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BREAKING: SOUTH AFRICAN FARMER KILLS TWO WOMEN, FEEDS THEM TO PIGS
A White Farmer and his workers has reportedly shot two black women and allegedly fed them to pigs which has sparked widespread outrage in South Africa. Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, were reportedly searching for food on a farm near Polokwane in Limpopo province when they were shot in August. Their bodies were then allegedly fed…
ASUP THREATENS STRIKE, GIVES FG TWO-WEEK ULTIMATUM
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics has issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government, urging the resolution of various longstanding issues affecting the polytechnic sector. According to the union, the ultimatum, which begins on October 7, 2024, and ends on October 25, 2024, could lead to industrial action if the demands are not met….
BREAKING: COURT BARS VIO FROM STOPPING, IMPOUNDING, CONFISCATING VEHICLES
A Federal High Court in Abuja has issued an order barring the Directorate of Road Traffic Services (otherwise known as VIO) from further stopping vehicles on the road, impounding or confiscating vehicles, and imposing fines on motorists. Justice Evelyn Maha issued the order in a judgment on a fundamental rights enforcement suit: FHC/ABJ/CS/1695/2023 filed by a human…
P’HARCOURT REFINERY MISSES SEVENTH PRODUCTION ROLLOUT DEADLINE
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited [NNPC] has again failed to begin fuel production at the Port Harcourt refinery in Rivers State after about six postponements as of August 2024. After the failure of the early August promise, the Chief Financial Officer of the NNPC, Umar Ajiya, said the Port Harcourt refinery will commence operations in September…
EFCC ARRAIGNS EX-TARABA GOV ISHAKU, PERM SEC OVER ALLEGED N27BN FRAUD
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a former governor of Taraba State, Darius Dickson Ishaku, and a former permanent secretary in the Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs in the state, Bello Yero, before Justice S. C. Oriji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Maitama, Abuja, over alleged N27billion fraud….
OUR ECONOMIC REFORMS ATTRACTED $30BN FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN ONE YEAR — TINUBU
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu has disclosed that his administration’s economic reforms have attracted foreign direct investments worth more than $30 billion in the past year. The president announced this during his Independence Day speech, commemorating Nigeria’s 64th anniversary on Tuesday. According to him, various economic reform policies initiated by his administration have led to foreign direct…
BOBRISKY BEGGED ME FOR N3M TO SECURE VIP PRISON SECTION – FALZ
Nigerian rapper and activist, Folarin Falana, popularly known as Falz, has disclosed that Idris Okuneye popularly known as Bobrisky begged him for N3m to secure a VIP section at the Correctional Centre. This clarification comes on Wednesday after Falana’s legal team, Falana & Falana Chambers, issued a letter to Martins Vincent Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan,…
FG EXPLAINS MINIMUM WAGE JULY 29 BACKPAY
The Federal Government through the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission has stated that the payment of the new minimum wage will commence from July 2024. Tis was disclosed by the NSIWC Chairman, Ekpo Nta at a press briefing on Tuesday in Abuja. The commission stated that this was because the date in question was when…
NYSC DG BEGS CORPS MEMBERS TO ACCEPT POSTING IN GOOD FAITH
Director General, National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Brigadier General YD Ahmed, has pleaded with corps members to accept their postings to serve at different communities and various places of primary assignments in good faith. General Ahmed equally begged them to adjust quickly and settle down to the task of nation building and development in their…
BREAKING; UNIBEN students trapped as three-storey building collapses
Unspecified Number of students of the University of Benin have been trapped in a three-storey building that collapsed in Ekosodin, an off-campus aftr a heavy downpour that started in the early hours of Saturday which fell till about 10 am. “The incident happened earlier morning on Saturday. We were on duty when we got the call…