Kidnapped former President of the Nigeria Bar Association, Okey Wali, has regained his freedom after spending two weeks in captivity. Wali, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, was abducted by armed men dressed in military uniform at the Obiri-Kwere area of the East-West Road in the Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State fortnight Monday. […]
Residents said the funeral of 27 people had taken place while several others sustained various degrees of injuries. Dozens have also been kidnapped and hundreds of cattle rustled during the attack on neighboring villages. In Zamfara State, three people were killed in Shinkafi village. The police authorities in the states had yet to […]
A farmer identified as Friday Omosigho, has committed suicide after attacking his wife using a machete over alleged infidelity in Benin City, Edo State. It was gathered that the incident happened at Ehiozevbaru village in Uhunmwode LGA of the state. DailyTrust learnt that the deceased had accused his wife, Mercy Omosigho, of having […]
Troops of the 114 taskforce battalion of the Nigerian army have rescued one of the Chibok schoolgirls abducted by insurgents in 2014. On April 14, 2014, 276 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram terrorists from Government Girls Secondary School in Chibok town, Borno. Many of the girls have since been rescued while some remain […]
The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) says it will investigate allegations of a cancer-causing chemical found in Indomie noodles. Health officials in Malaysia and Taiwan said they had detected ethylene oxide, a compound, in Indomie’s special chicken flavour noodles. Ethylene oxide is a colourless, odourless gas that is used […]
In what appeared a pledge to embark on wage increase in the middle of the year, President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has vowed to give more than a minimum wage to Nigerian Workers, promising instead, to give them a “living wage”. “In the Nigeria I shall have the honour and privilege to lead from May […]
The National Association of Nigerian Students in Sudan says all stranded students in the war-racked North African country have been evacuated from the country’s capital, Khartoum. The Public Relations Officer of the association, Amal Pantami, made this known in a statement on Sunday. “This is to inform the general public that all the remaining […]
A gas leak killed 11 people in India on Sunday, an official said, in the latest deadly industrial accident in the vast developing economy of 1.4 billion people. The gas leak happened in Giaspura, an industrial area of Ludhiana in the northern state of Punjab. “Eleven deaths are confirmed,” Mandeep Singh Sidhu, police commissioner […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has cautioned judges against being compromised as they oversee election petition tribunals. Joe Ajaero, NLC president, spoke on Sunday in Abuja at a press conference organised by the Labour and Civil Society Movement Front. Ajaero said the organised labour and civil society movements will create a “hall of shame” […]
The Organised Labour on Monday demanded the review of retirement age for all public servants from 60 to 65 years and from 35 years to 40 years of service. The Organised Labour made the demand during this year’s Workers’ Day Celebration with the theme, ‘Workers’ Rights and Socioeconomic Justice’. Past and present leaders of […]
