EU fines Hungary €200m for breaching asylum laws
The EU’s top court fined Hungary 200 million euros ($216 million) and imposed a daily one-million-euro penalty for failing to follow the bloc’s asylum laws and illegally deporting migrants. The fine and penalty were because Budapest “is deliberately evading” compliance…
Inspector sentenced to death for killing phone dealer
The Delta State High Court sitting at Asaba on Tuesday sentenced Inspector Ubi Ebri of the Nigeria Police Force to death on a murder charge. The court presided over by Justice C. D. Diai convicted and sentenced the Inspector to…
Lagos bizman loses N21m valuables to robbers
A businessman, Mohammed Abdullahi, has accused policemen of the Zone 2 Command and Lagos State Police Command of mishandling a case of robbery that made him lose his car, money and valuables worth N21m when armed criminals robbed him and…
Minimum wage: FG warns of mass sacking as Labour disowns agreement
The Federal Government on Wednesday admonished organised Labour to consider the broader economic implications of its push for an unrealistic higher national minimum wage. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, who handed down the admonition, hinted that…
National Anthem can’t unite a nation, Sheu Sani tells Tinubu
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has said that national anthem alone cannot unite a nation, stressing that it is the ideals of freedom, justice, and equity that bring true unity. He made this statement while speaking at a special…
N80bn fraud: EFCC accuses colleagues, others of shielding Yahaya Bello
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, said ex-Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello, who is accused of N80.2bn fraud, had ridiculed the Nigerian justice system by failing to present himself for trial in court. The EFCC acting Zonal Director,…
Minimum Wage: We’ll pay what we can afford – Tinubu
… Promises to send Executive Bill to N’Assembly … Says fall at Eagle Square, a’dobale’ to democracy PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu on Wednesday night said that he will approve what is affordable as new minimum wage, alerting the National Assembly to…
Petrol attendant, rescue officer fall into underground fuel tank
A dramatic rescue operation took place on Tuesday at Con Oil Petrol Station on Capitol Road, Agege, Lagos State, when a petrol attendant fell into an underground petrol reservoir. The incident occurred around 6 pm, according to eyewitnesses. The petrol…
LG autonomy: Ondo Assembly files to join FG’s suit
The Ondo State House of Assembly has made a formal application to the Supreme Court to be included as defendants in the ongoing federal case concerning local government autonomy. The application was filed on June 11, 2024, by a Senior…
World largest canvass painting portrait of Tinubu unveiled
On Wednesday, the National Troupe unveiled a massive picture portrait of President Bola Tinubu at the Eagles Square during the 2024 Democracy Day celebration parade. The grand portrait was unveiled as part of a collaborative project initiated by the Artefact…