‘Ceasefire Now!’ Protesters interrupt US Congress hearing
Protesters with hands covered in red paint repeatedly interrupted a congressional hearing on US military aid Tuesday, demanding Washington stop funding Israel’s fight against Hamas. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin were appealing to the Senate Appropriations Committee for billions of dollars in military assistance to support Israel, Ukraine and other…
Kwara: Lady dies after escapade with boyfriend, Police begin probe
A lady has died after a reported escapade with her boyfriend in Ilorin, Kwara State capital. The incident happened on Monday at a guest house situated in the Temidire community, Offa Garage area of the metropolis. Sources in the area claimed that the man, a barbing saloon owner, was under the influence of drugs with…
Alaafin: Court to hear kingmakers’ suit against Makinde Thursday
The High Court 1 sitting in Oyo, Oyo State, on Tuesday, adjourned till Thursday, October 2, for hearing a case instituted by five kingmakers against the State Governor, Seyi Makinde, the State Commissioner for Local Governments and Chieftaincy Matters, as well as Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, over the vacant stool of Alaafin of…
PDP govs hold emergency meeting in Abuja
Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, under the aegis of the PDP Governors Forum are currently locked in a closed-door meeting over a number of national issues. Feelers from the meeting indicate that the political crisis in Rivers State is top on the agenda. The emergency meeting was summoned by…
Tinubu intervenes in Fubara, Wike rift
… As Police Council confirms Egbetokun ABUJA— President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday intervened in the rift between Governor Simi Fubara of Rivers State and his predecessor in office, Nyesom Wike, which has dragged the state into a political crisis. President Tinubu used the opportunity of the Police Council meeting which both attended as members, to…
(OPINION) Osun Mastermind Group: The Truth Beneath A Facade of Public Concern
Jubril Akintayo Onseyoo The recent noise generated by the Osun Mastermind Group regarding the Osun State Government’s 100 billion naira infrastructure plan is nothing but a feeble attempt to gain relevance and undue attention. The group is made up of a ragtag bunch of scavengers who have no interest in the well-being of the people…
APC Leader Hails Gov. Fubara’s Strong Opposition Against FCT Minister, Calls on Tinubu to Intervene
Chukwuemeka Eze has commended Rivers state Governor Siminialayi Fubara for putting up a manly fight against the Minister of the Federal Capital Territorry, Nyesom Wike. He has equally urged President Bola Tinubu to call the minister to order before he plunges the nation into unprecedented crisis by his ‘unholy’ actions in the affairs of Rivers…
Autonomy: Oyo, Edo, Kano, Ogun, Ondo Assembly workers begin indefinite strike
IBADAN—FOLLOWING the expiration of the ultimatum given to the Federal Government by the Parliamentary Staff Association of Nigeria, PASAN, for the implementation of financial autonomy in legislative houses in the country, PASAN staff in Oyo, Edo, Kano, Ondo and Ogun states, yesterday, commenced an indefinite strike and, consequently, shut gates leading into the Houses of…
15-point Agreement: FG, Labour meeting holds next Tuesday
The meeting between the Federal Government and Organised Labour to discuss the progress made in the 15-point Memorandum of Understanding, MOU, that led to the suspension of a planned indefinite strike from October 3, scheduled for yesterday, has been postponed. The meeting, which was at the instance of the Office of the Chief of Staff…