Category: National
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May Day: Omoluabi Salutes Kogi Workforce, Assures Govt Commitment To Improved Welfare
Hon. Omoluabi Bode Adeyemi, the Special Adviser on Civil Service and Labour Matters to Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has congratulated workers in the state at the occasion of 2022 Workers’ Day. Hon. Adeyemi said workers are key component of governance and bureaucratic chain in the state, assuring that the government appreciates and values…
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Sexual Intercourse With Animals Attracts 14 Years Imprisonment – Lawyer
Managing Partner of Universe Attorneys, Akande Paul, has warned against sleeping with an animal in Nigeria. The following concerns over a viral video of a dog having an affair with a lady. According to the lawyer, the Criminal Code Act and the Penal Code Act criminalise sleeping with an animal. Explaining that sleeping with an animal…
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FG Declares Monday And Tuesday, Public Holiday
The Federal Government has declared May 2 and 3 as public holidays to mark the Workers Day and Eld-el-Fitr celebrations. The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed this in a statement by the Ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Shuaib Belgore, on Thursday. He commended workers for their hard work, diligence, and sacrifice, noting that their efforts were…
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10 Year Old Chrisland School Student Involved In Sex Tape, Apologieses On Her Social Media Page
The 10-year-old female student suspended by Chrisland Schools, Lagos State, over alleged sexual misconducts with a colleague during a school competition at Dubai, United Arab Emirate, has deleted all the videos on her account on a social media app, Likee. The account, with over 12,400 fans, drew attention shortly after a video clip of the…
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Court Sacks Former Speaker For Defecting To APC
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, declared the seat of the former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Yakubu Dogara, vacant, following his defection from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The judgement that was delivered by Justice Donatus Okorowo, indicate that Dogara, having abandoned…
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NAF Jet Crashes In Kaduna, Two Feared Dead
About two persons have reportedly died when a training aircraft belonging to the Nigerian Air Force crashed in Kaduna on Tuesday evening. It was gathered that a student pilot and an instructor who were on board died in the crash. According to sources, the pilot and the instructor were having a training session when the…
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Court Lift Restriction Of Movement On Sowore
A Court of Appeal in Abuja has, on Wednesday, lifted the movement restriction on human rights activist and convener of Revolution Now, Omoyele Sowore. Sowore was, in 2019, restricted to Abuja by a federal high court following charges treasonable felony, cyberstalking the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari(retd.), among other offences. The Appeal court ruled that…
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APC National Chairman And Deputy Resign From Senate
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, on Tuesday, resigned as Senator representing Nasarawa West Senatorial District. So also the newly elected Deputy National Chairman (North), Abubakar Kyari, also resigned as lawmaker representing Borno North District. The resignation letters of both lawmakers were read by the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, during…
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Former Managing Of The Dangote Cement Company, Engnr Joseph Makoju, Confirmed Dead.
Engr Joseph Makoju, former Manager Director of the defunct National Electric Power Authority and former Managing Director of the Dangote Cement Company is dead. The Kogi born seasoned Engineer died on Monday 11th April, 2022. Details later 146
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2023:President Buhari’s Ally, Chief Ikeobasi Mokelu, Joins Presidential Race
Former Minister of Information under the Sani Abacha regime, Chief Ikeobasi Mokelu, joins in the presidential race. The chieftain of the All Progressives Congress and a close ally of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has reportedly made plans to obtain the APC expression of interest and nomination forms. The ex-minister is said to…