BREAKING: Gunshots in Ondo polling unit
Sporadic shootings have been reported at Pollíng Unit 11, Edo Lodge in Oke Ijebu, Akure. Ondo police spokesman, Tee-Lee Ikoro confirmed the incident to Mouthpiece NGR. He said Mobile Police … Read More
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Makinde approves N41m for reconstruction of Apake-Sabo, Ogbomoso
The Oyo state governor, Engineer Seyi Makinde has approved N41 million for the reconstruction and rehabilitation of Apake to Sabo axis of the old Ogbomoso-Ilorin road. The caretaker chairman, Ogbomoso … Read More
INEC gives fresh update on Bayelsa bye-elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said it is about 80 percent ready to conduct the bye-elections into the vacant Bayelsa Central and Bayelsa West senatorial districts on October … Read More
No facemask, no voting in Ondo –PTF
The Presidential Task Force (PTF) on COVID-19 has warned voters without facemasks would not be allowed to perform their civic responsibility during Ondo governorship election on Saturday. National Coordinator of … Read More
IPPIS: ASUP threatens industrial action
ACADEMIC Staff Union of POLYTECHNICS, ASUP, Thursday threatened that its own members would down tool anytime without notice due to challenges they are facing with the implementation of Integrated Payroll … Read More
BREAKING: PDP rejects Prof. Ogungbenro as Ondo Returning Officer
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected Vice Chancellor of the Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Prof. Eyitope Ogungbenro Ogunbodede, as Chief Returning Officer of Saturday’s governorship election in Ondo. The … Read More
Court remands man for robbing housewife of handbag containing N100, Bible
An Ikeja High Court has remanded a 22-year-old man, Elijah Anyasador, in the correctional centre for allegedly robbing a housewife returning from church of her handbag containing N100 and a … Read More
Barcelona deny Dembele talks with Man Utd
BARCELONA have not held any discussions with Manchester United regarding Ousmane Dembele and expect the World Cup winner to remain at Camp Nou, claims Ramon Planes. The Red Devils are … Read More
FG orders fresh verification of N-Power beneficiaries
FG orders fresh verification of N-Power beneficiaries The Federal Government has directed Batches A and B beneficiaries of the N-Power Programme who were earlier omitted from the payment of their … Read More
Davido terminates contract with Lil Frosh over domestic violence
Popstar, Davido, has taken to his verified Instagram page to announce that he has terminated his contract with Lil Frosh over domestic violence allegation. The Fem singer noted in the … Read More
School resumption: Lecturers can’t work on empty stomach, strike indefinite — ASUU
There were strong indications on Monday that students of public universities in the country would stay at home further as the Academic Staff Union of Universities dismissed the Federal Government’s … Read More
BREAKING: Buhari approves special salary for teachers
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved a special salary scale for teachers across the country. The approval coincided with commemoration of the World Teachers Day on October 5. He also increased … Read More
Oyo concludes recruitment for Amotekun
The process of recruiting personnel into the Oyo State Security Agency code-named Amotekun was concluded at the weekend, Mouthpiece NGR has learnt. The agency recruited about 2,000 personnel, including support … Read More
SSANU, NASU begin warning strike
The Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and Senior Staff Association of Nigeria Universities (SSANU) will commence a 14-day warning strike on Monday. Their decision was contained … Read More
Kwara Poly to rusticate students caught kissing, hugging over COVID-19
The management of Kwara State Polytechnic in Ilorin says it will rusticate students caught violating COVID-19 safety guidelines on campus including kissing, hugging and shaking hands. The tertiary institutions, through … Read More
‘No date for reopening of NYSC orientation camps’
The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said there is no official date for the reopening of camps nationwide. The organisation said it was waiting for approval for the reopening … Read More
FG justifies fuel price comparison with Saudi Arabia
The Federal Government has said the comparison made by President Muhammadu Buhari on fuel prices between Nigeria, Saudi Arabia and other countries in his 2020 Independence Day national broadcast is … Read More
‘No one will steal if hands are cut off’ — Smart Adeyemi to introduce bills on Mosaic law
Smart Adeyemi, senator representing Kogi west, says he will sponsor bills for the enactment of the Mosaic law as a measure to curb corruption in the country. Speaking at a … Read More
Chelsea reject Bayern bid for Hudson-Odoi
Chelsea have rejected a loan bid for Callum Hudson-Odoi from Bayern Munich. The Champions League winners have offered to take the 19-year-old on loan for the rest of this season … Read More
Nigeria at 60: Oyo First Lady hosts orphans, others
As a way of letting the joy of the celebration of the country’s 60th Independence anniversary spread around, the wife of the Oyo State governor, Mrs Tamunominini Makinde last week … Read More