Japan’s earthquake death toll hits 110
No fewer than 110 people have been reported dead five days after a huge earthquake struck central Japan. Rescuers and residents sifted through rubble on Saturday as the focus turned to recovering bodies and cleaning up rather than finding survivors,…
Anthony Joshua to face Francis Ngannou in Saudi showdown
Nigerian boxer, Anthony Joshua, is gearing up for a showdown with former UFC heavyweight champion, Francis Ngannou, in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This was announced by Matchroom and Queensberry on Friday night in a post on their X account, with further…
Buhari administration not a failure – Ngige
The immediate past Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, has insisted that the All Progressives Congress government of former President Muhammadu Buhari was not a failure as he was part of the government and witnessed projects carried out…
Anxiety as Kano State await S’Court verdicts on gov elections
There is palpable anxiety among party stakeholders and supporters ahead of the Supreme Court judgment expected to be delivered this January on the various petitions challenging the rulings of the Court of Appeal on the governorship elections. After the March…
Corpses litter Plateau communities 12 days after terror attacks
Twelve days after residents fled Plateau communities in Bokkos, Barkin Ladi, and Mangu Local Government Areas following Christmas Eve attacks by gunmen which left more than 150 persons dead, the affected communities are still deserted The killing which had been…
Rivers teachers protest over Fubara’s N100,000 Christmas bonus
About 100 primary and secondary school teachers under the employ of the Rivers State Government have staged a protest at the Government House, Port Harcourt, over their alleged exclusion from the N100,000 Christmas bonus approved for civil servants in the…
CBT WASSCE will cause mass failure in the North – Arewa youths
The Arewa Youth Consultative Forum has called for the cancellation of the proposed computer-based test format in the forthcoming West African Senior School Certificate Examinations in the country. According to the forum, such a mode of examination, if allowed, will…
FG begins payment of October 2023 wage award
Federal Civil Servants on Thursday night confirmed the receipt of their October 2023 wage awards months after a temporary suspension of payment. Recall that the payment of N35,000 wage award was an agreement reached between the Federal Government and the…
Return first nominee to head NSIPA, group urges Tinubu
A pro-democracy group, Young Women in Nigerian Politics, on Friday, appealed to President Bola Tinubu to consider redeploying his Senior Special Assistant on Humanitarian Affairs, Delu Yakubu, as the national coordinator of the National Social Investment Programme Agency. The embattled…
N585m vulnerable groups’ grant followed due process – FG
The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, on Friday, said the N585.18m grant for vulnerable groups in four states was approved and followed the stipulated due process of government. It also stated that the payment of the grant…