Workers of the Ondo State Internal Revenue Service (ODIRS) staged a protest on Thursday over the non-payment of the new minimum wage, despite prior assurances by the state government. The aggrieved staff, who gathered at the revenue house and barricaded access roads, expressed
The Edo State Assets Verification Committee has accused the immediate past administration of Governor Godwin Obaseki of inflating the contract sum for the Benin-Abraka Road Phase 1C from ₦8 billion to ₦16.4 billion within one year. The revelation was made during an inspection
Afrobeats superstar Kizz Daniel has boldly declared he will quit music if anyone, apart from fellow artist Runtown, comes forward to claim they have written songs for him. The “Buga” hitmaker made the statement while praising Runtown on his X handle, describing him
Edo Queens FC has been shortlisted for the prestigious 2024 CAF Women’s Club of the Year award alongside African champions TP Mazembe and AS FAR of Morocco. This announcement was made by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) on Thursday, ahead of the
Nigerian music sensation Shallipopi has publicly accused his former record label, Dapper Music, of financial exploitation and breach of trust, just weeks after parting ways with the label in November 2024. In a statement released on Wednesday, the artist expressed his disappointment over
The Nigerian Senate has directed the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, to immediately halt the ongoing demolition of properties in Abuja pending the outcome of an investigation by an ad-hoc committee. This resolution was reached on Thursday following a
The Forum of Commissioners of Power and Energy in Nigeria has called for a decentralized electricity framework, stressing its importance in addressing the country’s recurrent national grid collapses. This comes after Nigeria experienced its 12th grid collapse in 2024, causing widespread disruptions. In
Social media activist Martins Ortse, widely known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), has refuted allegations of threatening the life of Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), over the revocation of a plot of land belonging to the family of the late
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol has declared his resolve to “fight with the people until the very last minute” as he faces a parliamentary impeachment vote this Saturday. The vote follows his unprecedented decision to declare martial law and deploy military troops
Swedish authorities have dropped an investigation into alleged rape and sexual assault in Stockholm, with prosecutor Marina Chirakova citing insufficient evidence. The case, which Swedish media associated with Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappe, concluded without the footballer being interrogated or formally notified of