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Gov El-Rufai Plans to Lay Off More Public Servants in Kaduna State?

The governor has announced that a purge will take place in the state civil service which he described as over-bloated The announcement has triggered reactions from Nigerians on social media Governor Nasir El-Rufai, on Monday, April 12 made known his administration’s plan to disengage some

Mother locks up twin babies without food for 3 days

Nigerian Mother locks up twin babies without food for 3 days

The Police Command in Ekiti on Monday rescued two-year-old twin babies after they were locked up in a room by their mother for three days. A statement in Ado-Ekiti by Mr Sunday Abutu, the command’s Public Relations Officer, said the incident happened in Igbara-odo, Ekiti South-West

Man beheads colleague after seeing his N13m account balance

Man beheads colleague after seeing his N13m account balance

A 29-year-old man has paid the supreme price for telling his friend about a heavy sum his South Africa based elder brother sent to him for the completion of his (elder brother’s) housing project back home in Nigeria. Abuchi Wisdom Nwachukwu was allegedly murdered by

627 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria

627 new cases of COVID-19 recorded in Nigeria

According to the Nigeria Center for Disease Control (NCDC), 229 cases were recorded in Lagos, 65 in FCT, 54 in Abia, 42 in Borno, 35 in Oyo, 28 in Rivers, 28 in Edo, 27 in Gombe, 21 in Ogun, 18 in Plateau, 18 in Delta, 10

Ogun police arrest 3 Islamic clerics for fraud, rape

Ogun State police arrest 3 Islamic clerics for fraud, rape

Three self-acclaimed Islamic clerics (pictured above) who specialize in swindling unsuspecting members of the public of their hard earned money as well as having unlawful carnal knowledge of their female clients have been arrested by men of the Ogun state police command. A statement from the

Nigerian Man Saves 357k from not Drinking!

Nigerian Man Saves 357k from not Drinking!

A man gave up alcohol and began saving the money would have used to purchase drinks in a piggy bank. He has now broken the bank to reveal how much he’s saved in 124 days of sobriety.   Sharing photos of his money, he tweeted:

It’s Official: INEC postpones all Nigeria’s general elections

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday postponed the presidential and national assembly elections. The announcement by INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja came hours before Nigerians were slated to head to the polling units. The announcement was made at about 2:30

Alex Iwobi is Nigeria’s Most Valuable Footballer

Alex Iwobi is Nigeria’s Most Valuable Footballer

22-year-old Arsenal and Super Eagles midfielder Alex Iwobi is now the most valuable Nigerian footballer. Thanks to the CIES Football Observatory, an algorithm exists to help calculate the transfer values of players from the big 5 leagues, taking into consideration their age, the length of their contract, the influence

NLC to Protest Minimum Wage on Tuesday

It’s Not a STRIKE! NLC to Protest Minimum Wage on Tuesday

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) will on Tuesday hold a nationwide protest in a bid to raise the minimum wage from ₦18,000 to ₦30,000. Punch reports that the commission had through a statement released by its General Secretary, Peter Ozo-Eson, clarified that the protest does not translate to strike action. The