No fewer than seven Guinean schoolgirls drowned on Sunday after a pirogue — a long wooden vessel — they were travelling in capsized, the education minister said. The girls were crossing the Niger river in the northeast of Guinea in West Africa to take high school entrance exams that begin on Monday. “We are struck by this bad news that …

The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) on Sunday directed its members to withdraw their services nationwide over the sudden removal of fuel subsidy by the Nigerian government. In a notice by its acting General Secretary, Comrade Dominic Igwebike, NUEE urged its members to comply with the directive and stop work from the early hours of Wednesday. In his inaugural …

Indications emerged that the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission (ICPC) has uncovered uncompleted constituency projects by National Assembly members worth over N45 billion. The projects were tracked by sectors and states, showing the numerical and percentile breakdown of the projects. This is part of the Constituency and Executive Projects Tracking Initiative of the ICPC, which is in …

The Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC), Dr. Solomon Arase said he has succeeded in creating a cordial working relationship between the Commission and the Nigeria Police Force. The former Inspector General of Police said he is building a new Police force that will once again be attractive to the Nigerian youths. He noted that in less than two …

The governorship election petition tribunal in Oyo State has dismissed the petition of the Action Alliance (AA) and its gubernatorial candidate, Babatunde Samson Ajala against Governor Seyi Makinde. The three-man tribunal, led by Justice Ejiro Emudainohwu, delivered the judgement on Friday. Other members of the tribunal who sat in Ibadan, the state capital, are Justices Baraka Wali and I. S. …

No fewer than 11 suspected members of a militia group commonly referred to as Kalare Boys in Gombe State have been arrested by operatives attached to Operation Hattara. Policemen and operatives of other security agencies are attached to Operation Hattara working to ensure peaceful co-existence within the metropolis. According to a statement on Thursday by the state Police Public Relations Officer, Assistant …

The Group Managing Director of NNPC Limited, Malam Mele Kyari has revealed that the administration of President Bola Tinubu has concluded an arrangement to have one of the four refineries repaired and operating at an optimal level before the end of the year. Kyari made the revelation when he visited the party secretariat for a meeting with the National Chairman …

Ikeja Electric has introduced the Singleview 2.0 web application, an enhanced customer self-service package with consolidated account management features. In a statement, it said the web application would cater to different customer types, including prepaid, postpaid, maximum demand, non-maximum demand, and bilateral customers, aiming to elevate their experience. The Head of Business Innovation and Transformation, Paul Ehiagbonare said that it …

A Lagos State Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a father, Suleiman Usman, to life imprisonment for defiling his eight-year-old daughter. Usman was charged to the court by the state government. The state government arraigned Usman on a two-count charge bordering on defilement of his two daughters of eight years and five years at their residence, at 2, …

The Lagos State Police command has commenced an investigation to track down the suspects behind the burning of the Oregun Police Post in the Ikeja area of the state. In the early hours of Monday, angry youths reportedly invaded the police post located on Olayiwola Close, set it ablaze and injured a policeman on duty. The motivation behind the attack …