President Bola Tinubu has signed the Judicial Office Holders Salaries and Allowances Bill into law. The Special Adviser to the President on Senate Matters, Senator Basheer Lado, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. The National Assembly had in June approved a bill that grants a 300 per cent salary increase for judicial…
Horrific accidents on the Long Bridge and Sagamu corridors of the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway have claimed the lives of two people, including a 45-year-old man and an unidentified female passenger, leaving four others injured. The Ogun State Police Command disclosed on Saturday evening that the separate accidents occurred on Friday afternoon. According to the command spokesperson,…
Governor Ademola Adeleke has announced that the local government elections in Osun State will proceed as scheduled on Saturday, despite tensions between the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). The governor’s position was made known in a statement issued on Friday by his spokesperson, Mallam Olawale Rasheed. The announcement follows…
Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Economic Affairs, Tope Kolade Fasua, has addressed the controversy surrounding his recent remarks on the naira’s value and poverty in Nigeria, offering further clarification on the issue. Earlier reports on Sunday quoted Fasua as defending the naira despite its sharp depreciation against the US dollar. He noted that…
A Premier League footballer has been questioned by police over multiple allegations of sex offences. The player, who is in his 30s, was first arrested in the summer of 2022 at an address in west London on suspicion of rape. He continued playing for his club during the period. He attended a police station on…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted a court order preventing the sale and distribution of the book Nigeria and Its Criminal Justice System, authored by human rights lawyer and activist Dele Farotimi. The order, issued on December 6, 2024, follows a legal action initiated by renowned legal practitioner Afe Babalola, SAN, who sought…
The Ibadan Malimbe is a rare and endangered bird species found only in the southwestern region of Nigeria, particularly in and around Ibadan, Oyo State. This bird belongs to the weaver family and is known for its distinctive brilliant red and black feathers. The Ibadan Malimbe’s botanical name is Malimbus ibadanensis. The male Ibadan Malimbe…
Following the consequential adjustment in salary structures by the committee set up by the government to review the new minimum wage, retirees will now receive an increment of N32,000 in their monthly pensions. This was revealed in a memo by the National Salaries, Wages, and Income Commission, sighted on Monday by The PUNCH. According to…
Okorie Sunday, a businessman who was detained on March 19, at Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos with $578,000 in cash, collapsed in court during his trial on Wednesday. Okorie appeared before the Federal High Court in Lagos, where his trial had begun earlier in the morning at 8:30 am. Okorie suddenly collapsed shortly after…
A man identified as Mr. Okandeji has been arrested for allegedly hiring thugs to assault his daughter’s boyfriend, 35-year-old Ochuko Ikolo, resulting in the latter’s death. According to rights activist Comrade Israel Joe, the incident occurred on December 12, 2024, at Bright Hope Street in Uvwie Local Government Area of Delta State. Joe disclosed that…