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There was pandemonium on Saturday immediately after the commencement of the opening ceremony of the 7th National Youth Games (NYG) in Asaba, the Delta State capital.The pandemonium followed the sudden collapse of a gate to the main bowl of the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba on a middle-aged woman said to be one of the athletes.Continue reading "BREAKING: Gate Collapses On Female Athlete At Opening Of 7th Nigerian Youth Games In Delta State"

The President Bola Tinubu administration has approved the implementation of 35% and 23% of salary increment for Staff of all Federal Tertiary Institutions. And also The FG will pay arrears from 1st January 2023. This is contained in a letter from the office of the Auditor General of the Federation with Ref. NO: OAuGF/Sw/C/QP/1395/VOL.1/II TheContinue reading "FG INCREASES SALARIES OF TERTIARY INSTITUTIONS’ STAFF BY 35 PERCENT"

Following government’s refusal to accede to the demands of the Nigeria Labour Congress ( NLC ), the congress has announced that it will go on an indefinite nationwide strike. The strike was officially announced on Friday by Benson Upah, the NLC’s Director of Information and Public Affairs. The union, which had emnarked on a two-dayContinue reading "NLC DECLARES INDEFINITE NATIONWIDE STRIKE, SAYS FG FAILED TO MEET DEMANDS"

The Nigeria Police Force on Saturday confirmed that its operatives have arrested and detained a Nigerian woman, Peace Ekom Robert, saying she is wanted for fraudulent activities.The Force Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, stated this in a release, adding that the woman would be charged to court at the end of police investigations. SaharaReporters hadContinue reading "Nigerian Police Arrest, Detain Woman Who Sued Inspector-General, Others For Breaching Her Fundamental Rights"

The Nigerian Army has rescued six abducted female students of the Federal University Gusau in Zamfara State. It was not clear if there were more students kidnapped by terrorists from their hostels on Friday morning. TVCNews reports that the kidnapped students were rescued by Operation Hadarin Daji of the Nigerian Army. It was learned that someContinue reading "Nigerian Army Rescues 6 Abducted Female Students Of Federal University Gusau"

The tricycle rider in Kano State, Auwalu Salisu, who returned missing N15million to the owner has been asked by the Kano State Matchmaking Marriage Association, better known as Mai Dalilin, to select four out of the 10 women that would be presented to him for marriage.Salisu went viral on the internet after returning the sumContinue reading "Kano State Government Offers Tricycle Rider Four Women To Marry For Returning Lost N15million"

In a bid to stop the United States of America’s investigation agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from releasing his alleged criminal records, numbering over 2, 500 pages, PresidentBola Tinubu has dispatched a team of lawyers to the United States to team up with American lawyers to file an appeal to this effect. RecallContinue reading "TINUBU MOVES TO STOP FBI FROM RELEASING HIS RECORDS"

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has condemned in strongest terms, the bloody attack that led to the killing of eight joint security personnel including the Nigerian police officers, military officers and officers of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defense Corp (NSCDC) at Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State. SaharaReporters reported on TuesdayContinue reading "IPOB Condemns Bloody Attack, Killing Of Eight Nigerian Security Personnel By Gunmen In Imo"

Despite the numerous assurances by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that the subsidy is gone, finding shows that the federal government paid N169.4 billion as subsidy in August to keep the pump price at N620 per litre. There have been several reports suggesting that the current price stagnation despite the worsening exchange rate and international crudeContinue reading "SUBSIDY BACK AS FG PAYS N169.4BN IN AUGUST"