The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, passed a bill that was sent to it by President Bola Tinubu for the upward review of salaries, allowances, and fringe benefits for judicial officers nationwide for the third reading. Based on the provisions of the bill, judges are to get over 800 per …
Read More »Let them work, Tinubu asks N’Assembly to minimise MDAs summons
President Bola Tinubu has appealed to members of the National Assembly to exercise restraint in summoning heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies before parliamentary committees. The President made the appeal while speaking at the breaking of the Ramadan fast on Wednesday in Abuja alongside the Speaker of the House of …
Read More »NEMA blames water scarcity as fire razes four Lagos buildings
The Lagos zone of the National Emergency Management Agency has blamed the escalation of the fire incident that engulfed four buildings in the Idumota area of the Lagos Island Local Government Area of the state on the lack of a water source. The NEMA State Coordinator, Ibrahim Farinloye, disclosed this …
Read More »Man rapes minor for three months, bags 20-year jail term.
A Lagos State High Court sitting in Ikeja on Wednesday convicted and sentenced a man, Dennis Okubiat, to 20 years imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old girl for three months, which caused urinary incontinence. Justice Ismail Ijelu held that the victim had testified that she went for evangelism and, in the …
Read More »Manchester City face ‘expulsion’ from Premier League after Forest commission sets ‘major’ precedent
Manchester City could face ‘expulsion’ from the Premier League according to the 52-page report detailing why Nottingham Forest have been deducted four points for breaching FFP rules. The Forest sanction, confirmed by the Premier League on Monday, has pushed Nuno Espirito Santo’s side from 17th to 18th, suddenly a point adrift …
Read More »Chelsea star, Chukwuemeka reveals dream of playing at Wembley
Chelsea forward Carney Chukwuemeka has revealed the stadium he dreams of playing at. The England U21 star said he is excited about the prospect of playing at the Wembley Stadium in London. Chelsea will play Manchester City in the semifinals of the 2023-2024 FA Cup at Wembley. Chukwuemeka and Chinonso …
Read More »‘My parents are Ghanaians’ – Man Utd midfielder reacts as Southgate includes him in England squad
Manchester United midfielder, Kobbie Mainoo has said that both of his parents are Ghanaians. Mainoo said this while expressing joy after he was recently named in England manager Gareth Southgate’s squad for the March international friendly against Brazil and Belgium. The Three Lions will take on Brazil on Saturday night …
Read More »Reign of terror: 165 farmers killed March, farms deserted as bandits demand N3bn
130 farmers killed in four Benue LGs, 28 in Sokoto, sorghum production falls by 90% in Borno Benue farmers lose N1.1bn to attacks, Sokoto growers pay N3bn ransoms, N5m paid in Delta No fewer than 165 farmers have lost their lives to attacks by bandits, who have hindered access to …
Read More »Court dismisses suit seeking to stop elections, examinations on Saturdays
A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by an elder of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, Ugochukwu Uchenwa, seeking to stop the conduct of elections and examinations on Saturdays. The plaintiff had contended that fixing elections and examinations on Saturdays violated his rights and that of other …
Read More »“Start preparing yourself, the Lord told me the world is ending on the 25th of April 2024” – Young man declares
An unknown young man and self-acclaimed prophet has stirred the internet with his profound revelation of rapture and the end of the world happening simultaneously on the 25th of April 2024. According to him, the Lord took him on a trance twice showing him signs that predict these occurrences. He …
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