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BREAKING: Minimum Wage Negotiation Between Labour Leaders, Tinubu Government Inconclusive, Adjourned Till Next Week

5 months ago893 min

It was learnt that the meeting had been adjourned till next week as the leadership of the labour unions maintained that there was need to report back to their members.  The emergency meeting called by President Bola Tinubu to discuss issues surrounding the implementation of a new national minimum wage has ended without any conclusion with the organised labour.    It was learnt that the meeting had been adjourned till next week as the leadership...

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Nigeria’s Secret Police, DSS, Reportedly Raids Suspected Terrorist’s Home In Niger State, Seizes Firearms, Dollar Bills

5 months ago1083 min

The suspect targeted in the operation was described as a storekeeper for a terrorist group. Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have recovered firearms and dollars during an operation at the residence of a suspected terrorist in the Gbeganu area, a suburb of Minna, Niger State capital.  The daytime operation which was reportedly conducted on Wednesday caused fear among the residents of the area. Daily Trust reports that sources familiar with the operation...

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Judges Top List Of Bribe Recipients, Police Lead In Bribe Requests As Nigerians Shell Out N721Billion In Bribes In 2023, Says Damning Report
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Judges Top List Of Bribe Recipients, Police Lead In Bribe Requests As Nigerians Shell Out N721Billion In Bribes In 2023, Says Damning Report

5 months ago1355 min

A report published on the National Bureau of Statistics website has shown that a total of N721 billion ($1.26 billion) was paid in cash bribes to public officials in 2023. The report followed the findings of the United Nations office on Drugs and Crimes survey in partnership with the National Bureau of Statistics. The report titled “Corruption in Nigeria; Patterns and Trends” noted that an average cash bribe paid was N8,284. This represents an increase...

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Tinubu Government Is Run By Least Competent Citizens And Thieves, Says Senator Ndume

5 months ago8311 min

Senator Ali Ndume, the Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate, has issued a scathing indictment of the Nigerian government, characterising it as a “kakistocracy”, a system where the most incompetent, corrupt, and unscrupulous individuals hold sway, and decrying the reign of ineptitude and malfeasance in the country’s leadership. Ndume during an interview with Arise TV programme on Friday, said country is being led by those who are unfit to govern, prioritising personal interests over the...

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Nigerian Police Arrest Serial Killer ‘Itaapa’ Who Named Osun Politician As Godfather, Said He Got 30 Rifles During 2023 Polls

5 months ago1047 min

  The Nigeria Police Force, Osun State Command has arrested a 32-year-old notorious cultist and alleged serial killer, Bode Owoeye, also known as Bode Itaapa, for conspiracy, armed robbery, unlawful possession of prohibited firearms and murder.   The suspect alleged that his group were political thugs working for a certain Honourable Sanya Omirin, who typically gave them instructions through another wanted cultist named Adefioye Solomon.   Owoeye was arrested alongside Mukaila Lateef, 45, and David...

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BREAKING: Several Persons Trapped As Two-Storey Residential Building Collapses In Abuja

5 months ago2692 min

It was gathered that the building located close to the popular Cupid Hotel on Cupid Road, Sultan Dasuki Way in the Kubwa area of Abuja. A yet-to-be-confirmed number of people have been trapped in a section of a two-storey residential building that collapsed in Abuja on Saturday morning.   It was gathered that the building located close to the popular Cupid Hotel on Cupid Road, Sultan Dasuki Way in the Kubwa area of Abuja.  ...

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South-East Lawmakers Join Calls To Tinubu To Immediately Release Nnamdi Kanu

5 months ago948 min

Members of the Labour Party (LP) caucus in the South-East Houses of Assembly have called for the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).   Kanu has been in DSS detention since 2021 following his extradition from Kenya.   The lawmakers in a statement released to journalists in Awka on Saturday, said the release of Kanu would separate genuine agitators from criminals and kidnappers as well as douse...

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Fire Guts Palace Of Emir Of Kano, Destroys Throne, Other Valuables

5 months ago933 min

A fire outbreak believed to be caused by yet-to-be-identified persons has reportedly destroyed a palace at the Gidan Rumfa where the 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi, is occupying.   The incident, according to sources from the palace, happened Friday night, around 11pm.   According to Daily Trust, the source said one of the palaces located at Kofar Kudu where the Emir sits every Monday for court was seriously affected.   “It was the palace...

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Judiciary Workers In Anambra Declare Strike, To Shut Down All Courts By Monday

5 months ago794 min

Judiciary workers in Anambra State have declared a plan to embark on an indefinite strike on Monday, citing the state government’s alleged failure to honour agreements dating back to 2011 and 2015.   The decision, communicated through a letter obtained by journalists in Awka on Saturday, is expected to bring court operations to a standstill.   The Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) expressed frustration over the state government’s non-compliance with previously negotiated terms. The...

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Kano Government Files Fresh Charges Against Ex-Governor, Ganduje Over Misappropriation, Conspiracy

5 months ago922 min

The charges allege that both Ganduje and Lawan engaged in activities that violate Section 308 of the Penal Code and are punishable under Section 309 of the same code, as amended, under CAP 105, Volume 2 of the Laws of Kano State of Nigeria. The Kano State Government on Tuesday filed fresh charges against a former governor of the state, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje.   The new charges, detailed in the charge sheet with case number...

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