A two-storey school building at Saint Academy, Jos, has collapsed, trapping scores of students.The building that housed classrooms and offices collapsed on Friday while the students were writing their third-term examination.A correspondent at the accident scene said the ground floor contains mainly Junior Secondary School One (JSS1) students, while the senior students are on the top floors.At the time of filing this report, rescue efforts were ongoing by the Plateau State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA).Sunday Abdu, the executive secretary of Plateau SEMA, told journalists that the agency had mobilised its personnel and relevant agencies to the scene for emergency rescue…
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Nigerian public officials received a staggering sum of N721 billion as bribes in 2023 during the intersection of then-President Muhammadu Buhari and President Bola Tinubu. “More than NGN 700 billion in cash bribes were paid by citizens to public officials in 2023,” the National Bureau of Statistics reported in a survey on corruption in Nigeria published on Thursday. Last April, the U.S. government expressed concern that Mr Tinubu is continuing the massive corruption trend of his predecessors, given his ministerial appointment of Abubakar Bagudu, a corruption-tainted associate of former Nigerian dictator Sani Abacha. In May, Nigerian government officials were accused of soliciting bribes to…
Ondo State Governor, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, has urged the management of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) to give priority to projects that will meet the peculiar needs of each of the oil producing States in the country. According to the Governor, implementing generic policies and initiatives without putting into consideration the peculiar challenges and comparative advantages of each State is one of the major banes of development in the Niger Delta. Governor Aiyedatiwa stated this while delivering his goodwill message at the Niger Delta Stakeholders Summit, organised by the NDDC at the Obi Wali International Conference Centre, in…
The federal government says organised labour has the duty to enforce compliance with the minimum wage payments by state governments following the inability of some states to pay. George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the end of a two-day Pre-retirement Summit organised by XEM Consulting Ltd. Mr Akume said, “So, as we are discussing paying pension, I will also throw it back to labour; you have the duty to enforce the compliance of these laws; it is not just the question of complaining. You should be able to come in…
The federal government says organised labour has the duty to enforce compliance with the minimum wage payments by state governments following the inability of some states to pay. George Akume, secretary to the government of the federation, said this on Thursday in Abuja at the end of a two-day Pre-retirement Summit organised by XEM Consulting Ltd. Mr Akume said, “So, as we are discussing paying pension, I will also throw it back to labour; you have the duty to enforce the compliance of these laws; it is not just the question of complaining. You should be able to come in…
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Friday, admitted former power minister Saleh Mamman to a N10 billion bail with two sureties. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling on Mr Mamman’s bail application moved by his counsel, Femi Ate, held that alternatively, the former minister should enter into a bond or agreement of N10 billion with a bank. The judge held that the sureties must have landed property within the jurisdiction of the court. Justice Omotosho also held that the sureties’ property, which must have title registers, must be worth N750 million. Moreover, the judge said the sureties…
The police command in Rivers has arrested 14 suspects who disguise themselves as tricycle and taxi drivers, popularly known as “one chance,” to rob passengers of their belongings. The command’s spokesperson, SP Grace Iringe-Koko, told journalists in Port Harcourt on Thursday that the arrest followed growing concerns over increasing attacks on commuters. She said armed robbers disguised as tricycle and cab drivers to target innocent members of the public for attacks. The spokesperson said the development prompted the Commissioner of Police in Rivers, Olatunji Disu, to direct a total crackdown on the syndicate. “This directive led to the arrest of…
A chief magistrates’ court in Ikeja, Lagos, on Friday, ordered that a 43-year-old man, Friday Abu, be remanded in a corrections centre for allegedly defiling his 15-year-old niece. The police charged Mr Abu with defilement. The magistrate, E. Kubeinje, who did not take Mr Abu’s plea, directed the police to send the case file to the state Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) for advice. She adjourned the case until July 23 for the DPP’s advice Earlier, the prosecutor, Insp John Iberedem, told the court that Mr Abu committed the offence on May 29 at about 5:50 p.m. at Olugbede Compound,…
A 35-year-old woman, Jumoke Ayoola, was on Friday docked in an Iyaganku chief magistrates’ court in Ibadan for allegedly threatening to kill her husband.Mrs Ayoola, whose address was not provided, was charged with a threat to kill.She pleaded not guilty.The prosecutor, Insp Akeem Akinloye, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on July 4, at about 1:00 p.m., in the Oluyole area, Ibadan.Mr Akinloye said the defendant hired some killers to kill her husband, Jide, after having a misunderstanding with him.He said the offence contravened the provisions of section 86 of the Criminal Laws of Oyo State, 2000.The…
A housewife, Kafayat Ajoke, begged an Ilorin court for divorce from her husband, Aminullahi Ibrahim, over his inability to provide food for the family.The petitioner also sought custody of the two children and N100,000 monthly as maintenance and feeding allowance.“I noticed that my husband changed after he lost his job one year ago,” said the housewife. “He does not provide enough money for food for the family.”Responding, Mr Ibrahim agreed to the divorce application.Mr Ibrahim said he can only afford to give his wife N2,000 monthly for the maintenance and feeding of the two children.“I don’t have a job, so…