JOURNALISTS BOYCOTT FANI-KAYODE’S PRESS CONFERENCE IN AKWA IBOM

The Akwa Ibom State chapter of the Nigerian Union of Journalists has directed its members to boycott a planned media briefing by a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, after…

PRESIDENT BUHARI, SACKS DOKUBO AS AMNESTY COORDINATOR NAMES ADMINISTRATORS

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), has sacked Prof. Charles Dokubo as the Coordinator, Presidential Amnesty Programme. He approved the appointment of Col. Milland Dikio (retd.), as the interim…

UNPAID WORKERS SALARIES, COURT DECLINES FREEZING EDO ACCOUNTS

The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday struck out an application filed by the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria against the Edo State Government over an alleged withholding of…

THUNDERSTORM KILLS THREE IN AUSTRALIA

A fierce thunderstorm in Australia’s southeast killed three persons, including a four-year-old boy and left emergency crews working to restore power and drinking water to thousands of homes Friday. High…

WASSCE LIST: HOW 200 BAUCHI STUDENTS NAMES WENT MISSING

No fewer than 200 students have missed taking the ongoing West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination in Bauchi State. The names of the students, whose examination fees were paid by…

EMBER MONTHS: LASWA SENSITISES BOAT OPERATORS ON SAFETY PRECAUTIONS

As the last four months of the year 2020 approaches, the Lagos State Waterways Authority says it will retrain and re-sensitise boat operators on safety measures to forestall accidents and…

EFCC MAGU: PRESIDENTIAL PANEL REOPENS EX-IG TAFA’S CASE, SEIZED HOUSES

The Justice Ayo Salami-led Presidential panel, which is probing the suspended acting Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Magu, has re-opened the case of a former Inspector-General…

JAPANESE PM ABE RESIGNS OVER WORSENING HEALTH

Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced Friday he will resign over health problems, in a development that kicks off a leadership contest in the world’s third-largest economy. “I have decided…

OSINBAJO SAYS CAMA: PASTORS ARE WILLING TO BE ACCOUNTABLE

The Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, says pastors in the country are willing to be accountable. Osinbajo made this known on Thursday while speaking on the controversial Companies and Allied…

FG PLANNING TO PAY PRIVATE TEACHERS, ARTISANS OSINBAJO

The Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, said on Thursday that the Federal Government was creating a “payroll support” for private schoolteachers and artisans to cushion the untoward economic effect of…