The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited has announced that its job application portal is currently experiencing downtime due to an “unprecedented” surge in traffic. On Friday, NNPC announced a recruitment exercise for qualified candidates, with the application period set to close on August 20. Checks showed that the agency’s website was displaying server error […]

Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide is mourning the passage of its President-General and publisher of Champion Newspapers, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Dr. Chiedozie Alex Ogbonnia, the apex Igbo organization said it was saddened by the passage. Following is its full statement: “It is with a deep shock and sorrow that […]

By Femi Mimiko Not too many judicial interventions have been, and will ever be as consequential as the July 11, 2024, Supreme Court ruling on the Local Government (LG) autonomy litigation, filed in May 2024, by the nation’s Attorney General and Minister for Justice, Mr. Lateef Fagbemi, SAN. In a write-up it, widely published in […]

The Federal Government has vowed to jail any serving local government chairman or councilor who embezzles the Federation Accounts Allocation Committee allocations for LGs. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Lateef Fagbemi gave the warning on Thursday at the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) lectures in Abuja. His comments trailed […]

At least eight pupils have been rescued unhurt after a 40-feet articulated container fell on two cars in Lokoja, the Kogi State capital. The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) Sector Commander in Kogi State, Samuel Oyedeji, disclosed this on Thursday, July 25, 2024. Oyedeji said the incident occurred at Lokongoma market in Lokoja at about […]

says: “I bankrolled my election” President Bola Tinubu says he does not answer to any cabal or moneybag. While meeting a delegation of Islamic leaders at the Aso Rock villa on Thursday, he said he bankrolled his electioneering campaign. “I have no cabal. I have no sponsors. The money I spent on the elections was […]

Ex-President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has disclosed that his mother carried his pregnancy for 12 months before his birth, as she battled witches and wizards who delayed his birth. Speaking at the presentation of a drama, titled “Aremu omo Asabi” in honor of his departed mother held at the main auditorium of the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential […]

President Bola Tinubu may sign the Minimum Wage Bill into law next week, following its passage by the National Assembly. Multiple sources within the National Assembly revealed that the bill was finalized on Wednesday and transmitted to the President on Thursday (yesterday) after its expeditious passage by both chambers during Tuesday’s plenary. The Senior Special […]