The House of Representatives has advanced the “Widowhood Leave Bill, 2023” sponsored by Hon. Said Musa Abdullahi, representing the Bida/Gbako/Katcha federal constituency of Niger State, to the second reading. Abdullahi emphasized the importance of introducing Widowhood Leave to address the unique challenges faced by widows and widowers. He underscored the need for such leave to…
Rewrite Operatives of the Edo State Police Command have arrested a 22-year-old man, Rukevwe George, in military camouflage for alleged possession of arms. The State Commissioner of Police, CP Funsho Adegboye, who paraded the suspect before newsmen in Benin City on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, said the onslaught against crime and criminality in the…
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio has stated that he doesn’t believe that those behind the killing of sixteen military personnel in Okuama community in Ughelli South local government area of Delta state last week, are from Niger Delta. Speaking during plenary today, March 19, Akpabio countered a motion raised by Senator Edeh Dafinone, who represents…
Kris Jenner’s sister, Karen Houghton, has passed away. Sources from law enforcement reported Karen’s death to San Diego County officials on Monday, March 18, in San Marcos, California. The exact circumstances surrounding her passing remain unclear, but county officials are currently attributing her death to natural causes. Karen, Kris Jenner’s only sister, was born three…
Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has urged Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last election, to throw his support behind President Bola Tinubu in addressing the nation’s challenges. According to a statement by Ibrahim Addra, the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Governor Sule made this appeal during…
The Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) has announced the restoration of voice and data services that were affected by cable cuts. Dr. Reuben Muoka, the Director of Public Affairs at NCC, made this announcement in a statement issued in Abuja on Monday, March 18. Muoka explained that the disruption, which occurred on March 14, was due…
The National Association of Academic Technologists (NAAT) has announced plans to initiate a three-day warning strike starting on Wednesday, March 20, to protest the non-payment of four months’ withheld salaries. Following a directive by Bola Tinubu in October 2023, university workers who participated in a prolonged strike in 2022 were to be compensated for the…
Rewrite The Rivers State Police Command has arrested a 16-year-old SS2 student who raped his 11-year-old female colleague at a school in the Rumukwurusi area on the outskirts of Port Harcourt, Rivers State. According to Punch, the suspect raped the minor in front of his friends on Friday, March 15, 2024. Shortly after…
President Bola Tinubu says the All Progressives Congress (APC) is on the path to victory in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Edo State. President Tinubu expressed the optimism on Monday in Abuja during the presentation of the party’s flag to the Edo gubernatorial candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, and his running mate, Honourable Dennis Idahosa. Addressing…
Nine of the abducted female students from the Federal University in Gusau, Zamfara State, have regained their freedom, bringing some relief to their families and loved ones. The abduction occurred on September 22, 2023, when suspected terrorists raided off-campus hostels near the Federal University in Sabon Gidan Community, kidnapping a total of twenty-four female students.…
