Lagos policeman defiles teenager, mother alleges cover-up
A police officer attached to the Ogudu Police Station, Ojota, Lagos, (name withheld), has been accused of raping a 17-year-old girl (name withheld). City Round gathered that the officer had promised to help the teenager retrieve her phone, which had…
BREAKING: Tinubu sacks Mohammed Bello-Koko as MD of Nigerian Ports Authority
President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Dr. Abubakar Dantsoho as the new Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA). Also, the president appointed Senator Adedayo Adeyeye as the Chairman of the Board of the NPA. Chief Ajuri…
Tinubu’s ADC Yusuf picked as king in Kwara community
President Bola Tinubu’s Aide-De-Camp, Lt Col. Nurudeen Yusuf, has been appointed the new Elemona of Ilemona land in Oyun local government area of Kwara State. Following the demise of his father, the former Elemona in May, the community’s king makers…
FG clears 1,330 NIS retirees 17-year severance allowance
The Federal Government has cleared the 17-year outstanding severance allowances of 1,330 officers of the Nigerian Immigration Service who retired between 2006 and 2007. At a press briefing in Abuja on Friday, the Director-General, Bureau of Public Service Reforms, Mr….
Mutilated bodies of six women found in Kenya dumpsite
Kenyan police said they have launched an investigation after the mutilated bodies of six women were found on Friday in piles of garbage at a dump site in a Nairobi slum. Police briefly fired tear gas and rubber bullets to…
FG evacuates Nigerians in Sudan as expulsion deadline looms
The Nigerians in the Diaspora Commission said the Federal Government has evacuated citizens in Sudan willing to return home following the two-week expulsion notice issued to foreigners by the Sudanese authorities. NiDCOM Chief, Abike Dabiri-Erewa, disclosed this in Abuja on…
Supreme Court’s verdict on LG autonomy, a relief for governors – NGF
Governor of Kwara State and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, AbdulRazaq AbdulRahman, has said that the forum welcomed the ruling of the Supreme Court granting autonomy to local government areas. AbdulRazaq said the verdict of the court is a…
200 students trapped in collapsed school building – Plateau
The Plateau Commissioner for Information and Communication, Musa Ashoms, has confirmed that about 200 students were trapped in the Jos school building that collapsed in Jos. The Saints Academy, a secondary school in Jos, collapsed on Friday, while students were…
Olakulehin crowned 43rd Olubadan
Oba Owolabi Olakulehin on Friday has been crowned as the 43rd Olubadan of Ibadanland. The event was held at the Labosinde compound in the ancient city of Ibadan – the family whose right is to crown any Olubadan of Ibadanland….
52,000 applicants jostle for Oyo 7,000 teachers recruitment
The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board has announced the closure of its online portal for recruiting primary school teachers, with a total of 52,423 applications received during the application window. The job application portal for recruiting 7,000 primary school…