The Lagos State government has collaborated with a private outfit named Automedics Plc, which deals with servicing and repairs of automobiles, to train auto artisans in the state on some safety tips and others. Speaking at the maiden edition of a training session on mandatory self-activated insurance cover for all auto maintenance artisans in Lagos…
Members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW, and that of Road Transport Employers of Nigeria, RTEAN, engaged in a free-for-all on Friday, July 8, 2016, in Ibadan, Oyo State. The fight between the two rival transport groups erupted over the daily fees charged by the drivers’ unions. According to reports, the clash…
Organised labour in Nasarawa State has declared an indefinite strike over the state government’s decision to cut workers’ salaries by 50 per cent. While addressing newsmen on Friday at the Labour House in Lafia, Comrade Abdullahi Adeka, Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, in the state; and Danladi Namo, Trade Union Congress, TUC, Chairman,…
Reports say some suspected Fulani herdsmen have murdered a prominent community leader at Farare in Gorong village area of Girei Local Government area of Adamawa State. The victim, named Haruna Ayuba, was reportedly killed in an ambush by the suspected herdsmen. It was said that Ayuba was attacked on Sallah day on his way to…
In a bid to seek spiritual intervention, pensioners in Osun State have held prayer sessions to seek payment of their pension arrears and gratuities by the state government. They gathered in thousands at the Osogbo township stadium led by the Osun State chairman of the Nigeria Union of Pensioners, John Olunlade. According to the senior…
Some cultists suspected to belong to the Aye Confraternity group have killed not less than 11 persons in two communities in Ogun State. It was reported that the suspected cult members stormed Igode and Fakale communities in the Sagamu Local Government Area of Ogun State on Thursday, shooting and killing anything in sight. Seven persons…
A policeman identified as Sergeant Mathew Oche, in Lagos has been accused of causing the death of a man travelling for the burial ceremony of his younger sister in Benue State. The deceased’s son identified as Ebonyi Ogbole, took to Instagram on Thursday to narrate how the unfortunate incident occurred at the Iddo area of…
A student of the Abia State Polytechnic identified only as Abel, has allegedly killed the landlord of one of the students’ lodges in the Immaculate area of Aba, Abia State. It was said that the accused had a disagreement with the deceased and allegedly stabbed him in the stomach. Abel, who is a final year…
Residents of Lagos State have been told to go about their lawful duties during the Eid el-Fitr celebrations on Wednesday and Thursday. A statement issued by the Lagos States Police Command disclosed that “adequate and necessary security measures have been put in place during and after” the period. “In furtherance to this, all Muslim Faithfulls…
Few weeks ago, some secondary school students in Oyo State took to the streets to air their views on the administration of Governor Abiola Ajimobi. The called the governor, who gained power under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, different names. They claimed his government has brought untold hardship to them and their…