Local and regional news updates, covering events, stories, and developments in metropolitan areas.
A 13-year-old boy has been arrested by men of the Gombe state police command for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl in Akko Local Government Area of the state. Parading the suspect before newsmen, the command’s Public Relations Officer, ASP Buhari Abdullahi, said the 13-year-old suspect was said to have dragged the victim to a…
Suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has been released from the Kuje Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory. Recall that Kyari was arrested on February 14, 2022, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency for his allegedinvolvement with an international drug cartel and had been in detention for 27 months. On…
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has allocated $9 million to aid refugees, internally displaced persons (IDPs), and stateless individuals in its member nations. Nigeria received $1 million to assist terrorism victims in the North East. The Chair of the ECOWAS Permanent Representative Committee Musa Nuhu said this during the 2024 ECOWAS Ambassadors…
The Federal Government has appealed to organised labour to shelve its planned industrial action and return to the negotiating table. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) had on Friday declared an indefinite strike beginning from Monday over the hike in electricity tariff and the inability of a tripartite committee on…
The Federal Government has responded to the planned strike by organized labor, scheduled to commence on Monday, stating that it would worsen the financial challenges faced by citizens. Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejoecha, who spoke on behalf of the government, warned that a potential increase in the minimum wage should not…
The Board of Directors of the Ibadan Electricity Distribution Company (IBEDC) has concluded the appointment of the organization’s Managing Director, Mr Kingsley Achife. The company has also designated Francis Agoha as the Acting Managing Director, effective as of May 31. This development was communicated through an internal memorandum dated May 31, 2024, signed by IBEDC…
U.S. President Joe Biden on Friday laid out what he described as a three-phase Israeli proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza in return for the release of Israeli hostages, saying “it’s time for this war to end” and winning a positive initial reaction from Hamas. The first phase involves a six-week ceasefire when Israeli forces would withdraw…
A draft bill proposing regional government in Nigeria is trending online. The bill which proposes a new governance model that would take off on October 1, 2024, states that Nigeria shall be a federation comprising regional territories and the Federal Capital territory. Read the document below……………………
A food vendor cried out after a delivery man ate the food she sent to a customer. The food vendor shared a photo of the well-packed food she sent out and what the delivery man delivered to his customer alongside a crying emoji.
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has cancelled Civil Service jobs approved by his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, ordering a fresh recruitment process. Making the announcement on Friday, May 31, Fubara claimed the beneficiaries of the scheme which he phased out were smuggled in for political patronage. He added that a more transparent process would commence soon….
Activist, Aisha Yesufu, refused to stand up for the recitation of the new national anthem at an event earlier today. A video of Ms Yesufu sitting while others at the event stood up for the recitation of the anthem, has made the rounds on social media. Her disposition indicated that she is displeased with…
The suspect, Andrew Amaechi Ochekwo, who was arrested in connection with the disappearance of two friends, Celine Ndudim and Afiba Tandoh, is dead. The duo was declared missing after they travelled from Port Harcourt, Rivers State to Aba in Abia State on April 27, 2024, to see Andrew after meeting him on Facebook. Nigerian activist, Harrison Gwamnishu,…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in last year’s general elections Peter Obi and his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Atiku Abubakar, have condemned the attack in Abia State that claimed 11 lives. Five soldiers and six civilians were killed in Aba on Thursday when gunmen stormed the military unit at Obikabia Junction,…
President Joe Biden branded Donald Trump “reckless” Friday after the Republican lashed out in rambling, angry comments at verdicts in New York making him the first former US president to become a convicted felon. The dramatic climax to Trump’s hush money trial came five months before the November 5 election, when the tycoon hopes to…
Zambia’s former first lady has been arrested on money laundering charges, her lawyer said Friday, days after her husband claimed he was being targeted as part of a political vendetta. Esther Lungu, 66, was held Thursday evening alongside her two daughters, after being quizzed for hours about properties the family holds in the capital, Lusaka,…
