Bobrisky: Reps to visit EFCC, prison Oct 21 (Punch) The House of Representatives Committee investigating allegations of corruption against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Nigerian Correctional Service will visit the Lagos offices of the two agencies on…
*Minimum wage: FG not serious – Labour (Sun)*Senate extends implementation of 2023 supplementary budget to Dec 31 (Punch)
Minimum wage: FG not serious – Labour (Sun) The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has said the Federal Government’s delay in approving a new national minimum wage reflects a lack of preparedness and seriousness. Spokesperson of the NLC, Mr Benson Upah,…
*Crisis hits Lagos APC, as members attack chairman at party secretariat (Sun)*NCDC declares cholera crisis, sets up emergency measures (Vanguard)
Crisis hits Lagos APC, as members attack chairman at party secretariat (Sun) The ruling political party in Lagos State, All Progressive Congress (APC) is currently engulfed in crisis due wrangling among stakeholders within the party over leadership in Local Government…
*Sanwo-Olu, South West governors in closed-door meeting (Channels)*Scrap dealers in Nigeria take action against vandalism (Sun)
Sanwo-Olu, South West Governors in closed-door meeting (Channels) The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has received South-West governors, who are currently in Lagos for their zonal meeting. Governor Sanwo-Olu, accompanied by his deputy, Kadri Hazmat, received Governors Lucky Aiyedatiwa of…
*Rivers police arrest man for raping pastor’s pregnant wife to death (Punch)*Again, Organised Labour walks out of negotiations (Vanguard)
Rivers police arrest man for raping pastor’s pregnant wife to death (Punch) Men of the Rivers State Police Command have arrested a suspect identified as Emeka, who allegedly led the gang rape of the wife of a Pastor, Mrs. Chigbewejim…
*Abuja church general overseer evicts estranged wife, 6 children (Punch)*Praying man drowns at Lagos beach (DailyTrust)
Abuja church general overseer evicts estranged wife, 6 children (Punch) A popular pastor, Stanley Ogbonna, has allegedly driven his estranged wife, Chioma, and six children out of their house in Abuja. Ogbonna, a General Overseer of the God’s Spring Assembly,…
Megan Thee Stallion sued for harassment & creating A hostile Work environment
Megan Thee Stallion has been sued by her former cameraman, who has accused her of harassment and creating a hostile work environment. The lawsuit, which was filed on Tuesday (April 23), alleges that plaintiff Emilio Garcia once witnessed the Houston…
*Driver arrested for allegedly killing pedestrian in Lagos (Punch)*Court threatens bench warrant against suspected land grabber (Nation)
Driver arrested for allegedly killing pedestrian in Lagos (Punch) The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority has arrested a driver who rammed into a pedestrian and allegedly killed him in the Kosofe area of the state. The driver, who was conveying…
*NAPTIP arrests 80-year-old, 7 others for trafficking in Benue, rescue 5 victims (Sun)*Lagos destroys shanties, dislodges squatters under Ijora bridge (Punch)
NAPTIP arrests 80-year-old, 7 others for trafficking in Benue, rescue 5 victims (Sun) The National Agency for the Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons, (NAPTIP), Makurdi Zonal Command, has bursted a child trafficking syndicate who specialised in the sale of children.…
*Insecurity: Deploy more security personnel in Ekiti – Monarchs beg FG (Sun)*Lagos By-election: Vehicular movement only restricted in Surulere – Police (Channels)
Insecurity: Deploy more security personnel in Ekiti – Monarchs beg FG (Sun) The Ekiti State Council of Traditional Rulers has called on the federal government to deploy more security personnel in the state. The Council, which lamented that the state…