The Federal Government has postponed the collection of the instruments of the National Honours Award.No new date was announced for the exercise. Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Mrs. Ibiene Roberts, made this known in a statement by the ministry’s Director of Press, Mrs. Julie Jacobs. The…
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Talks between the Federal Government and theorganised labour hit a deadlock on Wednesday evening as no consensus was reached The hours-long meeting which held at the Presidential Villa was to, among other things, prevent a labour crisis following the recent increase in petrol pump price occasioned by the discontinuance of…
Afrobeats star, David Adeleke, aka Davido, has expressed gratitude on the conferment of a national honour on him by the Federal Government. Recall that Davido was among the 339 prominent Nigerians listed as recipients of the 2023 national honours by the Ministry of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs on Sunday.…
The Nigerian National Petrol Company Limited has confirmed it adjusted pump prices of Premium Motor Spirit known better as petrol across the country. In a statement issued on Wednesday and signed by its Chief Corporate Communications Officer, Garba Deen Muhammad, the national oil company explained that the adjusted pump price…
The Ogun State Council of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) has issued a stern warning to one Mr Gbenga Olusoga to desist from encroaching on land belonging to the union. The Chairman of the union Comrade Wale Olanrewaju gave the warning during a press conference held at the NUJ…
Nollywood actress, Bukola Awoyemi, has announced her separation from the father of her children and industry colleague, Damola Olatunji. The actress shared a screenshot of a letter written by her lawyers on her Instagram account on Tuesday. According to the letter, they have never been married to each other but…
Chief Judge of Osun State, Justice Oyebola Ojo, yesterday, sentenced Dr. Rahman Adedoyin, owner of Hilton Hotel in Ile-Ife, to death by hanging, over the murder of Timothy Adegoke, a postgraduate student of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. Adedoyin, alongside six of his hotel workers — Magdalene Chiefuna, Adeniyi Aderogba,…
The Oyo State Police Command has raided the apartment of the sacked chairman of Park Management System, Mukaila Lamidi, popularly known as Auxiliary. It was reported on Tuesday morning that the police stormed his Ibadan residence recovering weapons and ammunition. It was reported that though Auxiliary escaped, some of his…
The management of the Tai Solarin University of Education, Ijagun, Ogun State has approved a two weeks closure of the school.The management had earlier shut down the school following the clash between the host community, Imaweje and students living in the community.The clash had led to the death of one…
Operatives of the Department of State Security have stormed the Lagos office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, preventing officials of the anti-graft agency from gaining access to their office in Ikoyi, Lagos. Impeccable sources in both agencies told The PUNCH that there has been an ongoing rivalry between…