President Bola Tinubu has justified the reintroduction of the old national anthem ‘Nigeria, we Hail thee,’ saying it was a priority for him. Tinubu had signed a bill bringing back the old national anthem in a move that triggered criticisms from several quarters. But during a meeting with the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) at the Presidential Villa…
The Abia State Government has placed a N25m bounty on the killers of five soldiers in the Aba area of the state and also condoled with the Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja over the incident. Gunmen on Thursday stormed the military unit at Obikabia Junction, Ogbor Hill area, and also burnt the unit as well…
Donald Trump’s campaign said Friday it had raised $35 million in online small-dollar donations after he was convicted in his New York hush money trial, boasting that the verdict had galvanized his support “like never before.” The record-shattering figure amounted to almost double the next best fundraising day for the campaign on WinRed, the official…
The Lagos State Government has extended the flexible work initiative for civil servants to ease economic pressure on workers in the state. Disclosing this in a statement on Friday, the Head of Service, Bode Agoro, said the initiative would begin on June 3 and end on September 3. He said the policy followed the approval…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) have declared a nationwide strike beginning from Monday, June 3rd, 2024 over the tripartite committee’s inability to agree on a new minimum wage and hike in electricity tariff. The President of the TUC Festus Osifo announced the strike at a joint news conference with…
A Facebook user has started a debate after saying that poor men cannot have both love and peace. According to her, a broke man has to endure a wife who nags him or he should stay single. She wrote: “Broke men must choose between love and peace. Because you can’t have both. …
Operatives of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) Osun State Command, have arrested a 24-year-old bricklayer, Adedapo Ayobami for allegedly breaking into the house of a dead herbalist where he stole some electronic appliances and kitchen utensils. The suspect, a resident of Oja Oba, Osogbo, was arrested by operatives around Osunjela community…
A former Minister of Education, Oby Ezekwesili, has said that she would not revert to the old national anthem newly signed into law by President Bola Tinubu as the country’s new anthem. Ezekwesili stated this via her X handle on Wednesday, May 29. According to her, no one can suppress her right to dissent from…
UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak has said people don’t have to go to the university to succeed in life. Sunak, who is an alumni of Oxford University and Stanford University made the statement via his X’s official page on Wednesday, May 29. This comes after he was reported that British ministers are set to…
King Felipe of Spain was “crushed and destroyed” over his wife Queen Letizia’s alleged infidelity, according to a bombshell new book. The Spanish royal family has been rocked by new claims made by journalist Jaime Peñafiel, who has covered the royals for decades. In his latest work, titled “Letizia’s Silences,” released in Spain…
President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau, has reacted to the conflicting interim injunctions that has been granted on the Kano Emirate tussle. In a statement released on Wednesday, May 29, Maikyau called for an urgent review of the professional conduct of both the counsel and judges involved in these matters. Maikyau also called…
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, May 29, extended free train rides on the Abuja Rail Mass Transit also called the Metro Rail, until the end of the year. FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, had earlier announced free train rides for two months, to ease the burden of commuting for residents of the FCT. However,…
Yesterday, May 29, marked the first year anniversary of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration and the government as expected rolled out their achievements in sports in the last one year in office. The scorecard was contained in a 4-page document titled ‘The Progress So Far,’ made available to LEADERSHIP Sports in Abuja on Tuesday. The…
A 29-year-old man, Adedayo Olawole, has been sentenced to death by hanging by an Ekiti State High Court in Ado Ekiti for the murder of Chukwudi Joseph. Olawole was also sentenced to seven years in prison for his role in the conspiracy to commit the murder. He was arraigned on charges of conspiracy and murder,…
A tragic road accident in Edo State has resulted in the death of two health workers from the Edo State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, Mrs. Mary Oseikhuemen and Mrs. Juliet Idialu. Mrs. Oseikhuemen, a nurse, also lost her four-month-old baby in the accident, while four other staff members sustained injuries of varying degrees. The accident…
Vera Wang wowed fans in a white one-piece swimsuit as she shared photos on Instagram. The 74-year-old fashion designer looked decades younger in the photos. “My SLIM AARONS moment …Happy Summer !!!,” Wang captioned the photos. See more photos below.
