Osun State governor, Mr Rauf Aregbesola, on Thursday declared that it was not ideal on the parts of Nigerians to reduce governance in the country to the payment of salaries to workers in the public sector, saying civil servants in Osun constitutes only two per cent of the state’s population, while their dependants occupies three per cent. […]

Residents and officials said at least four people were killed and many others including a House of Representatives member, Adamu Kamale, injured. Security and local sources said though the incident occurred on Christmas Day, it was not reported until Thursday evening due to communication problems in the mountainous area of Michika. ‘’It was not reported […]

Workers of Jos North Local Government in Plateau have appealed to the state government to pay the three years arrears of leave grant and transport allowances owed them. Mr Yakubu Dung, Chairman of the area’s chapter of the National Union of Local government Employees , made the appeal on their behalf on Wednesday in Jos. […]

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission is investigating the Nigerian Broadcasting Corporation over the misapplication of N2.5 billion seed grant released to the agency by the federal government for its digital switch-over programme. The commission, in a statement signed by Rasheedat Okoduwa, its spokesperson, on Thursday said it has so […]

Boko Haram: NAF Destroys ISWAP Logistics Facilities in Borno State By Nsikak Nseyen The Nigerian Air Force says it has destroyed some logistic facilities and structures belonging to the Islamic State of West Africa Province at Bukar Meram on the fringes of the Lake Chad in Borno State NAF Director of Public Relations […]

JUSTICE FOR MR RINJI PETER BALA, JUSTICE FOR PLATEAU STATE. I am deeply sad by the news of the killing of Mr Rinji Peter Bala in Jos Plateau State by a security personnel of the Special Task Force, Plateau State. It is sickening to note that the 300 level university student was not killed by […]