EFCC orders arrest of power-drunk officers for assaulting hotel worker
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, on Thursday, ordered the arrest of two officers of the commission allegedly involved in the manhandling of a female hotel worker in Lagos. Olukoyede’s directive was in response to…
Minimum wage: Let each state negotiate what it can pay — Govs
LAGOS — Governors from the Southern part of Nigeria, under the aegis of the Southern Governors’ Forum, yesterday called for the consideration of the ability of each state to pay the new minimum wage. Their call came as the Nigerian…
Niger govt arrests nursing mothers, teenagers at illegal mining sites
Minna— The Niger State government has carried out raids on some of the illegal mining sites across the state where many of the erring miners were arrested. Top on the list of those arrested include aged women, nursing mothers, their…
Police arrest alleged burglar, recover N577,000 goods
The Ogun Police Command has arrested a suspected burglar identified as Idris Salawu and recovered stolen items worth N577,000 from him. The items, our correspondent learnt, were taken from a house in the Liberty Area of Ogijo, located in the…
N17bn debt: Court discharges 19 banks, Afex directors face contempt
The Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday fixed July 8, 2024, for hearing of all pending applications in a contempt suit initiated by Guaranty Trust Bank Limited against the directors of the Afex Exchange Commodities Limited over alleged N17,…
Shun drug abuse, Kwara gov advises youth
The Kwara State Government has advised the youths to shun the abuse of drugs. The government stated this with the aim of attaining a drug free society. The Governor of Kwara State, Mallam AbdulRaman AbdulRazaq gave this advise on Tuesday…
Taiwo Kekere-Ekun’s demise: Governor Adeleke pays condolence visit to Fresh FM management, family
By Sunday Okunade Following the untimely death of a popular Osun based broadcast- journalist, Comrade Taiwo Kekere-Ekun, Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has paid a condolence visit to Fresh FM, Osogbo and the family of the deceased in Ilesa….
Hajj: ‘You lack power to query me, Chief Imam not traditional title’ — Ayilara tackles Soun
The Chief Imam of Ogbomoso, Sheik Teliat Yinus Ayilara, in a strong-worded response to the query issued by the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, has rejected the monarch’s authority to query him, arguing that the position of Chief…
Oyo speaker dismisses rumours of suspension of 11 lawmakers over alleged disloyalty
The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Adebo Ogundoyin has dismissed rumours of plans by the state legislature to suspend some members over alleged disloyalty. The speaker who stated this on Thursday while addressing the plenary, noted that suspending any…
Yayaha Bello Seeks Transfer Of ‘Money Laundering’ Trial To Kogi
The immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has asked the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, to transfer his alleged money laundering trial to Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. At the resumed hearing of…