Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, has approved N80,000 as the new minimum wage for state civil servants, effective from November…
Court Sends INEC’s Yakubu Contempt Warning for Refusing to Prosecute Election Offenders
The Abuja Federal High Court has issued a notice of contempt of court against Mahmood Yakubu, the chairman of the…
Okpebholo denies seeking $45m loan from China
Edo State governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has dismissed rumours that he intends to secure a $45 million loan from a…
Unknown gunmen abduct FRSC official in Enugu, demand N50 million ransom
A Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) official, Emeason Chima, has been kidnapped in Nsukka, Enugu State, by unknown gunmen, who…
Ido-Osun Kingship selection: Osun govt intervenes as royal families disagree on candidature
The Osun State Government has appealed to the contestants for the Ido-Osun traditional stool and the kingmakers of the town…
SERAP sues INEC over uninvestigated electoral offences in 2023 elections
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project has filed a contempt lawsuit against the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission,…
NDLEA officers arrest suspected drug dealers in Lagos, reject N10m bribe
Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency turned down an N10 million bribe offered to free one Tsolaye Eburajolo.…
Saudi raises $1.1bn for displaced persons in Chad, other regions
Saudi Arabia, through the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Centre, hosted a donors’ conference that raised over $1.1 billion…
GTCO: Police Deny Forcing Journalists To Make Confessional Statements
A Chief Superintendent of Police, Michael Abu, has told a Federal High Court in Lagos that four journalists accused of…
UNIBEN Gets New Vice Chancellor
Governing Council of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) Friday announced the appointment Prof Edoba Bright Omoregie (SAN) as the 11th…