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Tuesday 18 April 2023 Fuel subsidy: FG begins 40% pay rise for workers April ending PDP govs demand Adamawa REC’s trial, Binani sues INEC Melaye’s emergence as gov candidate dangerous,…

Labour Party Crisis: Court Refuses To Lift Abure’s Suspension As National Chairman

  Justice Hamza Muazu of the Federal Capital Territory High Court has refused to vacate an interim order restraining the National Chairman of the Labour Party, Mr Julius Abure, the…

‘Demands will be addressed soon’ — FG asks aviation workers to cancel strike

  The federal government has appealed to aviation workers to cancel the ongoing strike action, promising that their demands will be met soon. TheCable had reported that the aviation workers…

Alleged Rape: Lagos Court Grants Bishop Daniel Bail Of N20m

  The Lagos State Government has arraigned the founder of I Reign Christian Ministry, Bishop Oluwafeyiropo Daniel for allegedly raping two of his church members (names withheld). He was arraigned…

AMCON takes over Glano Nigeria’s assets over N2.4bn debt

  The Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) says it has taken possession of assets belonging to Glano Nigeria Limited over an indebtedness valued at N2.4 billion. In a statement…

Lawyer: Nnamdi Kanu suffering nose haemorrhage, needs medical attention

  Prince Mandela Umegborogu, one of the lawyers of the Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, has bitterly complained over the alleged relocation of a…

Man, 30, buries 3-year-old child alive in Katsina

Police in Katsina say they have arrested a 30-year-old Abubakar Abdulaziz, for abducting and burying alive a 3-year-old child, in the Musawa Local Government Area of the state, after demanding…

UK PM Sunak Under Probe Over Wife’s Shares

  British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under investigation by the parliamentary watchdog over a possible failure to declare shares his wife holds in an agency benefiting from a recent…

Gridlock as aviation workers block access roads to Lagos airports

  Aviation workers, on Monday, blocked access roads to both the international and domestic wings of the Murtala Muhammed Airports in Lagos, in protest of poor working conditions and entitlements.…

Nigeria becomes second country to approve R21 malaria vaccine

  The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has approved the R21 malaria vaccine manufactured by the Serum Institute of India. The Director General of NAFDAC, Prof…

Woman, 33, sells baby for N600,000 to offset bank loan

  A 33-year-old woman, Olaide Adekunle, has reportedly sold her 18-month-old baby for N600,000 to offset her bank loan. The suspect, who lives in Sango in the Ado-Odo/Ota Local Government…

“Stay Away From Our Premises,’ INEC Suspends Adamawa REC

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has directed the Resident Electoral Commissioner of Adamawa State, Barr Hudu Yunusa Ari, to stay away from its premises until further notice. Mr…

56 dead as soldiers, paramilitary officials clash in Sudan

  At least 56 people have died in an ongoing clash between soldiers and paramilitary officials in Sudan, Aljazeera is reporting The unrest between the two groups which erupted on…

Obi’s Victory In Lagos Surprised APC, Says Fashola

  Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has said that the victory of the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi in Lagos State during the February 25, 2023…

Confusion In Rivers LG As Soldiers Besiege Community Over Attack On Personnel

  Many natives and residents of Ndele Community in the Emohua Local Government Area of Rivers State have fled their village over fears of reprisal attacks from operatives of the…