Former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (State), Solomon Ewuga, is dead. The chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) died on Tuesday after a prolonged illness. A family member in Akwanga and Nasarawa-Eggon who spoke with Daily Trust late Tuesday confirmed the sad development. The source disclosed that the deceased’s burial rituals would […] The post Former FCT Minister Is Dead appeared first on Naija News.
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The Joint Action Committee of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities and Allied Institutions (NASU) have extended their strike ultimatum to the Federal Government by another two weeks. Recall that the two unions had earlier issued a seven-day ultimatum to the government over unresolved welfare concerns, […] The post University Workers Extend Strike Ultimatum By Two Weeks appeared first on Naija News.
Two persons, including a serving police officer and a female passenger, were confirmed dead on Tuesday after a 40-foot container truck toppled onto a commercial tricycle at the Ijora Causeway, Lagos. The incident, according to the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA), occurred when the truck, marked XP 368 AKD, lost control while attempting a […] The post Police Officer, Female Passenger Killed As Container Crushes Tricycle In Lagos appeared first on Naija News.
Factional National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, on Tuesday led members of the party’s National Executive Committee to pay a condolence visit to the 2023 vice-presidential candidate, Dr. Datti Baba-Ahmed, over the death of his elder brother, Mouftah Baba-Ahmed. Naija News reports that the visit was confirmed in a statement issued in […] The post Abure Leads LP Delegation On Condolence Visit To Datti Baba-Ahmed appeared first on Naija News.
Former Information Minister, Jerry Gana, has lamented that leaders in Nigeria are no longer thinking. According to him, the country would not be where it is if the leaders were taking more initiatives. Speaking during the Anniversary of the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR) and the Commemoration of the 2025 International Peace Day […] The post I Don’t Love Going To Market Again In Nigeria – Former Minister Laments appeared first on Naija News.
The Lagos State Police Command has confirmed that a leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Shamsideen Adio, popularly known as Shameleon, will be arraigned on Friday for the alleged killing of a dispatch rider on Lagos Island. Adio, 55, was arrested after a violent scuffle on Tapa Street, Lagos Island, on […] The post Lagos Police To Arraign NURTW Leader Over Dispatch Rider’s Death appeared first on Naija News.
The lawmaker representing Pankshin/Kanke/Kanam Federal Constituency of Plateau State in the House of Representatives, Yusuf Gagdi, has stated that farmlands have become a safe haven for bandits, kidnappers, and other criminals. Naija News reports that Gagdi made this disclosure on Tuesday while responding to questions in an interview on Politics Today, a programme on Channels […] The post APC Lawmaker, Yusuf Gagdi Laments Bandits Attacks appeared first on Naija News.
Former Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, has paid glowing tribute to the late Chief Audu Ogbeh, describing him as a rare statesman, intellectual force and precious gem whose voice and wisdom will be deeply missed. Speaking on Monday at a night of tributes held at the International Conference Centre, Abuja, Ngige said Ogbeh’s […] The post ‘Tell Awolowo, Azikiwe, Ahmadu Bello Things Are Still Bad In Nigeria’ – Ngige To Late Audu Ogbeh appeared first on Naija News.
The palace of the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, has dismissed recent comments by the Oluwo of Iwo, Oba Abdulrosheed Akanbi, in which he claimed that Ile-Ife is not the origin of the Yoruba people. The Ooni’s spokesperson, Moses Olafare, according to Punch, described Oluwo’s remarks as baseless and undeserving of serious attention. “No […] The post ‘No Reasonable Person Will React To Oluwo’s Comments’ – Ooni’s Place appeared first on Naija News.
Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mufti, Sheikh Abdulaziz bin Abdullah Al-Sheikh, has reportedly died. Naija News reports that although the Saudi Royal Court confirmed his passing, it did not disclose his age or cause of death. Multiple Saudi media outlets put his age at 82. Al-Sheikh’s death on Tuesday marked the end of more than two decades […] The post Saudi Grand Mufti, Abdulaziz Al-Sheikh Is Dead appeared first on Naija News.
