Police hunt ‘area boys’ for killing final-year Bayelsa varsity student over N150 levy
There is outrage in Amassoma, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State following the stabbing to death on Monday of a final-year student of the Niger Delta University. Community sources who spoke to our correspondent on Wednesday said the…
Oyo fixes July 22 for teachers recruitment exam
The Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board has said the computer-based test for the recruitment of teachers into primary schools in the state, will begin on Monday, July 22 through Friday, July 26, 2024. The Chairman, OyoSUBEB, Nureni Adeniran, made…
Lagos denies return of monthly sanitation, movement restrictions
The Lagos State Government on Wednesday stated that it has not re-introduced the monthly environmental sanitation and is not starting any movement restriction by July. The Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, stated that those behind the…
AAC Party Demands Immediate Resignation Of Oyo Governor, Makinde For Rejecting Local Govt Autonomy
The African Action Congress (AAC) has demanded the immediate resignation of Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde for publicly rejecting local government financial autonomy. The AAC made the call in a press statement issued by the party’s Oyo Chairman, Kayode Babayomi…
Just In: Kaduna Assembly Hires Foremost Human Rights Lawyer Femi Falana To Prosecute Ex-Gov El-Rufai For Mega Corruption
Kaduna House Of Assembly has hired human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN) to prosecute the former governor of the state, Nasir El-Rufai corruption. It was learnt that Falana will lead a battery of lawyers to begin unravelling the monumental…
Just In: Kidnappers Attack El-Rufai Estate In Abuja, Shoot Resident, Exchange Fire With Policemen
A man simply identified as Nathaniel has been reportedly shot by gunmen suspected to be kidnappers after an attempt to kidnap him was foiled by operatives of the Nigerian police in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. It was gathered that the…
Ghana Supreme Court Defers Ruling on Anti-LGBTQ Bill
Ghana’s Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred its ruling on a request to restrain parliament from transmitting a highly contested anti-LGBTQ bill to President Nana Akufo-Addo for his final approval. The ruling means debate around the bill, which has dominated Ghana’s…
Tinubu Asks Senate to Raise 2024 Budget by N6.2trn
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday transmitted a letter to the Senate asking the lawmakers to approve 2024 supplementary appropriation to the tune of N6.2 trillion. The letter was read by Senate President Godswill Akpabio. This increases the 2024 budget…
Navy arrests eight stowaways, rescues eight trafficked victims
Operatives of the Nigerian Navy Ship Beecroft have arrested eight suspected stowaways during their attempt to board two-speed boats. Unknown to the suspects, the patrol team of NNS Beecroft had sighted them during a patrol conducted on July 13, 2024….
US promises timely delivery of attack helicopters to Nigeria
The Nigerian Air Force said, on Tuesday, that it has the assurance of the American government for the timely delivery of the attack helicopters ordered by Nigeria. In a statement on Tuesday, NAF’s Director of Public Relations and Information, Edward…