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ASUU’s Ultimatum To FG Ends, Lecturers Threaten Of Strike, Say Demands Unmet
The Federal Government has begun moves to prevent an industrial action in the country’s public universities as the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ three-week deadline ended on Sunday. The Minister…
Omicron: FG Expresses Disappointment Over UK Govt’s Red Listing Of Nigeria
The Minister of Health, Dr Osagie Ehanire, has expressed disappointment over the United Kingdom government’s placement of Nigeria on its red list following the detection of the COVID-19 Omicron variant.…
Osun Transport Workers Yet To Benefit From FG’s Survival Fund
Scores of transport workers in Osun are yet to benefit from the Transport Track of the Transport and Artisans scheme under the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) Survival Fund…
Group Dismisses Reports Of In-Fighting, Backs Buni’s Committee
The Coalition of Progressive Youth Groups in Nigeria and the Diaspora (COPY-ND), a group within the ruling All Progressives Congress has dismissed reports of in-fighting within the party. This was…
APC Sweeps Ekiti Local Council Election
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won all the 35 chairmanship seats in Saturday’s local council election in Ekiti State. The Chairman of the State Independent National Electoral Commission (EKSIEC),…
BREAKING: Kogi Speaker, Kolawole Loses Wife
The Speaker of Kogi State House of Assembly, Honourable Mattew Kolawole has lost his wife, Mrs Esther Zeinab Kolawole to the cold hand of health on Sunday morning after a…
Children Trapped In Car Die Of Suffocation In Lagos
At least eight children have reportedly died of suffocation while playing inside a car parked in front of the owner’s house at Adelayo Street, Agunaje, along Badagry Expressway in Lagos.…
Defection Of Factional Group Will Not Change PDP Misfortune In Lagos – APC
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos on Sunday has said that the defection of members of the Lagos4Lagos movement to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would not change…
NNPC Insists On Fuel Subsidy Removal As Payments Exceed N1tr In 2021
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) at the weekend has insisted on the removal of fuel subsidy in the country. Mr Mele Kyari, the NNPC Group Managing Director who addressed…
NDLEA Arrest Man For Ingesting Cocaine In Abuja
The Operatives of National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has arrested a 44-year-old man identified as Gabriel Anthony for ingesting 96 pellets of cocaine. This was revealed in a statement…
FG Begins Patching Of Roads Ahead Of Yuletide
The Federal Government has begun the palliative works on major highways in Lagos ahead of the Yuletide. Mr Olukayode Popoola, the Federal Controller of Works stated this on Sunday. He…
NYSC Has Come To Stay, More Relevant Than Ever – Sunday Dare
The minister of youth and sports, Sunday Dare, has revealed that the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has never been more relevant. Speaking on Saturday at the premiere of an…
PERSPECTIVE: A Renewed Hope For Homeland Security, Global Respectability
By Ileowo Kikiowo THE framers of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria had, in the process of putting it together, envisaged that the task of governing a…
Ikirun Development Vanguard Calls For Fair, Transparent Selection Of Akinrun Of Ikirun
Ikirun Development Vanguard has called on the state government of Osun to be fair and transparent in selection of new Akirun of Ikirun town. The group made the appealing in…
Police Indentify, Arrest Police Officer Who Killed Truck Driver In Osogbo
The Osun Police Command have arrested a police officer who killed a truck driver, identified as Mallam Kabiru Babai, in Otefun area of Osogbo, state capital of Osun. The officer…
Interview: Oyetola Didn’t Give Chance For Reconciliation – Baderinwa
Adelani Baderinwa, a former Commissioner for Information and Strategy, is the Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the State of Osun. He speaks on the crisis rocking the…
PHOTOS: Many Travellers Stranded As Bandits Block Road In Niger
An unspecified number of armed bandits on Saturday blocked the Kontagora-Minna Road in Niger State, causing gridlock in the area. This left many vehicles and travellers stranded around the Yakila…
Bitcoin Briefly Loses $10,000 In Nervous Market
The bitcoin dropped sharply overnight, losing $10,000 in value in a nervous market before recouping some of its losses Saturday morning. At one point late Friday, the often volatile cryptocurrency…
BREAKING: UK Adds Nigeria To Red List Over Omicron Fears
The United Kingdom has added Nigeria to its red list category as it tightens travel restrictions in an effort to limit the spread of the COVID-19 virus. The UK government’s…
Our Activities Engendering Peace In Osun – Traditionalists
TRADITIONALISTS in the State of Osun have expressed the conviction that their activities are contributing in no small measure to the peace and tranquility enjoyed in the state. They also…