Category: Nigeria

Cook docked for allegedly stealing gold jewellery worth N4.5m

  Theft   A 29-year-old cook, Samira Abubakar, was on Wednesday docked in a Kaduna Chief Magistrates Court, for allegedly stealing her employer’s gold...

Floods Preparedness in Nigeria:UN allocates US$5 million for anticipatory action

  Malick Fall UN Emergency Relief Coordinator, Tom Fletcher, has released US$5 million from the Central Emergency Fund (CERF) for anticipatory action* for floods in...

Proposed 12-year Basic Education: FG Meets NUT, Principals Wednesday

    Dr Tunji Alausa,Education Minister The Federal Government is set to meet with the Nigeria Union of Teachers and the All Nigeria Confederation of Principals...

Soaring cost of living : FCCPC to the rescue?

  By Bola BOLAWOLE turnpot@gmail.com 0807 552 5533 The woman looked askance as she was told the latest prices of the food items she had come to the market to buy....

Police Officer remanded for alleged rape inside Lagos office

        Suspected rapist police officer     An Ogba Magistrate Court in Lagos State, on Tuesday, ordered the remand of 56-year-old...

Sanwo-Olu ends work-from-home policy for Lagos

Sanwo-Olu ends work-from-home policy for Lagos Babajide Sanwo-Olu Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor of Lagos, has ended the work-from-home policy for civil servants,...

Nigerian Army will flush out bandits, terrorists says COAS

    Lt.-Gen. Olufemi Oluyede, Nigeria’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS), says there is no hiding place for bandits, terrorists and other criminal elements in the...

FG signs amended BASA agreement with UAE

Festus Keyamo,Aviation Minister Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Mr Festus Keyamo, has signed the amended Bilateral Air Service Agreement (BASA) between...

NNPP withdraws from Katsina local government elections

    NNPP   The New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) says it will not take part in the forthcoming local government elections in Katsina State, scheduled...

Man dies at Enugu Police station while seeking wife’s release

  Enugu State CP, Kanayo V Uzuegbu     The Enugu State Police Command on Tuesday confirmed the death of one Nnaemeka Ugwu, at the Nsukka Area Command...