Wole Eperokun
Latest
4 mins ago
The police command in Ogun says it has neutralised five suspected kidnappers in a gun duel on the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. CSP Omolola Odutola, the Command’s Spokesperson disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday in Abeokuta. According to Odutola , the Sagamu Area Commander received a distress call on Saturday, at 7:00p.m, from commuters travelling on…
7 mins ago
Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic on Tuesday pardoned 13 people arrested during a string of recent mass demonstrations over the fatal collapse of a train station roof in November. Serbia has been rattled by unrelenting protests in the wake of the deadly disaster at the train station in the northern city of Novi Sad that killed…
18 mins ago
Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has sacked five commissioners from his cabinet. They are Commissioner for Budget Chrysanthus Dawam (Quaan Pan), Commissioner for Youths and Sports Noel Nkup (Shendam), Commissioner for Tourism Jamila Tukur (Quaan Pan), Commissioner for Science and Technology Obed Goselle (Langtang South), and Commissioner for Commerce(Bassa). They have been replaced by Joy…
21 mins ago
The Labour Party (LP) has denied allegations that its leadership received a ₦50 million bribe from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as claimed by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. In a statement issued by the National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, the party said it was not aware of any bribe payments to opposition leaders…
25 mins ago
The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), has advised students and youths in general to shun illicit and narcotic drugs and alcohol. The Director-General of the agency, Prof. Christiana Adeyeye, gave the advice at the inauguration of NAFDAC Consumer Safety Club (NCSC) at Union Secondary School, Ichi, Ekwusigo Local Government Area, Anambra,…
26 mins ago
Former National Auditor of the People's Democratic Party (PDP), Ray Nnaji, on Wednesday, described as "shameful" the fight that broke out during the Board of Trustees (BoT) meeting between party National Secretary, Samuel Anyawu and former Youth leader, Sunday Udeh-Okoye over the rightful occupant of secretaryship position. Anyanwu and Udeh-Okoye have been at daggers drawn…
27 mins ago
Spain's top prosecutor on Wednesday denied leaking legal documents about the partner of the Madrid region's influential conservative leader, legal sources said, a case embarrassing Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. Alvaro Garcia Ortiz refused to answer anyone but his lawyer during a 90-minute testimony at the Supreme Court, the sources added, in an appearance without…
37 mins ago
THE Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will, on Tuesday, 4 February 2025, embark on a nationwide protest against the planned 50 per cent increase in telecommunication tariffs. In a communiqué signed by Congress President, Joe Ajaero, at the end of its National Administrative Council (NAC) meeting, which was held in Abuja yesterday, the NLC said the…
47 mins ago
Worried by the incessant building collapses in the country, the Nigerian Institution of Civil Engineers (NICE) has staged a walk against arbitrary building failures. The peaceful rally, tagged "Walk Against Building and Infrastructure Collapse," passed through major streets of the state capital. Speaking after the walk, the National Vice Chairman of NICE, Grace Amusan, alongside…
50 mins ago
The Kogi Government says it has earmarked over Four Billion Naira (N4 billion) for Malaria prevention across healthcare systems in the state. Gov. Ahmed Ododo made the disclosure at the inauguration of a Malaria Prevention Campaign at the Government House, Lokoja on Wednesday. Ododo said the campaign was aimed at combating the disease with the…