By PETER AMINE THE Benue Pilgrims Welfare Board says it has entered an agreement with a major hospitality company to train 20 youths in different skills in the Middle East. The Board’s Chairman, Rev. Fr. Michael Melladu disclosed this in an interview on Friday in Makurdi. Melladu said the board had entered into thr agreement […]
By MANSUR ARAMIDE, Ilorin A former presidential aspirant on the platform of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Dr. Gbenga Olawepo Ashiru, has donated ₦5 million to the Kwara State Correspondents Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ). He gave the money on Wednesday at the 45th anniversary of the Chapel in Ilorin, the state […]
VOTERS in 16 constituencies across 12 states will tomorrow head to the polls for keenly contested by-elections, already seen as a test of strength for Nigeria’s major political parties. The coalition-led African Democratic Congress (ADC), the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) have intensified campaigns across the states, seeking victory […]
THE Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has released Bank Customers’ Bill of Rights and obligations to the public, giving customers the right to be informed, right to choose, right to safety, right to privacy and confidentiality, and the right to redress. The report was released at the “CBN Fair” held in Lagos, with the theme: […]
By ADEKUNLE WILLIAMS A member of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mr. Stephen Ogundipe, says the new Tenancy Bill of the House aims to protect tenants against exploitation by estate agents. Ogundipe, Chairman, House Committee on Information, said this in an interview on Thursday in Lagos. Report stated that the House had on Wednesday […]
By IDRIS OLUKOYA WITH adequate support, some youths are turning challenges to opportunities and transforming ideas to lasting impacts, a council chairman has said. The Chairman of Epe Local Government Area of Lagos State, (Hon.) Princess Surah Animashaun, made the assertion in an interview in Lagos on Thursday. Animashaun said that many youths were resilient, […]
THE Magistrate Court 1 in Asaba was thrown into a tense legal drama on Monday as Pastor Sunday Ogbogho of the Redeemed Christian Church of God was arraigned over an alleged violent assault on one Kenneth Orusi. According to the charge sheet, the incident occurred on July 27, 2025, at No. 5 Elder Ediale Street, […]
THE Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) says there is no record of Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in custodial centres across the country. Ibrahim Idris, Deputy Controller General (DCG) of the Legal Department at the Service, said this on Tuesday in Abuja at the ongoing 3rd public hearing on alleged corruption and other violations within the service. The […]
A former National Chairman of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Audu Ogbe (not Ogbeh), died peacefully in his sleep, the family has said. The Benue State-born politician who also served as Minister of Agriculture in the Muhammadu Buhari administration, neither showed any sign of ailment nor complained before going to bed. “He told us […]
By FABIAN EKERUCHE SOME Lagos residents have expressed concerns over the widely usage of Single-Use Plastics (SUPs) across markets, parties and retail spaces in the state in spite of the recent ban. They expressed their concerns in separate interviews on Sunday in Lagos. A correspondent who monitored the compliance in some areas of the state […]