The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will commence nationwide continuous voter registration (CVR) in the first quarter of 2025. The electoral body said the exercise will commence at the LGA level and later extend to registration areas. In a memo dated November 20, 2024, sighted by TheCable, Rose Oriaran-Anthony, the commission’s secretary, asked…
The National Labour Congress (NLC) says its December 1 deadline for all states to implement the new minimum wage still stands. On July 29, 2024, President Bola Tinubu signed the minimum wage bill into law. The legislation increased the country’s minimum wage from N30,000 to N70,000. On November 11, NLC announced November 30th as the…
The Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Ekiti State, has cleared a female student, Ramota Olahanloye, to graduate following the re-marking of her final-year examination scripts. Olahanloye had alleged that a lecturer, Dr. Anthony Agbegbedia, demanded sexual favours from her, and when she declined, he deliberately failed her in two final-year courses. In a statement issued on…
Two revenue collectors working for the Anambra state government have been burnt to death by a mob for allegedly causing the death of a bystander. The incident happened on Friday at the old market road along Venn road in Onitsha, Anambra state. It was gathered that some revenue collectors were allegedly dragging the steering wheel…
A Ghanaian woman, has confessed on how she plotted her husband’s death by rubbing poison all over her nipples and other sensitive parts of her body just before having sex and watched him die afterwards. In a statement to her friend David Bondze-Mbir via Facebook on Sunday, the woman, who refused revealing her identity, said…
Property worth millions of naira were on Saturday destroyed at the Ladoke Akintola University Teaching Hospital in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, as a result of a fire incident. The incident, which happened around 5 am in a paediatric consultant’s office, affected electronic gadgets, engines, books, office equipment, roofs, and others worth millions of naira. A credible…
A recent study shows that women typically require more sleep than men due to the greater complexity and activity of their brains. Researchers at Duke University discovered that women tend to multitask more throughout the day, using more brain capacity than men. This increased mental effort leads to a greater need for recovery during sleep,…
Ace Nigerian artist, Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, has set a new Spotify record for the biggest streams by any song. The superstar’s recently released album titled “Morayo” has claimed the number 1 spot on the Apple Music Nigeria Chart, with all his tracks dominating the charts to positions. One of his singles from…
Five Nigerian pastors and others residing in the Idabato II community of Cameroon, formerly known as the Bakassi Peninsula, have been arrested and detained by the Cameroonian authorities. Their detention followed the kidnap of the community’s Divisional Officer, Ewane Roland, by armed men in early October. A former chairman of the Yoruba community in the…
Islamic morality police (Hisbah) in the northern Nigerian city of Kano are to resume their crackdown on betting shops after a supreme court ruling on gambling. The Nigerian supreme court quashed a 2005 law Friday that established a national lottery commission and legalised sports betting and gambling. The court ruled gambling regulation is a matter…