Gunmen storm LG secretariat in Ekiti, days after Oyo Assembly invasion (Vanguard) Days after armed Yoruba Nation agitators invaded the Oyo State Government secretariat, gunmen on Tuesday, stormed the Ilejemeje local government area secretariat in Ẹda-Oniyọ, Ekiti State, causing panic…
*Domestic worker steals employer’s $51k, 3 days after employment (Tribune)*FCCPC reopens Abuja Store sealed for ‘‘misleading pricing’’ (Channels)
Domestic worker steals employer’s $51k, 3 days after employment (Tribune) A domestic worker, Blessing and her husband, Bassey, have been arrested by the police in Lagos State for stealing $51,000 belonging to her employer. Blessing had worked only for three…
Football as a religion in Nigeria — Uzor Maxim Uzoatu
Nothing excites and unifies Nigerians like football, especially when the national team, the Super Eagles, can claim a continental or world title. It was the typical Nigerian night of high hopes on Sunday, February 11 when Super Eagles squared up…
*Labour considers N1m as new minimum wage (Punch)*Lagos police arrest leader of one-chance robbery syndicate (Nation)
Labour considers N1m as new minimum wage (Punch) The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has stated that if the ongoing inflation continues unabated, organised labour might push for a new minimum wage of up to N1 Million…
How Super Eagles unite Nigerians — Ehi Braimah
As we await the outcome of the 2023 African Cup of Nations final game between Nigeria’s Super Eagles and the Elephants of Cote d’Ivoire in Abidjan, Nigerians are expectant and the excitement across the country’s palpable. Having come this far…
*1 dies, 3 injured as explosion rocks Lagos gas station (Punch)*Court orders FG to fix prices of goods, petroleum products within 7 days (Guardian)
*1 dies, 3 injured as explosion rocks Lagos gas station (Punch) A yet-to-be-identified person has reportedly died while three sustained varying degrees of injuries following a gas explosion that happened at Julee Gas Station, along Iyana School, Isashi Road, Iba,…
*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…
*Kidnappers break into Abuja home, abduct teenage sisters (DailyTrust)*Fire guts Household of David Church (Punch)
Kidnappers break into Abuja home, abduct teenage sisters (DailyTrust) Gunmen numbering six, last Sunday, broke into a home at Guita community, Chikakore, Kubwa, Bwari Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. During the attack, they took two sisters, said…
*US Professor accidentally shot dead by security guard in Osun (Leadership)*Police arrest suspect linked to Nabeeha’s death (DailyTrust)
US Professor accidentally shot dead by security guard in Osun (Leadership) A United States Professor and politician, Richard Adeoriokin, has been accidentally shot dead by a local security guard in Ejigbo, Osun State. The incident occurred around 8:30 pm on…
