Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has urged the chairmen of the FCT’s six Area Councils to promptly implement and pay the national minimum wage to their workers. Last Thursday, primary school teachers, health workers, and area council employees protested to demand the settlement of minimum wage arrears, among other things. During his remarks at the 2025 International Workers’ Day celebration in Abuja, Wike, who was represented by the Head of the FCT Civil Service, Grace Adayilo, voiced worry over the continuing industrial action by Area Council workers, which was caused by non-payment of the new minimum…

England Football Association (FA) has announced that transgender women would be barred from playing women’s football beginning June 1. The verdict follows a finding by the UK Supreme Court on April 16, which concluded that, under equalities law, a woman is defined by biological sex. The association cited this as a key factor in updating its policy. In a statement released by the English FA on Thursday, the association said it remains committed to making football accessible but must align with the current legal definitions and ensure fairness in the women’s game. “As the governing body of the national sport,…

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar believes that workers play an important part in the country’s growth and success. On Thursday, he issued a statement commemorating 2025 Workers’ Day, urging the Federal Government to regard workers as crucial partners in building a great nation, rather than just tools for economic progress. Atiku said, “The Nigerian worker remains the indomitable engine driving our nation towards the long-anticipated promise of prosperity. “In the face of persistent hardship and inadequate remuneration, Nigerian workers have continued to shoulder the burdens of our economic ambitions with quiet heroism. “It is deeply disheartening that those entrusted with…

Former US Vice President Kamala Harris has begun a criticism of President Donald Trump’s administration, accusing the president and his allies of carrying out a decades-old conservative strategy to alter America via fear, division, and unrestrained power. Harris delivered her first major statement since her party’s setback in the November election on Wednesday at an Emerge event in San Francisco. Emerge is a political organisation dedicated to educating Democratic women for public office. “What we are, in fact, witnessing is a high-velocity event where a vessel is being used for the swift implementation of an agenda that has been decades…

Properties worth millions were destroyed after a fire broke out on Wednesday evening at the popular phone village in Challenge Market, Ilorin, Kwara State, causing serious damage. The inferno erupted about 9:06pm and was suspected to have been triggered by a power surge. The market features about 120 businesses, 80 kiosks, and many stands. According to reports, the fire affected 10 kiosks. Hassan Adekunle, spokesman for the Kwara State Fire Service, stated on Thursday that the fire primarily hit phone shops and service centres. “Our fire crew promptly mobilised and arrived at the scene to find several shops engulfed in…

Controversial hip-hop musician Habeeb Okikiola, also known as Portable, avoided a three-month jail sentence after paying a ₦30,000 fine. Portable was sentenced to three months in prison for assault on Tuesday by Chief Magistrate Babajide Ilo’s court in Ifo, Ogun State’s Ifo Local Government Area, with the option of paying a N30,000 fine. The Police Prosecutor, Inspector Olumide Awoleke, had informed the court that Okikiola committed the act on November 18, 2022, at approximately 11:00 hrs in Okeosa, Ilogbo, inside the Ifo Magisterial District. The charge sheet read: “That you, Badmus Habeeb Okikiola a.k.a. Portable, and others now at large,…

Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has urged young men and women across the state to take advantage of the Nigerian Army’s ongoing recruiting drive, highlighting the abundance of options available in today’s military service. In a statement issued on Tuesday by Olumuyiwa Ojelabi from the Office of the Secretary to the State Government, the governor stated that registration for the 89 Regular Recruits Intake for Trades and Non-Tradesmen/Women will end on Saturday, May 17, 2025. Sanwo-Olu, represented by the State Government’s Secretary, ‘Bimbola Salu-Hundeyin, made the call during a stakeholder engagement at Isheri Olofin’s palace. “It is time for all…

The National Judicial Council (NJC) has declared the appointment of Justice Theophilus Nzeukwu as acting Chief Judge of Imo State void, directing the Governor of Imo State, Senator Hope Uzodinma, to immediately reverse the decision and appoint the most senior judicial officer in the state in line with the provisions of the 1999 Constitution. The decision was part of the resolutions reached at the NJC’s 108th meeting held on April 29 and 30, 2025, under the presidency of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. According to a statement made by the Council’s Deputy Director of Information, Kemi Ogedengbe…

A blogger, Adewale Ajimisogbe, has been convicted by a Federal High Court in Lagos of cyberbullying and defaming Dr Daniel Olukoya, the General Overseer of the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa handed the verdict after Ajimisogbe agreed to a plea bargain with the police and pleaded guilty to all charges. On March 20, 2024, Ajimisogbe and Ayotunde Richards, a former MFM member, were charged with conspiracy, cyberbullying, and libel on 12 counts. While both individuals were charged with three counts of conspiracy to commit cyberstalking and defamation, Ajimisogbe faced nine additional counts of libel. According to…

The Borno State Police Command has encouraged residents of Maiduguri, the state capital, to remain calm following Wednesday night’s explosion at Giwa Barracks. It clarified that the incident was a “friendly-fire” incident rather than an enemy attack. According to the command’s spokesperson, Nahum Daso, preliminary investigations revealed that the explosions originated in the barracks’ armoury. The statement partly reads, “Following reports received of explosions heard in Maiduguri, preliminary investigations indicate that the detonation originated from a friendly-fire incident at Giwa Barracks armoury. “No enemy attack recorded, and the security situation remains firmly under control.” The police spokesman, however, stated that…