The Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, says the new minimum wage will be reviewed in less than two years from now. Onyejeocha said this on Thursday in Umuahia while addressing newsmen after a meeting with labour leaders in Abia. She said that President Bola Tinubu was committed to his promise to…
Five prominent kingmakers from Oyo have raised serious concerns over Governor Seyi Makinde’s recent initiative to initiate a new selection process regarding the vacant Alaafin stool. They have labelled the move as illegal and a blatant disregard for judicial proceedings. The kingmakers, High Chief Yusuf Akínade, (Bashorun of Oyo); High Chief Wakeel Akindele, (Lagunna of…
Nigerian businessman Pascal Chubuike Okechukwu, popularly known as Cubana Chief Priest, has captured attention with his lavish gift of 47 cows to his childhood friend in honour of his late mother’s burial. In a video shared on his Instagram page, Cubana Chief Priest documented his visit to Ukpor, Anambra State, where he delivered the cows…
The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, CP Olugbenga A. Adepoju, psc, mnips has today the 9th. January, 2025 at the Police Officers’ Mess, Old GRA Port-Harcourt, decorated about One Hundred and Nineteen (119) Senior Police Officers. The officers who were recently promoted comprising Forty Superintendents that were promoted to Chief Superintendents of Police (CSPs), Twenty…
The police on Thursday arraigned a 42-year-old man, Ogundare Anuoluwapo, in Ado-Ekiti for sexually harassing his neighbour’s wife. Anuoluwapo, whose address was not provided, was charged with sexual harassment before an Ado-Ekiti Chief Magistrates’ Court. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the change. The prosecutor, Sgt. Alice Ojo, told the court that the defendant committed…
Yoruba Nation agitator, Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has reignited the call for Nigeria’s disintegration, stating that the country’s systemic issues leave no room for national pride or unity. In a video circulating on social media, Igboho, spotted at an airport in the United Kingdom, lamented the state of Nigeria’s economy, corruption, and…
The Nigeria Police Force has initiated a monthly audit of arms and ammunition across its commands as it grapples with the increasing loss of firearms to hoodlums nationwide. The measure comes in response to rising incidents of firearms being seized by criminals, which the police attribute to negligence, poor weapon handling skills, and flawed deployment…
Alhaji Muhammad Bashir Sa’idu, former Chief of Staff to Malam Nasir El-Rufai, has implicated his former principal in a confessional statement related to an ongoing money laundering case against him. It will be recalled that the Chief Magistrate Court in Rigasa remanded Sa’idu at the Kaduna Correctional Centre following his arrest and arraignment by security…
The National President NULASS kicks against the appointment of Èric Sekou chelle as Super Eagles Head Coach, stating the appointment as a slap in the face of our nation’s abundant pool of local coaching talent. The recent appointment of Èric Chelle as the Super Eagles Head Coach has stirred significant controversy, with the National President…
Stella Nwadigo, a teacher arrested for physically assaulting a three-year-old pupil at Christ-Mitots International School in the Ikorodu area of Lagos State, appeared before Magistrate M.O. Kusanu at the Ogba Magistrate Court on Thursday. Nwadigo, who was apprehended after a video surfaced online showing her repeatedly slapping the young child, Abayomi Micheal, reportedly pleaded not…