The Bauchi State Police Command has begun a manhunt for a mob accused of carrying out jungle justice on one Dokagk Danladi, who was alleged to have stolen a dog. This was made known in a press statement released on Thursday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Ahmed Wakil. Wakil said, “The Bauchi State…
Amid growing public debate over street renaming across Lagos, the Eti-Osa Local Government Area has renamed six streets within its jurisdiction as part of a wider street naming and revalidation exercise. This development follows recent backlash in the Bariga Local Council Development Area, where the former chairman, Kolade Alabi, renamed several streets after selected individuals….
An Osun State High Court, sitting in Osogbo has ordered the State Independent Electoral Commission, OSIEC, to go ahead with the conduct of the local government election scheduled for Saturday (tomorrow). In an enrollment order brought before Justice A. Aderigbigbe on Friday by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP against OSIEC and Its Chairman, Hashim Abioye,…
Mojisola Adeyeye, director-general of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has urged manufacturers and distributors to comply with the ban on alcohol in sachets and polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles. Speaking during a session at the NAN Forum in Abuja on Sunday, Adeyeye reiterated the ban and the agreement signed by…
Organised labour in Nigeria demands the immediate reversal of what it calls an unconstitutional state of emergency in Rivers State, in the interest of democracy, economic stability, and the welfare of Nigerian workers. The organised labour in a statement tagged: Stop this assault on democracy now’, the workers group says Nigeria’s democracy must not be…
The Minister for Defence, Bello Matawalle, has charged residents of Sokoto State to report any jobless person living a flamboyant lifestyle in the society to security agents. The minister while speaking at the Sokoto State Governors office said such persons if probed further may be part of informants to suspected bandits disturbing the peace of…
Another tragic news has emerged in the Nigerian soccer world as former Super Eagles winger Okwuchukwu ‘Allen’ Waobikeze has passed away. The announcement comes just days after the death of ex-Super Eagles captain and goalkeeper Peter Rufai, adding to the recent sorrow within the Nigerian football community. Although he had limited appearances for the Super…
A Fatal accident has claimed five lives leaving one critically injured in Ibadan, the Oyo state Capital The accident which occurred around midnight on Thursday along the Iwo Road Ojoo expressway, was between a commercial Micra car and a truck. The accident also left one person injured and 6 others rescued unhurt. In a release…
Anambra State Commissioner for Women’s Affairs and Social Welfare, Ify Obinabo, has revealed that an 18-year-old boy allegedly impregnated no fewer than 10 girls in the state. In a video posted on social media, Obinabo revealed that the case was brought to her attention on Tuesday. She further disclosed that among those affected are the…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd. (NNPC Ltd.) has denied reports alleging it was selling employment slots to the public. A statement by the company’s Chief Corporate Communications Officer, NNPC Ltd, Olufemi Soneye on Saturday called on members of the public, especially jobseekers to disregard the rumours. According to Soneye, there was no iota of…
