The Centre for Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Crusade, a sociopolitical group, has petitioned the International Criminal Court, ICC, in The Hague, Netherlands, The PUNCH reports. The group petitioned the ICC, requesting the prosecution of former President, Muhammadu Buhari, and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr Godwin Emefiele, over alleged “crime against humanity”….
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has pleaded with the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC not to embark on a strike over the removal of fuel subsidy. Recall that the NLC on Friday, June 2, issued a five-day ultimatum to the federal government to revert to the old price of petrol or face a nationwide protest. Sanwo-Olu…
The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has directed its members to withdraw their services nationwide on Wednesday, June 7, and join the strike action proposed by the Nigerian Labour Congress NLC over the removal of fuel subsidy by the Federal government. In a memo signed by its acting general secretary, Dominic Igwebike, the NUEE…
Unknown gunmen attacked Imande Mbakange and other neighboring communities in the Mbacher council ward in Katsina-Ala local government area of Benue State, killing at least 25 persons. Many people were also reportedly injured and several houses were burnt down by the attackers. According to a native from one of the affected communities, the…
A 20-year-old Political Science graduate, Justina Dauda, from the Karim Lamido local Government Area of Taraba State, made headlines when she revealed she is a virgin. The ex-corper, who made a social media post about keeping her virginity throughout her service year under the National Youth Service Corps programme, tells TEMITOPE ADETUNJI why she is…
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sent a message to Nigeria’s number one man, President Bola Tinubu. SERAP urged President Tinubu to “set up a presidential panel of enquiry to promptly probe the grim allegations that US$2.1 billion and N3.1 trillion public funds of oil revenues “budgeted as fuel subsidy payments are missing…
Pauline Tallen, the former Minister of Women Affairs, has finally opened up on her recent trip to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s office in Abuja, The PUNCH reports. Earlier reports on Friday had stated that the former minister was being questioned over allegations that N2 billion meant for the African First Lady Peace Mission…
The government of Ondo state has reacted to rumors of the state governor’s death. The state government at the weekend asked Nigerians to ignore the rumour of the demise of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu. Speculations were rife that the governor who had been indisposed for a while, passed on this morning. But the state information and…
A laborer identified simply as Dogo died after falling into a septic tank belonging to a church in Badore, Ajah area of Lagos State on Friday, June 2. According to reports, Dogo was contracted by the church to evacuate its septic tank. While carrying out the job, Dogo reportedly fell into it and lost his…
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has commiserated with the government and people of the Republic of India over a multiple train crash in the country which killed over 280 passengers. President Tinubu, in a statement Saturday by his media team, described the train accident as heartrending, while also consoling families of the victims. “My heart goes…