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  Former director-general of the Bureau of Public Sector Reform (BPSR), Dr Joe Abah has taken to his social media page to react to the press release from the office of the first lady, Aisha Buhari directed to Garba Shehu, ...

  The Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday issued a December 31, 2019, ultimatum to the 36 state governments to conclude all negotiations and commencement of payment of the new national minimum wage. The President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba, issued the ...

All 18 people on a bus allegedly died after a bus belonging to Peace Mass Transit suffered an accident along the Benin-Ore road yesterday, December 11. Peace Mass Transit bus with number 1259 was reportedly carrying 18 people when it ...

President Muhammadu Buhari has announced at the Aswan Forum complete visa exemption for all Africans, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Federal Republic of Somalia, Amb. Ahmed Awad reveals. Amb. Ahmed Awad has taken to his social ...

  Joshua, a Nigerian-British boxer, beat Mexican-American boxer, Andy Ruiz Jr., through a unanimous points decision in Saudi Arabia on Sunday. The victory helped him to reclaim the IBF, WBO, WBA and IBO heavyweight world championship belts he lost to ...

  The Provincial Commissioner of the South African Police Service in Limpopo Lieutenant General Nneke Ledwaba, has warned community members across the Province to stop resorting to violence and instead seek professional assistance when dealing with domestic challenges. A 37 ...

    There was a mild drama at the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday when Fatima Abdullahi, a younger sister of Abdulrasheed Maina, was giving evidence as a prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of the former Chairman ...

  Barely 24 hours after nationwide strike embarked upon by Electricity staffs to draw federal government’s attention to the plights of its members, the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has reportedly suspended its strike action. According to reports, this ...

  The US federal authorities have seized an aircraft belonging to a Nigerian facing multi-million dollar fraud charges in the country. According to WSB-TV, the seizure was made on Tuesday at the Peachtree DeKalb Airport in Georgia. Federal agents were ...

Damiete, brother to Onawari, one of the victims of the Sosoliso plane crash which happened 14 years ago laments on how he misses his sister, recounts how the event happened and blames who ever was in-charge of the Mishaps that ...

  A yet-to-be-identified lady has reportedly gone insane after spending the night with a man identified simply as Solution in Badagry area of Lagos. The lady was seen in a viral video acting like she is mentally deranged. WuzupNigeria could ...

  Signal, an online news platform has also announced that it will now address President Muhammadu Buhari with the prefix: ‘Dictator’ in all its publications.   The news platform made the announcement on Twitter and also disclosed that the decision came as a show of ...

  Yvonne Nelson engaged in a dirty fight on Twitter with her colleague/journalist Victoria Lebene, whose husband Eugene Osarfo-Nkansah shared a viral post of a fan mocking her on Twitter. The troll who dropped a shade post in reaction to ...

  An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, remanded four suspects in an Ilorin Correctional Centre for allegedly buying and selling human parts in the metropolis. The defendants, Babatunde Kawu, Rasheed Akorede, Hassan Saka, and Ayo Sunday, appeared in court on ...

  The Nigerian government has been accused of allegedly freezing the bank accounts of  Sahara Reporters, a news website owned by rearrested #RevolutionNow convener Omoyele Sowore.   Asides allegedly freezing the bank account without an advance notice in October and significantly hindering their operations, ...

A final year student of Kogi State University identified as Joseph Apeh was allegedly shot dead by unknown gunmen after concluding his examination yesterday December 10. The deceased who was allegedly gunned down after being trailed to the campus, was ...

  Nationwide blackout is imminent as electricity workers begin indefinite strike this morning. The industrial action is declared under the aegis of the National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) The union said the decision to down tools remained the only ...

The Presidency has reacted to the decision by Punch Newspaper to henceforth refer to President Muhammadu Buhari as General Buhari. In a notice titled “Buhari’s lawlessness: Our Stand”, Punch stated that it will “henceforth prefix Buhari’s name with his rank ...

  The Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) has reacted to reports making the rounds on social media of restricting taxi companies such as Uber and Bolt from picking passengers at airports. On Tuesday, a Twitter user wrote: “So @FAAN_Official ...

A Nigerian man identified as Wale has been called out by his co tenants for allegedly bringing in some unidentified soldiers to brutalize their gateman. According to a lady who reported the incident on social media, the man initially attacked ...

A Nigerian National Daily, Punch has shared a notice which gave off its stand on the alleged lawlessness witnessed in President Buhari’s administration.   In a notice titled “Buhari’s lawlessness: Our Stand”, Punch stated that it will “henceforth prefix Buhari’s name with ...

  Matilda Itonyo Mark, a final year student of Law Department in Rivers State University has been stabbed to death in her apartment in Port Harcourt. According to reports, the 24-year old deceased was said to have been raped and ...

The Senate has mandated its Committee on Finance to investigate the non-remittance of over N20 trillion into the Federation Account by Central Bank of Nigeria, an amount collected as stamp duties from Banks and Financial Institutions in the country.   ...

As part of measures to ensure speedy dispensation of justice in Lagos, the administration of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu is to oversee a digital reform of courtrooms in the state. Speaking during a media parley on Tuesday at the Ministry of ...

The crisis rocking the Edo state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), worsened on Tuesday, as embattled Governor Godwin Obaseki, denied knowledge of a rally planned by the party to hold in Benin City, on Friday. This is even ...