The apex Igbo sociocultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo on Friday warned that there is no future for Nigeria with the current structural imbalance in the political spectrum of the country. The President General of Ohanaeze, Nona Nwodo who stated this in a statement, said that in as much as the northern …
Read More »Minimum wage: Labour rejects FG’s proposal
The negotiation committee set up by the Federal Government to negotiate the consequential adjustment arising from the N30,000 new minimum wage has rejected what the government is offering. The committee, which was inaugurated on May 14, has also failed to meet the four-week deadline to submit its report. However, members …
Read More »Court grants DAAR Comm, NBC leave to settle out of court
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, granted DAAR Communications and the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, leave to settle their dispute out of court. DAAR communications had prayed the court to restrain the NBC from interfering in its operations, pending the determination of the motion on interlocutory …
Read More »Four Nigerians arrested over alleged kidnap of Canadians in Ghana
Four Nigerians have been arrested in Ghana over the alleged kidnap of two Canadians on Friday. The suspects, who are yet to be identified, kidnapped Bailey Jordan Chitty, 20, and Lauren Patricia Catherine Tilley, 19, who were volunteering in Ghana. They were held at a house at Akyease in the …
Read More »Gas explosion rocks popular Rivers shopping mall
A gas explosion at a Port Harcourt shopping mall on Wednesday ignited a fire which left at least five persons critically injured. The incident which happened around 4:00 p.m. forced the early closure of the mall. It was gathered that the fire started at the continental cuisines’ kitchen, a section …
Read More »Buhari, Tinubu will soon taste el-Rufai’s venom, says Shehu Sani
Former lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has described the Kaduna State Governor, Nasir el-Rufai, as a hypocrite, adding that President Muhammadu Buhari will soon taste the poisonous venom of el-Rufai. Sani said this in a Facebook post while responding to el-Rufai’s comments online. El-Rufai had posted photos of Sani and former …
Read More »Protests over five-month detention of students who criticised Madonna varsity
Scores of students, under the aegis of the National Association of Nigerian Students, on Tuesday, blocked the entrance to the Federal High Court, Awka, Anambra State, in protest against the arraignment of six undergraduates of the Madonna University, Okija. The arraigned students, a member of the National Youth Service Corps …
Read More »Democracy Day: Gowon, Abdulsalami, others absent at maiden June 12 celebration
None of the former heads of state and presidents was present at the commemoration of the maiden edition of the newly recognised June 12 Democracy Day celebration on Wednesday. Following almost 20 years of May 29 as Democracy Day, President Muhammadu Buhari officially recognised June 12 in honour of the …
Read More »Here is the full text of President Muhammadu Buhari’s Democracy Day speech.
Protocols 1. All praise is due to GOD Almighty, who spared our lives to be present at this great occasion. We give thanks also that the democratic process has been further entrenched and strengthened. 2. Twenty years ago, a democratically elected government took over from the military in a historic …
Read More »Democracy Day: We’ll move 100m Nigerians out of poverty in 10yrs – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says the All Progressives Congress-led Federal Government can move 100million Nigerians out of poverty within 10 years. The president stated this in his Democracy Day address in Abuja on Wednesday. He said data bases of poor and vulnerable Nigerians, as well as that of unemployed youths, were …
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