Col. (Rtd) Charles Okello Engola, the Minister of State for Labour, Employment & Industrial Relations in Uganda has been killed by his bodyguard. Retired Colonel Charles Okello Engola, who was the deputy minister for gender and labour, was shot at his home on Tuesday morning, May 2. Police Spokesperson, Fred Enaga, said Engola was shot…
Oluwaseun Osibanjo, the driver of a Bus Rapid Transit vehicle that crashed into a moving train at Ikeja Along, Shogunle area of Lagos State, has been arraigned before an Ikeja High Court for manslaughter. He was arraigned on Tuesday before Justice Oyindamola Ogala on 16 counts bordering on involuntary manslaughter and grievous harm preferred against…
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina has said it is not the duty of government to create jobs. According to Punch, Adesina said this on Tuesday morning on Arise News Television programme ‘The Morning Show’. He was speaking on the achievements of the President Muhammadu Buhari in the…
As Nigerians, today May 1 marks Workers Day, a day set aside to celebrate Nigerian workers, former Presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, has asked the Federal government to pay workers between N100, 000 to N250, 000 as monthly remuneration. Omoyele appealed to social media. The minimum wage in Nigeria is currently N30,000, however, there have been…
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board has confirmed that it will release the results of candidates that sat for the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Board on Tuesday, May 2, 2023. This was contained in the meeting minutes from the weekend emergency management meeting in Abuja. The board stated that the delay in releasing results was…
Photos have been shared online purportedly showing a Catholic Reverend Sister who quit her religious profession and got married to an officer. In photos shared online, the woman is seen posing with her man in pre-wedding photos. Another shows her clad in her habit when she was still a Reverend Sister sworn to the oath…
PHOTOS: LASU Launches Scooters As Alternative Intra-campus Transport The Lagos state university (LASU) has announced the operations of Trekk Scooters as alternative model of transportation on its main campus in Ojo. While introducing the innovation, the Director, LASU Ventures Limited, Prof. Tosin Adu, said the innovation was berthed as a product of the partnership between…
A Magistrate’s Court sitting in Yaba, Lagos State has remanded a 24-year-old man, Jacob Ekene at Ikoyi Correctional Center for allegedly impregnating a 14-year-old girl at her aunt’s residence in the Amuwo Odofin, Lagos. Ekene was remanded by Magistrate P. E. Nwaka after being arraigned on three counts of conspiracy, r*pe, and inflicting bodily harm….
Charles Oputa, the veteran Nigerian singer, who is also known as Charly Boy, has said he misses his dad, Justice Chukwudifu Oputa. He is making the revelation ahead of the 2023 Presidential election tribunal. Justice Oputa was a Nigerian Judge of the Supreme Court of Nigeria from 1984 to 1989. He was best known for…
The paramount traditional ruler of Obudu Local Government Area in Cross River State, His Royal Majesty, Joseph Davies-Agba, has died. His death was officially announced by the family. The demise of Davies-Agba was announced in a statement by his Son, Mr Kjay Jedy-Agba, on Sunday in Calabar. “It is with a heavy heart that I…