The Lagos State Government has said the Ikeja Computer Village is a residential area, hence the reason for the proposed relocation of the electronic gadgets village to Katangua in Abule-Egba area of the state. Lagos to convert Ikeja Computer Village ...
Read More »Shelve your planned protests, DSS urges labour leaders
The Department of State Services has urged organised labour to shelve its planned protests against the prevailing economic situation in the country The organised labour, on Monday, began mobilising its members for a nationwide protest slated for February 27 and ...
Read More »Police arrest Labour Party chairman, Abure
Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure Abure was arrested today in Benin City, the Edo State capital, on allegations of premeditated attempted murder, amongst other alleged infractions. The ...
Read More »EFCC arrests 12 Bureau de Change operators in Ibadan
Some operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, have raided offices of some Bureau de Change operators in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. EFCC arrests 12 Bureau de Change operators in Ibadan According to Daily Post, EFCC, during the raid, ...
Read More »Faces of fake soldiers arrested in Lagos
Lagos Police Command has arrested two fake soldiers who allegedly threatened to kill a man with jack knife while fighting The Command’s Spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, who confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos on ...
Read More »Lagos police arrest two for kidnapping student
Men of the Lagos State Police Command, Ikotun Divison, have arrested two persons for allegedly kidnapping a female secondary school student The suspects, Adamaka Chinyere, f, and Bolajoko Haruna, m, were observed by some community residents who alerted the police. ...
Read More »NSCDC arrests man for s3xual assault of his 14-year-old wife’s cousin
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Kwara State Command, on Monday, arrested a 51-year-old man, Idowu Mahmud, for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl said to be his wife’s cousin A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Ayoola Michael, ...
Read More »WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange faces ‘a living death sentence’ of 175 years in a concrete coffin cell
WikiLeaks founder, Julian Assange faces ‘a living death sentence’ of 175 years in a concrete coffin cell Just days from now, Wikileaks boss Julian Assange could be standing shackled on a British airfield preparing to board a plane to the US. Once ...
Read More »Man dies after bite from lizard he illegally kept as a pet
A Colorado man has died after a bite from a large venomous lizard, called a Gila monster, that he illegally kept as a pet Christopher Ward, 34, owned two of the reptiles and became ill after being bitten on the ...
Read More »Tinubu appoints Kemi Nandap as immigration boss
President Bola Tinubu has appointed Kemi Nanna Nandap to serve as the Comptroller-General of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) This was disclosed in a statement on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale, ...
Read More »Hardship: Debbie Shokoya contemplates relocating from Nigeria
Actress Debbie Shokoya has expressed her dismay at the prevailing level of hardship in the country, highlighting that even the wealthy are not spared from the economic downturn. She specifically lamented the soaring price of rice. Contemplating a possible relocation from ...
Read More »Masquerade declared wanted over killing of man
Anambra State government has declared Mr Ifechukwu Nweke, who killed a 71-year-old man, Mr Shedrack Okoye on 25th of December, 2023 during masquerading at Umuawulu community in Awka South Local Government Area wanted The State Commissioner for Culture, Entertainment and ...
Read More »TUC disagrees with NLC on nationwide protest
The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has disagreed with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on the call for a nationwide protest without due consultation The TUC urged the NLC to stop taking unilateral decisions on issues of interest to ...
Read More »APC declares Edo Guber Primaries inconclusive
The National Working Committee NWC of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC has declared as inconclusive, last Saturday’s Governorship Primary Election in Edo state The decision was taken late Tuesday after an emergency meeting of the NWC. Addressing newsmen ...
Read More »EFCC arrests ‘Pilot’ over N1bn fraud in Kaduna
Operatives of the Kaduna Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission have arrested one Captain Nuhu Haruna for an alleged criminal breach of trust to the tune of N1,020,000.000 The Spokesman for the EFCC, Dele Oyewale, another arrest of ...
Read More »‘Excessive salt consumption can lead to early death’
‘Excessive salt consumption can lead to early death’ Network for Health Equity and Development (NHED), a coalition of Civil Society Organisations, has warned that excessive salt (sodium) intake can lower the lifespan of individuals. The coalition reiterated this position on ...
Read More »Police rescue 20 kidnapped victims in Enugu
The Police Command in Enugu State says it has arrested 83 criminal suspects and rescued 20 kidnapped victims within the state from January 1, 2024, till date. The offences for which the suspects were arrested included abduction, kidnapping, armed robbery, ...
Read More »Ex-Kwara governor, Ahmed spends SECOND NIGHT with EFCC
The immediate-past governor of Kwara State, Alhaji Abdulfattah Ahmed, has spent a second night in the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which is grilling him over alleged N10bn misappropriation. Ahmed reported on Monday morning at the Ilorin zonal office ...
Read More »Developers reject N8,000 cement price
Developers in the built industry have rejected the agreement reached between the Federal Government and cement manufacturers. At the meeting, it was resolved that prices of cement will be reduced to between N7,000 and N8,000. In an exclusive interview ...
Read More »UBA GMD Oliver Alawuba Biography, Education, Career, Net Worth, Source Of Wealth
NewsOnline Nigeria reports that Oliver Alawuba is the Group Managing Director/CEO of United Bank for Africa (UBA) and the non-executive director of the bank. Oliver Alawuba Marriage. Oliver Alawuba is married to Professor Nkeiruka Oly-Alawuba. Oliver Alawuba Education. He is an alumnus ...
Read More »FG uncovers 32 routes for smuggling food out of Nigeria
The Federal Government says it has uncovered 32 routes through which food items are smuggled out of Nigeria Vice President Kashim Shettima disclosed this on Tuesday while addressing a conference on Public Wealth Management held in Abuja, the nation’s capital. He said ...
Read More »Citizens can no longer afford to buy beer – Nigerian Breweries CEO
The Chief Executive Officer of Nigerian Breweries Plc, Hans Essaadi, has said that the economic situation in Nigeria has deteriorated to the extent citizens can no longer afford to buy beer. Essaadi said this at the company’s investor call following the release ...
Read More »Putin gifts car to Kim Jong Un in sign of ‘special personal relations
Russian President Vladimir Putin has presented a car to his North Korean counterpart Kim Jong Un, state media said Tuesday, in another sign of warming ties between the two countries that have raised concerns in the United States The Russian-made ...
Read More »Court sentences man to death by hanging for killing 11-year-old girl in Ogun
An Ogun State High Court, sitting in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, on Monday sentenced a 23-year-old man, Azeez Akinpelu to death by hanging for killing an eleven-year-old girl, Rokibat Odeyale, in Owode Egba, in Obafemi/Owode local government area of the ...
Read More »Reps pass state police bill for second reading
The House of Representatives passed a bill to provide for the establishment of state police in the country for second reading The bill, sponsored by the Deputy Speaker of the House, Benjamin Kalu and 14 others, seeks to alter the ...
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