Senator Ajibola Bashiru, who represents Osun Central in the National Assembly, is the spokesman of the 9th Senate. In this interview with Deputy Editor EMMANUEL OLADESU and Deputy Political Editor RAYMOND MORDI, the former Osun State Attorney-General...

By Tony Akowe, Abuja   Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) President Ayuba Wabba has said Nigerian workers were prepared to defend their position on the national minimum wage with whatever it takes. Wabba spoke yesterday in Abuja when House of Representat...

Police yesterday said they arrested 50 suspects linked to kidnapping, armed robbery, possession of firearm and trafficking hard drugs. Force spokesman Frank Mba said this during a media briefing in Abuja. He said one AK47 rifle, seven locally-made pi...

By Okodili Ndidi, Abuja   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday said it will soon engage the leadership of the National Assembly on the division, revision and alteration of electoral constituencies across the country. The co...

By Precious Igbonwelundu    The Lagos Police Command has described as unacceptable the violent attack on two riot policemen by a mob in Computer Village. The armed policemen who were part of an anti-piracy team deployed to the market were seen in a...

From David Adenuga Bauchi   Three commuters have died when their vehicle plunged into a river at Tasham Turmi in Alkaleri council area of Bauchi State, the Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) said yesterday. Sector Commander Yusuf...

From Ernest Nwokolo, Abeokuta   A lecturer in the Department of Business Management at the Covenant University Ota, Dr. Stephen Ukenna, has been arrested by the police in Ogun State for allegedly raping a teenage girl. The alleged victim is a 17...

By Blessing Olaifa and Tony Akowe, Abuja   The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) have released a framework on the pricing of Unstructured Supplementary Service Data (USSD) services. From March 16, USSD ch...

From Bisi Oladele, Yinka Adeniran, Ibadan, and Elo Edremoda, Warri   A member of staff of Polaris Bank identified as Ismail Adeoye and a quarry worker identified as Isaac Popoola have been abducted by gunmen in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. The two...

By Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin The Kwara state government has directed the reopening of the 10 grant-aided mission secondary schools shut down over hijab (veil) controversy. The reopening of the schools became effective yesterday (Wednesday March 17) even...