Sixteen days after the alleged flogging to death of 19-month-old pupil, Obinna Adeze, the Delta State Police Command has released an autopsy report on the boy. Obinna was allegedly flogged 31 times by his teacher, who is a son of the proprietress of the school, Arise and Shine in Asaba. The toddler was allegedly […]
CATHOLIC Bishops under the Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province have declared 40 days prayer and fasting over the heightening level of insecurity in the South East. A statement signed by Most Reverend Valerian Okeke, the Archbishop of Onitsha Ecclesiastical Province, for and on behalf of the Bishops, said there was need for intervention over what has been […]
Edwin Clark, an Ijaw national leader, says the clause in the new electoral act, which requires political appointees to resign their positions before participating in party primaries, will stop “impunity”. Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022 reads: “No political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for […]
I only had carnal knowledge of one, used fingers to penetrate two, Man who defiled own underage daughters confesses By Onozure Dania, Shedrack Ikudehinbu & Haruna Aliyu A 40-year-old man, Aminu Bello, has been paraded by operatives of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, Kebbi State Command for allegedly raping his 13-year-old daughter. […]
Chris Ngige, minister of labour and employment, says the federal government is working on measures to resolve the issues which led to the current strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU had, on February 14, declared a one-month strike. Speaking with state house correspondents on Tuesday after a meeting with President […]
The Principal of Dowen College, Lagos, Adebisi Layiwola has told a coroners inquest that the school was in the process of investigating an allegation that Sylvester Oromoni Jnr was bullied when it got the news of his death. The principal gave this testimony on Tuesday at the proceedings to unravel the circumstances behind the […]
THE cost of transportation is on the increase across the country following the hike in the pump price of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, in fillings stations in states. Motorists still besieged the few filling stations that dispensed PMS in Abuja and neighbouring Nasarawa and Niger states on Tuesday, as many outlets in […]
Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) say the national convention scheduled for March 26 in Abuja will hold. Atiku Bagudu, governor of Kebbi state and chairman of the progressive governors’ forum, said this on Tuesday after the governors met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. There had been speculations that some APC members […]
The Trade Union Congress says it will embark on a solidarity strike with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) if the Federal Government does not resolve the lingering issues with the academics within two weeks. ASUU is currently on a one-month warning strike as it negotiates with the government. “Everything must be done […]
The Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, on Tuesday said Nigeria needs to increase its revenues in order to address complaints over the sharing formula of federation proceeds. The Governor made the comment at the State Government House in Benin-City during a courtesy visit of the Chairman of the Federal Character Commission, Muheeba Dankaka. “The […]
