June 23, 2024
Oyo health workers begin seven-day strike Monday
Oyo State Chapter of the Medical and Health Workers’ Union of Nigeria, on Sunday, directed all its members to commence a seven-day warning strike on Monday, June 24, 2024 to press further the demands of the union. This was disclosed in a notification letter sent to the members across all health institutions; including ministries, departments […]
Air Force school student dies serving punishment
A student of the Air Force Comprehensive School, Kaduna, Blaise Aliyu, has been reportedly punished to death by two of his senior colleagues. Aliyu, an orphan who lost his parents in 2013, is survived by his twin brother, who is also a student at the military boarding school located in Mando, Kaduna. Two SS3 students […]
Saudi says 1,301 deaths during hajj, mostly unregistered pilgrims
Saudi Arabia said Sunday that more than 1,300 faithful died during the hajj pilgrimage which took place during intense heat, and that most of the deceased did not have official permits. “Regrettably, the number of mortalities reached 1,301, with 83 percent being unauthorised to perform hajj and having walked long distances under direct sunlight, without […]
Niger governor urges National Assembly to probe N90bn Hajj subsidy
The Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has called on the National Assembly to probe the N90 billion released for 2024 Hajj subsidy operation. The governor made the call on Sunday in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Bologi Ibrahim, in which he described the performance of the National Hajj Commission as a “failure”. “The […]
Cross River declares total suspension of logging
The Government of Cross River has declared a total suspension of logging activities in all parts of the state. This was contained in a statement signed by Prof. Anthony Owan-Enoh, Secretary to the Government (SSG) of Cross River on Saturday and made available to journalists. It would be recalled that the state government had earlier […]
Yoruba language, culture may go into extinction if… — Ifa Council
The President of the International Council for Ifa Religion (ICIR), Dr. Fayemi Fatunde Fakayode, has hinged the survival of the Yoruba language and culture on the preservation and promotion of traditional religion (Isese). Fakayode made this assertion yesterday while delivering a lecture titled: “Yoruba Language and Culture, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” at the Palace of […]
Alleged electrocution: NAF investigates student’s death in Kaduna
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has commenced investigation into the death of a 15-year old student of Air Force Comprehensive School, Kaduna identified as Blaise Felix Aliyu. A statement issued by the NAF spokesman, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, stated that “the Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal Hassan Abubakar and indeed the entire […]
Breaking: Fire Guts Christ Embassy Headquarters In Lagos
An inferno has engulfed the headquarters of Christ Embassy Church located in Oregun area of Ikeja, Lagos State. An eye witness confirmed this to Channels Television. Multiple videos on X have also shown the massive edifice being destroyed by fire. Officials of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service are also said to have arrived […]
Court orders permanent forfeiture of Emefiele’s N12bn property
Justice Chukwujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court in Lagos has permanently ordered the forfeiture of the Federal Government property valued at N11,140,000,000 billion and N1.04bn linked to the former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The Judge made the order of final forfeiture on Friday after hearing a motion filed and […]
Flood sweeps 16-year-old barber into Ogun canal
A 16-year-old barber apprentice, simply identified as Dimeji, was reportedly swept away on Friday after a torrential rainfall in a gully erosion around St. Anthony Nursery and Primary School, Igbeba, Ijebu-Ode. Dimeji was said to have mistakenly stepped into the canal covered with erosion thinking that he was stepping on the plank which pedestrians usually […]