Ekiti State Police Command has nabbed the controversial founder of Christ High Commission Church, Araromi-Ugbesi in Omuo-Oke, Ekiti State, Noah Abraham, for allegedly kidnapping over nine persons including minors and also impregnating wife of his choir coordinator. Abraham was arrested by the police in collaboration with the National Agency for Prohibition of Trafficking in Persons,…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has launched a global strategy to accelerate the elimination of cervical cancer by 2030. The year 2023 marked the third year since 194 countries committed to accelerating the elimination of cervical cancer as a public health problem. In commemoration of the Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action, Merck Sharp and…
The Lagos State Government has disclosed that no fewer than 340 husbands have been reported to have been beaten by their wives in the last one year. The Executive Secretary, of Lagos Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA), Mrs. Titilola Vivour-Adeniyi, disclosed this while briefing journalists on the agency’s quarterly reports. She noted that the…
An ugly case of tragedy struck on Thursday morning when a woman said to be in her 80s died during a partial collapse of a two-storey building located at number 34 Oloto Street, Borno Way, off Freeman Street, Oyingbo, Lagos Mainland Local Government Area of the state. The yet-to-be-identified woman died on the spot as…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has asked the Federal Government (FG) to disclose the assets and deficits the President Bola Tinubu government inherited from the past administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari. In a series of posts on X (formerly known as Twitter) on Thursday, Obi, a…
Osun State Governor, Senator Ademola Adeleke has directed all public officials, appointed and elected, to start wearing Adire Osun every wednesday to boost the industry and enhance cultural strengths of the state. In a circular issued by the Head of Service, Mr Ayanleye Aina, Governor Adeleke noted that the directive affected all categories of public…
•Strike over Ajaero assault abuse of power, says LCCI, maritime sector loses N20bn •Labour threatens to resume strike, insists on demands, says suspension temporary The national executive councils of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Wednesday night suspended their nationwide strike over an alleged assault on the President of the NLC,…
Osun State Government has lambasted the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state for the misconceived notion on the running of the state owned institution, Osun State University, (UNIOSUN), saying the rudderless opposition cannot pretend to be what it is not. In a statement issued by the Commissioner for Information and public enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi…
The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has summoned a meeting with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress over the ongoing nationwide strike. Though it is not clear whether the labour leaders will attend the meeting, the National President of the TUC, Festus Osifo during an interview with Arise Television…
Two Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have died and more than 1,000 houses were burnt when fire swept through the Muna Alamdari IDP camp in Maiduguri. The fire began at about 6 am and lasted for over an hour before it was brought under control by fire service personnel. The Director General of the State Emergency…
