July 4, 2024
28-year-old son kills Anglican priest dad in Delta
Pandemonium erupted in the agrarian community of Okpare in Olomu Kingdom, Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State on Wednesday morning following the gruesome murder of an Anglican priest by his son. It was gathered that the priest, identified as Rev. Isaac Umurie, one of the reverends attached to St. John’s Anglican Church, Okpare-Olomu, […]
Arrest, prosecute policeman who shot Ibadan worker – CDWR tells Oyo CP
Campaign for Democratic and Workers’ Rights, CDWR, has called on the Commissioner of Police, Oyo State, Ayodele Sonubi to arrest and prosecute police officers that fired gunshots that led to the death of a casual worker at a manufacturing company in Ibadan, Sumal Foods. CDWR, while condemning the killing, advised the company to compensate the […]
Ede Poly Alumni association holds 2nd annual general meeting
The Federal Polytechnic Ede Alumni Association convened its 2nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday, June 29, 2024, at the Waterfield Luxury Hotel in Akobo, Ibadan, Oyo State. The event saw a robust turnout of members both physically and virtually, including the National Executive Council (NEC), Board of Trustees (BOT), the Federal Polytechnic Ede management […]
States can’t pay minimum wage without increased allocation – Oyebanji
The Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, on Wednesday, said governors, under the aegis of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, are not against approval of a living wage for Nigerian workers. Oyebanji said the NGF was only clamouring for fiscal federalism that would culminate in the ability and capability of individual states to pay. Organised labour […]
Makinde presents staff to Onifiditi, demands action against banditry
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Wednesday, presented the staff of office to the Onifiditi of Fiditi, in the Afijio Local Government Area, Oba Adekola-Oyelere. At a ceremony held at the Fiditi Grammar School, Fiditi, Makinde stressed that Oyelere’s emergence as the Onifiditi followed the normal process without any violation. Makinde said following the required […]
Adeleke’s suspended aide denies diverting 70 bags of Sallah rice
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Wednesday, announced the suspension of his Senior Special Assistant on Civil Societies, Mr. Emmanuel Adebisi. Adebisi’s suspension was announced in a statement by the governor’s spokesman, Olawale Rasheed. The statement was silent on the reason for Adebisi’s suspension but said he would remain on suspension “pending the outcome of […]
N423bn theft: Kaduna protesters ask ICPC to arrest El-Rufai
A group, the Kaduna Citizens Watch for Good Governance, on Wednesday, formally submitted a petition to the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission against ex-governor Nasir El-Rufai. The group asked the anti-corruption agency to commence an immediate probe of El-Rufai towards his prosecution for alleged N423bn theft. The petition by the group comes […]
Bandits demand N300m to free Kaduna judge, kill eldest son
Bandits have killed the eldest son of a judge of the Kaduna State Customary Court, identified as Janet Galadima, while demanding N300m ransom to free the judge and her three other children still being held. The Chief Executive Officer of the House of Justice, Gloria Ballason, in a statement on Wednesday, said the judge and […]
JAMB uncovers 3,000 fake graduates
The Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board has uncovered 3,000 fake graduates who never set foot within the four walls of a classroom. The board also decried the issue of illegal admissions by some institutions which, it said, had remained a source of embarrassment to the country. The Registrar, Prof Ishaq Oloyede, made this known in […]