Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said the state government will effect the ‘no-work-no-pay’ policy on judiciary workers for the first week of june. This announcement is coming shortly after the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria called off its nationwide strike which lasted for two months. Recall that Governor Wike had last week threatened to…
Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s spokesman in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday, said the president made the call at a United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on HIV\AIDS on Tuesday. He said the meeting was meant to review the progress on the commitment to end the deadly disease by 2030 and provide recommendations…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has been told to arrest Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the federation, Abubakar Malami for trading Bitcoin. The call was made by a former presidential aide, Reno Omokri. This comes after Malami had on Tuesday posted a screenshot to show that he has deactivated his Twitter. However, it was discovered from…
Dr. Kayode Ajulo, a legal practitioner, has urged that the wish of the founder of The Synagogue Church of All Nations, Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, popularly known as Prophet TB Joshua should be respected. Ajulo, who spoke to Vanguard, explained that the deceased’s wish was to spend the later days of his life to transform…
A man simply identified as Olorunwa was hit by a stray bullet during a clash between some repentant and active cultists in Irojo, Ilesa in Osun State. The victim, according to a source, who went to buy cowpea for his breakfast was hit by stray bullets. It was gathered that the cult clash started on…
Suspected kidnappers have reportedly snatched Dr. Dan Ella, a lecturer at the University of Jos, Plateau State. It was gathered that the lecturer with the Department of Theatre Arts was abducted in the early hours of Wednesday. It was also gathered that the gunmen attacked his residence located at Haske quarters in Lamingo community, Jos…
A 27- year-old Ghanaian hairdresser, Hilda Asumani, has been arrested for allegedly stabbing her boyfriend to death with scissors over grasscutter soup. It was gathered that the incident happened at Abesim in Sunyani Municipality, Ghana on Tuesday morning, June 8, few days after she accused him of cheating on her. The deceased, Prince Yaw Aboagye,…
A fresh graduate of the Federal University of Agriculture, Makurdi, Echechofu Ali Paul was hacked to death by suspected Fulani herdsmen in Odugbeho community, Agatu Local Government Area of Benue State. Echechofu was among the over 40 persons killed in the community following a coordinated attack carried out by suspected herders on Sunday, June 6. It was gathered…
The First-Ever Made-in-Nigeria Mobile Phone has been received by President Muhammadu Buhari. Buhari showed off the phone at a virtual Federal Executive Council Meeting on Wednesday. Also present at the meeting was Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, NSA Babagana Monguno, AGF Abubakar Malami, Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari, Minister for Information, Lai Mohammed, Finance Minister, Zainab…
The joint minority caucus of the National Assembly on Wednesday urged users of the suspended microblogging platform, Twitter to ignore the decision of the Federal Government and continue using the medium. Recall that the FG had last Friday suspended the operation of Twitter in Nigeria for allegedly allowing contents that are capable of threatening the…