A High Court in Birnin Kebbi on Monday sentenced a woman, Farida Abubakar to death by hanging for killing her former husband, Chief Magistrate, Attahiru Muhammad-Ibrahim. The News Agency of Nigeria reports Abubbakat was arraigned before the court for murder on Aug. 25, 2022 while the main charge was filed on July 26, 2023. The…
The Executive Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke has opened up on his style and strategies in the governance of Osun State, noting that the approach is producing “a productive and pleasing outcome across the sectors” Addressing the grand reception and induction night organised by the Osun Development Association in Lagos on Friday, Governor…
The Nigeria Union of Teachers has said it is participating fully in the Nigeria Labour Congress strike and as such, the ongoing West African Secondary School Certificate Examination should be suspended. However, Head of the Nigeria National Office West African Examinations Council, Dr Amos Dangut, in an interview with The PUNCH appealed for an exemption…
Some unions have shut their workplaces to comply with the directive of the two labour unions to embark on an indefinite nationwide strike. On Friday, the organised labour announced that they will be commencing a nationwide indefinite strike due to the refusal of the Federal Government to increase the proposed minimum wage from N60,000. According…
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has revoked the licence of Heritage Bank Plc with immediate effect. The CBN said the action became necessary due to the bank’s breach of Section 12 (1) of the Banks and Other Financial Act BOFIA, 2020. The apex bank also said the board and management of the bank have…
Donald Trump has warned that it could prove to be a “breaking point” for his supporters if he is sentenced to prison or house arrest following his historic criminal conviction. In an interview aired Sunday on Fox News, the former president and current Republican White House hopeful acknowledged the possibility that he could be handed…
Claudia Sheinbaum was elected Mexico’s first woman president by a landslide Sunday, making history in a country plagued by rampant criminal and gender-based violence. Flag-waving supporters sang and danced to mariachi music in Mexico City’s main square celebrating the ruling party candidate’s victory. “I want to thank millions of Mexican women and men who decided…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has joined the ongoing strike by the organised labour comprising Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress. This is coming after the Federal Government failed to meet the unions’ minimum wage demand. In a statement addressed to the branch chairpersons and zonal coordinators of ASUU on Monday, the association’s…
The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced the complete shutdown of Nigeria’s power grid by labour unions as the strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress begins. NLC and TUC commenced a nationwide industrial action on Monday in protest against the N60,000 minimum wage proposal of the Federal Government. Announcing the shutdown…
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun has urged Nigerians not give out their hard-earned money or properties regardless of intimidation by police officers. Egbetokun made this statement in Abuja at the force headquarters during a meeting with key officers responsible for the internal control mechanisms of the police. According to the IGP, his leadership…
