Bayelsa Commissioner’s 6-year-old son regains freedom
Police in Bayelsa State has rescued the son of the State Commissioner of Water Resources, Nengi Talbotin, from the hands of kidnappers. The six-year-old boy simply identified as Antonio was…
No Oyo State worker’ll receive below the new minimum wage – Gov. Makinde
Gov. Seyi Makinde Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has assured that no worker in the payroll of the state government would earn less than the national minimum wage….
Supreme Court affirms election of govs Okowa, Ikpeazu, Ishaku
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa The Supreme Court has affirmed the elections of Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa. In a unanimous judgment delivered on Wednesday by Justice Centus Nweze, the court…
Man remanded in Correctional Service facility for allegedly defiling teenage daughter
A Magistrates’ Court in Makurdi on Wednesday ordered that a 25-year-old farmer, Ternenge Fidelis, who allegedly defiled his daughter, be remanded in a Correctional Service facility, pending legal advice. The…
Air France, KLM, Lufthansa halt flying through Iran, Iraq Airspace
A growing number of airlines said Wednesday they were avoiding Iranian and Iraqi airspace or flights to the region after Tehran fired ballistic missiles against bases housing US troops in…
Electricity Tariff: NERC says minor review order has no immediate impact on consumers
The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC), says the minor review order released by the Commission on January 3 has no immediate impact on end-user tariffs. Mr Usman Arabi, NERC’s General…
The present day NBA no longer protects, defends human rights – Falana laments
Senior Advocate of Nigerian, Femi Falana, has challenged Nigerian lawyers to stand up to their responsibilities describing their actions and inactions as comfortable towards impunity and human rights violations. Falana…
ICC lists possible war crime cases against Nigerian security forces, Boko Haram
The prosecutor of the international criminal court (ICC) has outlined 10 possible cases it could press against Nigerian security forces and the three factions of insurgent groups operating under the…
OPEC says Iraqi oil facilities secure, production continuing
Iraqi oil facilities are secured and the country’s production is continuing, the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC’s Secretary General Mohammed Barkindo said on Wednesday. “It’s a big relief…
No Corps member was involved in Yenagoa shooting – NYSC Coordinator
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Bayelsa said on Tuesday that the scheme did not record any casualty in the shooting of a commercial bus driver and another person…