Senate Leader, Ali Ndume, on Tuesday urged the Senate to look into the area of giving legal backing to a man marrying more than one wife. At the moment, a man is not permitted in Nigeria to legally marry two women at the same. Though some men have more than one wife, but a woman…
Former Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, Steve Oronsaye, has reportedly been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. Oronsaye was apprehended by the anti-graft agency on Tuesday evening, Vanguard reports. According to the report, the former head of civil servants in Nigeria was nabbed in connection with corruption…
The Federal Government has given an automatic employment to the eldest son of late Minister of State for Labour and Employment, James Ocholi, Aaron. Ocholi died in a fatal road mishap on Sunday along with his wife and one other son on Kaduna/Abuja highway. Announcing the gesture on behalf of the government, the Attorney-General of…
President Muhammadu Buhari has felicitated with Nigerian women on the International Women’s Day, which is celebrated today, Tuesday, March 8, 2016. Buhari, in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja by one of his media aides, Garba Shehu, assured women of his government’s commitment to cater for their well-being and progress. The President said in…
On Tuesday, Senate President, Bukola Saraki led some of his colleagues in the Senate to the family of late James Ocholi. Ocholi died in a ghastly motor accident on Sunday afternoon in Kaduna along with his wife and son. The deceased was the Minister of State for Labour before his untimely death in the road…
The abductor of 14-year-old girl, Ese Oruru, Yunusa Dahiru, has been arraigned before a Federal High Court judge in Bayelsa. Yunusa, fondly called Yellow, was taken to court on Monday on a five-count charge. He is being accused of abduction, illicit $ex and unlawful canal knowledge among others of a minor at the court sitting…
As the federal government continues to monitor the level of compliance of all companies engaged in the implementation of the backward integration programme (BIP) in the sugar industry, seeming subtle efforts of BUA Group to violate the tenets of the agreement is causing serious concerns in the sugar industry. An independent, detailed investigation carried out…
Last week, a top member of the All Progressives Congress in Rivers State, Franklin Obiwas, was murdered by some gunmen. The APC man was a well-known politician in Omoku, Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. Also murdered were his wife, Iheoma, and their 18-year-old son, Bestman at their residence in Omoku at about 9pm…
Following the efforts of the Lagos State governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, in ensuring the safe rescue of their daughters on Sunday, parents of the abducted, but now freed students of Babington Macaulay Junior Seminary, Ikorodu, have paid a thank-you visit to the governor. Ambode received the parents along with management of the school on Monday at…
There is nothing more fascinating when travelling than getting something or everything for free and a very important freebie is accommodation as this is one travel expense that can shoot up your travel budget. After you have immerse yourself in what your destination has to offer, figuring out where to stay can be stressful but…