NLC to embark on protest as court bars strike action

The loggerhead between the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the federal government get tougher as the NLC set to proceed with the mass action scheduled for Monday, 28th September. NLC made this pronouncement after the Federal government obtained a fresh order from the court, barring the NLC and trade union from embarking on their planned…

NLC to embark on protest as court bars strike action

Nigeria’s coronavirus cases exceed 58,000 | Premium Times Nigeria

The 213 official COVID-19 cases reported by Nigerian authorities on Friday took the total number of infections in the nation to 58,062. This is according to an update by the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) on Friday night. For more than five weeks, Nigeria has been reporting daily cases below 300, a fact that…

Nigeria’s coronavirus cases exceed 58,000 | Premium Times Nigeria

Boko Haram kills 15 security personnel in attack on Borno gov’s convoy

An ambush on the convoy of Borno State Governor, Babagana Zulum, on Friday left about 15 persons dead. The governor’s convoy was said to have been attacked between Monguno and Baga areas of the state. A security source said the attack left mainly security personnel comprising eight policemen, three soldiers and four Civilian Joint Task…

Boko Haram kills 15 security personnel in attack on Borno gov’s convoy

9 Kwara United FC players test positive for COVID-19

No fewer than nine people in Kwara United FC of Ilorin have tested positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. An official of the state’s Technical Committee on COVID-19, who pleaded anonymity, disclosed this in an interview with newsmen on Friday in Ilorin, NAN reports. The source said 45 people were tested in the club,…

9 Kwara United FC players test positive for COVID-19

Fans react as Chelsea released Kai Havertz footprint Performance against Barnsley

Fans keep react to Kai Havertz footprint performance (touches) against Barnsley in the Carabao Cup released by Chelsea as Havertz scored his first ever senior hat-trick and first goal for the blues after third appearances for his new club. Havertz help Chelsea to secure a 6-0 win over Barnsley on Wednesday night in the Carabao…

Fans react as Chelsea released Kai Havertz footprint Performance against Barnsley

Investigation (1): Ticketing corruption by railway staff, soldiers, policemen derailing Abuja-Kaduna rail project – Businessday NG

When I arrived at the Idu Railway Station in Abuja at exactly 6:17am and was quickly sold a ‘sitting’ ticket for an Abuja-Kaduna train trip, I immediately thought I had fallen for a hoax. Over the preceding four months, five Abuja residents and another two from Kaduna had complained to me about how the common……

Investigation (1): Ticketing corruption by railway staff, soldiers, policemen derailing Abuja-Kaduna rail project – Businessday NG

UK Takes Legal Action To Seize $39m From London Lawyer Who Assisted Ibori Move Stolen Funds From Nigeria

British prosecutors have begun a move to confiscate $39.3m from Bhadresh Gohil, a London lawyer, who assisted James Ibori to loot and launder funds from Nigeria. Ibori, ex-governor of Delta State, was convicted in 2010 in the United Kingdom for money-laundering. Gohil was also convicted in 2010 of 13 counts of money-laundering and other offences…

UK Takes Legal Action To Seize $39m From London Lawyer Who Assisted Ibori Move Stolen Funds From Nigeria

FG sympathises with victims of Lagos gas explosion 

Tribune Online FG sympathises with victims of Lagos gas explosion  The Minister of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and Social Development, Hajiya Sadiya Farouq has expressed deep sadness after a gas tanker exploded in Lagos, injuring over 50 persons and razing several buildings and vehicles. The minister sympathized with the injured and those who lost their…

FG sympathises with victims of Lagos gas explosion 

Two Nigerian men, one white woman arrested in Vietnam for drug trafficking

Two Nigerians were, on Thursday, arrested by Anti-narcotics police in Ho Chi Minh City, for trafficking methamphetamine. The suspects: Ochie Paul Ejike, and his 35-year-old Vietnamese wife and business partner Ly Moc Kiu, along with fellow Nigerian Chukwuemeka Confidence Onyiriuka prior to their arrest were identified as “major figures” in a drug trafficking ring monitored…

Two Nigerian men, one white woman arrested in Vietnam for drug trafficking

Kogi Tanker Explosion: Friends mourn slained State Poly students

Following the death of two students of the Kogi State Polytechnic who died in the tanker explosion which occurred in the afelele area of Lokoja along Lokoja-Abuja Highway on Wednesday, friends and colleagues of the students have expressed their sadness over the tragic incident. The deceased students were identified as Aina Sunday of the Department…

Kogi Tanker Explosion: Friends mourn slained State Poly students

Portuguese Side Maritimo Sign ‘Richest Player In The World’

Faiq Bolkiah, the ‘richest footballer in the world,’ has moved to Portugal to sign for Maritimo, having previously been on the books at Leicester City. Faiq is known to be the richest player in the world due to his father Jefri Bolkiah, who is the Prince of Brunei and brother of the Sultan of Brunei,…

Portuguese Side Maritimo Sign ‘Richest Player In The World’