The Senior Staff Association of Electricity and Allied Companies on Thursday shut down the 11KVA power supply in Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa states over poor staff welfare. Similarly, the union …
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Appeal court throws out Yahaya Bello’s suit against EFCC boss
The Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Thursday, set aside the contempt proceedings instituted by the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, against the Chairman of the Economic …
Read More »PICTORIAL: WTO chief Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala celebrates 70th birthday
The Director General of the World Trade Organization, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, marked a major milestone on Thursday as she celebrated her 70th birthday. Okonjo-Iweala, who made history as the first African …
Read More »Rivers varsity students protest brutalisation of colleague by Man ‘O’ War officials
Hundreds of students of Rivers State University, Nkpolu-Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt staged a protest on Thursday over alleged brutalisation of their colleague by officials of the Man ‘O’ War in the …
Read More »Scotland not afraid of Germany in Euro 2024 opener
Scotland coach Steve Clarke said his team should “fear no one” ahead of Friday’s opening match against Euro 2024 hosts Germany in Munich. Clarke hopes to become the first man …
Read More »ECOWAS provides $1.9m aid for victims of flood, violence in Nigeria
Economic Community for West African States, (ECOWAS), has presented two cheques worth $1, 906, 205, about N2.9bn, as humanitarian support for persons affected by violence and floods in Nigeria ECOWAS …
Read More »Drama as Enugu lawyer arrests client for allegedly taking her picture
A drama unfolded at the premises of a magistrate’s court in Enugu on Thursday when a state attorney ordered the arrest and detention of a female client she was defending. …
Read More »Buhari did everything to subjugate Igbos, says Edwin Clark
The leader of the Ijaw Nation, Chief Edwin Clark, says former President Muhammadu Buhari did everything to subjugate Igbos from the South-Eastern part of Nigeria for reasons best known to …
Read More »Tinubu to receive bill proposing regional govt
President Bola Tinubu is set to receive a draft bill on Friday proposing a return to a regional system of government for Nigeria. The bill, written by Akin Fapohunda, a …
Read More »NSCDC uncovers illegal bunkering sites in Rivers cemeteries
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has busted illegal crude oil refining sites at cemeteries in Abalama and Oproama Communities in Asari-Toru Local Government Area of Rivers State. The …
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