Two children have lost their lives in recent flooding that ravaged the Ajapa community in Ese Odo Local Government Area of Ondo state. The children, Igulapelewe Inuesokan and Justinah Seiwei, from two separate families, aged two, and three years old, were swept away by flood after torrential rainfall. Nigerian Tribune gathered that the ugly incident…
Kogi State House of Assembly has confirmed Mr Edward Onoja as the deputy governor of the state. Mr Onoja was confirmed as deputy governor on Monday after he was screened by members of the House at the legislative chamber of the Assembly complex in Lokoja, the state capital. Mr Onoja appeared before members of the…
23 Local Government Areas of Kaduna State have commenced the payment of the new National Minimum wage of N30,000 to their workers. The Executive Chairman of Kajuru Local Council, Cafra Casino, confirmed this to Channels Television in an interview on behalf of his colleagues. He explained that the payment took effect from September and cut…
The mother of the leader of Indigenous People Of Biafra, Ugoeze Sally Nmeme Kanu has died in Germany, Igbere TV reports. This was made known by his son, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, via a video he posted on his social media account. Kanu revealed that his mother died in Germany on 30th August, 2019 as a…
Deputy Governor of Kogi State, Mr Simon Achuba, has been impeached. Mr Achuba was impeached by members of the Kogi State House of Assembly on Friday in Lokoja, the state capital. The Majority Leader of the House disclosed this to reporters at the premises of the Assembly complex. He explained that the report was accepted…
The Federal Government, led by Muhammadu Buhari has finally reached an agreement on the adjustment formula for the implementation of the new minimum wage. The agreement reached late Thursday night was made known by Festus Keyamo, the Minister of State for Labour and Employment. This is after several attempts by the negotiating parties failed to…
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has described the fire disaster in Onitsha on Wednesday, October 16, 2019, as a terrorist attack. The outlawed group in a statement by its Media and Public Secretary, Emma Powerful said the consistency with which such disaster happened in the South-eastern region of the country has shown that there…
American boxer Patrick Day died on Wednesday after suffering a serious brain injury during his knockout defeat to Charles Conwell last weekend, promoter Lou DiBella said in a statement. The 27-year-old super welterweight had undergone emergency surgery after being knocked out by Conwell on Saturday at Chicago’s Wintrust Arena. “On behalf of Patrick’s family, team, and those closest to…
A fire outbreak at the Lagos Water Corporation, Onikan Waterworks, in the early hours of Thursday October 17, 2019, which disrupted water supply to the Onikan area of the State. In its preliminary investigation, the Corporation revealed that the fire started from the Waterworks Independent Power Plant (IPP) point and spread to the gatehouse, destroyed…
The Police, Monday, discovered another torture centre meant to be a reformation place for children with character deformation in Daura, Katsina state. Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari is a native of Daura. TVC reports that the Police raided the centre following a riot by the inmates over excessive abuses. The centre is being operated by one…
