A pastor with the Evangelical Church Winning All (ECWA), David Musa, has been killed by his abductors after payment of N1,000,000 ransom in Kogi State. It was gathered that the cleric was abducted from his farm on Saturday, November 11, 2023, in Obajana, Lokoja Local Government Area of the state. A member of the…
Former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, will today be put on trial by the Federal Government on alleged economic sabotage-related offences. Emefiele, whose trial was aborted about 24 hours ago, will be arraigned at a High Court in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. A notice for his trial before Justice…
The senator for Edo North and former president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Adams Oshiomhole, on Wednesday, recounted a moment of assault at the hands of Department of State Services (DSS) operatives during his tenure as the labour leader between 1999 and 2007. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Oshiomhole recounted his experiences in…
Anambra State Police Command has arrested a 31-year-old man, James Rich, for allegedly defiling and impregnating a 14-year-old girl in Awka. The State Women and Social Welfare Commissioner, Hon. Ify Obinabo, who confirmed the incident in a statement on Thursday, November 16, 2023, said the suspect hails from Cross Rivers state but works as…
The organised labour has now suspended its nationwide strike which began on Tuesday, November 14, following the assault on the NLC President, Joe Ajaero. The strike was called off hours after the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, met leaders of the organised labour over the nationwide…
Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, Chairman of the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), has stated that contrary to popular belief, not all Nigerians are corrupt when they hold a position and other dealings. Speaking at the Behaviour Change Conference and Exhibition 2023 in Abuja, on Wednesday, November 15, Owasonoye said experience has taught…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Kogi State, Dino Melaye, has slammed the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Mahmood Yakubu. He described Yakubu and INEC as frauds over the conduct of the just-concluded governorship election. Featuring on Arise TV, Melaye claimed that INEC helped the All Progressives Congress, APC, rig…
National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, on Wednesday, apologized to the organized labor over the attack on the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, in Owerri, Imo State capital, on November 1. Ajaero, who stormed Owerri to lead a protest, was severely beaten and detained for hours. Consequently, the labor gave the government…
Former Finance Minister, Dr Onaolapo Soleye, has died on Wednesday at the age of 90. Soleye marked his 90th birthday on Saturday in Abeokuta, Ogun State. Our correspondent gathered that the former commissioner of finance in Ogun State died in the early hours of Wednesday at a specialist hospital in Ibara GRA, Abeokuta. A statement…
Oladipupo Oladimeji, popularly known as Oladips was a Nigerian rapper, songwriter, and performing artist from Ogun State. His death announced on Wednesday, threw colleagues and fans into mourning. Here are nine things to know about Oladips: 1. He was born on March 24, 1995. 2. He was a Nigerian rapper, songwriter, and performing artist….