Thursday, April 3, 2025

Local News

Kano-Niger Republic rail project: Communities tackle FG over compensations for 3,252 owners

Construction work has intensified on the $1.96 billion Kano-Maradi rail project despite the strained relations between the Federal Government and the military junta in...

Ekweremadu’s wife regains freedom from UK prison

Wife of a former Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, Beatrice has been released from the United Kingdom’s prison. Senator Ekweremadu, his wife, and Dr....

University of Ibadan students protest 82-day power outage in UCH

Angry students of the University of Ibadan in Oyo State have staged a peaceful protest against the 82-day power outage at the University College...

Doctors declare three-days strike in Abuja, shut hospitals

Association of Resident Doctors, Federal Capital Territory Administration (ARD FCTA) has commenced a three-day warning strike over unpaid salaries, allowances, and other demands. The strike...

Gov Bago bans heavy trucks on Dikko bridge after Niger tanker explosion

Niger State Governor, Mohammed Bago, has banned heavy-duty trucks from plying the Dikko Bridge, following the fatal tanker explosion on Saturday. The governor who visited...

Court bars FRSC from arresting vehicles, penalising drivers with faded number plates

A Federal High Court, sitting in Lagos has restrained the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) from arresting vehicles with faded number plates. Justice Akintayo Aluko...

Kwara to employ 1,800 new senior class teachers • to prioritise STEM subjects, rural areas • ⁠applicants will write CBT, undergo drug tests

Kwara State Governor Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq has approved a request of the Teaching Service Commission (TESCOM) to hire 1,800 teachers, 100 non-teaching staff, and 200...

Nine Oyo princes fault Owoade’s appointment as Alaafin

Princes from nine royal families in Oyo, collectively known as the Atiba 9, have rejected the appointment of Abimbola Owoade as the Alaafin of...