A former National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Abraham Amuta, who was abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in April 2019, has reportedly rejected an offer to be freed by the terrorists. According to a report, Amuta reportedly told negotiators who went to the Sambisa Forest to secure his release to go back home, saying he…
Some bandits who launched an attack in some communities in Borgu local government area of Niger state reportedly kidnapped the Imam of the Emir of Borgu Palace Mosque and 19 others. The attack which was launched by the bandits armed with guns, cutlasses, and knives lasted for several hours and also left one person dead…
A former National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) member, Abraham Amuta, who was abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in April 2019, has reportedly rejected an offer to be freed by the terrorists. According to a report, Amuta reportedly told negotiators who went to the Sambisa Forest to secure his release to go back home, saying he…
President Muhammadu Buhari is in a closed-door meeting with the leadership of the National Assembly in the State House. The Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Femi Gbajabiamila, arrived at the State House for the meeting at about 3 pm. Although the agenda for the meeting was not…
Ekiti State Governor, Dr. Kayode Fayemi, has approved the appointment of Mrs. Morenike Olapeju Babafemi as the new first female Head of Service in the state Civil service. Mrs. Babafemi, who has had a stint as Acting Head of Service, before proceeding on an overseas training program last year, was until the new appointment, a…
Two farmers were at the weekend killed and beheaded by suspected armed militia at a farm in Dapye village in Wukari Local Government Area of Taraba state. It was gathered that the assailants suspected to be Tiv militias crossed from Benue State, killed the two farmers who were working on their farm and beheaded them….
The Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Lagos State, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called MC Oluomo, has said he is talking to the Lagos State Government to review the ban and restriction on motorcycle and tricycle riders in the state. He noted that he was also meeting with bus drivers not to increase…
The Rivers State Government sealed off the secretariat of the state chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress located on the D-Line axis of Port Harcourt. Although a letter from the State Bureau for Special Duties indicated that the premises of the state NLC were sealed to allow for structural integrity test, the Chairperson of labour…
Anger and frustration are the reactions that have trailed the Lagos state government’s implementation of the ban on okada and tricycles in 15 local councils. The state government had announced the ban would take effect from February 1. Lagos residents have taken to social media platforms, especially Twitter to share photos and videos of their experience…
There was a protest at Allen roundabout, Ikeja area of Lagos State on Monday over the ban on commercial motorcycles (okada) and tricycles (keke) in 15 local councils and major roads in the state. This is coming a few hours after some of the riders protested at Ijora area of Lagos State, our correspondent reports. Before Monday’s…