Chris Ngige Senator Chris Ngige, the Minister of Labour and Employment, has said the Federal Government will soon make a pronouncement on salary increase for civil and public servants to cushion the effect of rising inflation. He stated this while speaking with State House reporters after a closed-door meeting with …
Read More »How I killed my 48-year-old lover with pestle – Abuja man confesses
pestle A 31-year-old man has narrated how he killed his 48-year-old lover identified as Ijeoma Felix during an argument in her apartment at Lugbe area of Abuja. The suspect, who killed Ijeoma on 24 October, 2022 was paraded by operatives of the Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT) in Abuja on …
Read More »Nigerian priest who resigned to support polygamy makes U-turn
Ogbuchukwu Lotanna Ogbuchukwu, a former Anglican priest who resigned to start a movement in support of polygamy, has apologized and expressed willingness to return to the church. Mr Ogbuchukwu, in September, took a surprising decision to resign as a priest in the church, claiming that polygamy was not a sin …
Read More »PDP G5 govs may endorse Obasanjo’s candidate Jan 5
L-R: Seyi Makinde, Samuel Ortom, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, Nyesom Wike and Okezie Ikpeazu Indications have emerged that the five aggrieved Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors, known as G5 governors may endorse their preferred presidential candidate on January 5. The governors who are presently meeting in London, United Kingdom are said to be …
Read More »‘She Was Pregnant With Twins’ – Mother of Late Bolanle Raheem Cries Out
The death of the legal practitioner, Bolanle Raheem who was killed by a trigger-happy policeman has since left her family in mourning, and more unfortunate is the news of being expectant with twin babies before her death. “I cannot see my ‘The Law’ again. People usually call her ‘The Law’. …
Read More »Buhari breaks silence on police’s brutal killing of Omobolanle: Vows action
President Muhammadu Buhari Monday night condemned the “heinous and senseless” killing of Omobolanle Raheem, a member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) shot by on-duty policemen on Christmas Day. The President said he was deeply shocked and saddened to learn of the brutal killing and directed the police authorities …
Read More »WhatsApp will stop working on iPhone 5, 45 Android phones from Dec. 31 – Official
WhatsApp Users of Apple’s old smartphone models, iPhone 5 and iPhone 5c, will not be able to use WhatsApp after December 31, 2022. The end of WhatsApp support will also affect 45 old models of Android devices, according to the instant message platform. The affected Android phones include several models …
Read More »Husband narrates how Lagos policeman killed his pregnant lawyer wife
Gbenga Raheem, the husband of a female lawyer, Omobolanle, who was shot dead by an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, has narrated how his wife was killed. Gbenga spoke on Monday when sympathisers visited his house in the Ajah area of Lagos State. Recalled this newspaper reported that Omobolanle …
Read More »Niger Delta Commission, NDDC Dragged To Court By Civic Groups Over Failure To Provide 2020 Budget Detail
Some civic groups, Foundation for Environmental Rights, Advocacy and Development (FENRAD, Social Development Integrated Centre (Social Action) and Abia State NDDC Advocacy groups have sued the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) for failing to make available its 2020 budget in compliance with the provisions of the Freedom of Information …
Read More »Amnesty International Condemns Female Lawyer’s Killing By Trigger-Happy Policeman In Lagos
The trigger-happy Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) was identified as Ayuba Yandi. Human rights organisation, Amnesty International Nigeria, has condemned the killing of Mrs Omobolanle Raheem, a lawyer who was shot and killed by a policeman attached to Ajiwe Police Station, Ajah, Lagos State. Raheem was shot on Christmas Day …
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