Buhari holds closed-door meeting with deputy Senate president Omo-Agege

Eromosele Ebhomele President Muhammadu Buhari met behind closed doors with the deputy president of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege, inside the Aso Rock Villa on Tuesday, October 15. Details of the meeting are yet to be revealed at the time of this report, but

Robbers kill five, injure scores in Onitsha

Emma Elekwa, Onitsha   Five persons were feared killed while scores sustained varying degrees of injuries during a robbery operation in Onitsha, Anambra state. The robbery attack which took place in a petrol station and pharmacy shop in the commercial city came few

Minimum wage: Prepare for industrial action, NLC tells workers

 Emmanuel Oladesu and Frank Ikpefan   THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Sunday gave a four-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to accept its demand for the consequential adjustment of salaries, based on the new minimum wage, or risk a nation-wide strike. The

ECOWAS Court orders Nigeria to pay dismissed soldier N10m compensation

By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja   The Community Court of the Economic Community of West African State (ECOWAS) has ordered the Nigerian government to pay a soldier – Private Barnabas Eli – N10million as compensation for the violation of his right to work following

PDP: Attack on Oshiomhole’s home sign of disintegration of APC

By Gbade Ogunwale, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that the attack on the Benin, Edo State residence of the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Adams Oshiomhole signified the disintegration of the APC. Oshiomhole blamed the Edo Governor,

Boarder Closure: Do not to increase price, CBN begs Rice millers, stakeholders

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), has appealed to members of Rice Millers Association of Nigeria (RIMAN) and other stakeholders in the rice value chain not to increase the price of rice over boarder closure. Mr Godwin Emefiele, the CBN governor said this

Varsity to honour Tinubu, Sultan , Achebe with Honorary Awards

Rasaq Ibrahim, Ado Ekiti   Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD) has announced plans to honour the former Lagos State Governor and the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Sultan of Sokoto, Muhammadu Sa’ad Abubakar with doctoral

BREAKING: Customs orders complete border import, export ban

By John Ofikhenua and Agim Joshua’ Abuja   The Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service, retried Col. Hameed Ali has insisted that all import and export of goods from the nation’s land borders remain banned until there is an agreement with neighbouring countries on the

Police hunt for killers of Imo bus driver

The Commissioner of Police in Imo, Mr Rabiu Ladodo, has given assurance that the force would arrest and prosecute the killers of a bus driver in the state, Chinedu Ogoke. The commissioner gave the assurance in a statement made available in Owerri on

NAF jets destroy Boko Haram assembly point, several insurgents killed

Kingsley Omonobi – Abuja The Nigerian Air force said on Monday that its Air Task Force (ATF) of Operation Lafiya Dole has destroyed a location at Boboshe on the fringes of the Sambisa Forest in Borno State used by Boko Haram terrorists as