media businessman, Chief Raymond Dokpesi, and his Daar Investment and Holdings Company Limited have denied their involvement in the embezzlement of N2.1B as alleged in their ongoing trial but claimed that the…
The Anambra Government has banned religious bodies from using either public schools or its facilities to conduct religious services across the state. The state Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Mr…
Three officials of Nigeria Football Federation were on Thursday arraigned in a Federal Capital Territory High Court at Maitama, accused of misappropriating $9.5 million and N1.3 million. The defendants are Christopher…
The Ekiti state All Progressives Congress (APC) treasurer, Moses Adeoye has been reportedly killed by gunmen at his residence. Adeoye was murdered on Wednesday evening at his residence in Otun, Moba local government…
The Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF) says it is not against the upward review of the minimum wage. The Chairman of the Forum, Gov. Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara, said this while briefing journalists on the outcome of the…
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, on Wednesday, said the Federal Government has decided to approve seven years tenure doctors’ resident training. Ngige said this while briefing State House…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has denied the "insinuation that it has in its custody $3.5billion Subsidy fund.” The details of the Subsidy Fund had caused a row on the floor of the Senate on Tuesday. The…
According to credible sources and reports the kidnap school girls of Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi, Yobe State, who were abducted by terrorists on Monday, February 19, 2018 have been ferried across…
