A fire incident in the early hours of Monday razed a four-bedroom flat located at No. 1 Happiness Close, Akufo Estate, Elebu area of Ibadan. Mr Yemi Akinyinka, the General Manager of the Oyo State Fire Services Agency, disclosed this in Ibadan on Monday. Akinyinka said the agency promptly deployed a team to the scene…
The Aig-Imoukhuede Foundation has renewed its partnership with the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation (OHCSF) and the Oil Producers Trade Section (OPTS) to strengthen policy-making skills among Nigeria’s civil service leaders. The collaboration was marked by the launch of the second edition of the Federal Civil Service Directors’ Training…
The Federal Government has appealed to the National Association of Nigerian Nurses and Midwives (NANNM) to suspend its planned nationwide warning strike. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Mr. Muhammad Dingyadi, made the appeal on Wednesday during a meeting with the union’s leadership in Abuja. According to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), nurses across…
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the banned Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has sued the Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Aboki Danjuma, demanding billions of naira in damages over allegations he describes as defamatory. Court documents filed on 14 August at the Abuja High Court show that Kanu is seeking ₦10 billion in general damages,…
Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State has condoled with his Kogi State counterpart, Gov. Ahmed Ododo, over the death of his father, Alhaji Sani Ododo, who passed away on Aug. 18 at the age of 83. Sanwo-Olu, in a statement issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Gboyega Akosile, described…
In a bold declaration, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has firmly stated that Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, is more than capable of clinching the presidency in the upcoming 2027 elections without relying on coalitions with established parties like the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) or endorsements from prominent political figures such as…
The Borno Government on Sunday celebrated Eid el-Kabir with more than 200 street and vulnerable children currently undergoing rehabilitation at the Bulunkutu Rehabilitation Centre in Maiduguri. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the event, organised by the state’s Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development, featured traditional music, dance, games and shared festive…
