ECOWAS to deliberate again on grey areas Goodluck Jonathan By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Special Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, Envoy to Mali, and former President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday briefed President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, on the political development in Mali. This is as the Heads of …
Nigerian should keep faith, it’s not yet over — TUC By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar The leadership of Organised Labour in Cross River comprising Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC& Trade Union Congress, TUC have described the suspension of the strike scheduled to hold today as unfortunate adding that dialogue was key in every negotiation. The leaders …
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrazaq By Demola Akinyemi Organised labour unions in Kwara state under the aegis of Joint Kwara State Labour Congress (JKLC) on Monday issued Kwara state government 14 days ultimatum to sign the N30,000 new minimum wage into law or risk industrial action to press home their demands. The Kwara state government in a …
By Ike Uchechukwu The Management of Port-Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company, PHED on Monday debunked allegations by Cross River Water Board, CRSWB, that it was supplying epileptic power in Calabar occasioning the water Corporation to spend 150 million naira on diesel monthly. PHED stated that that the disconnection of Cross River water Board, CRSWB, power supply …
Says another N2.5bn in deceased Agric ministry staff Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission, ICPC, on Monday, said that it uncovered the sum of N2.67 billion payment made to some federal colleges for school feeding during the lockdown in …
Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, The Chairman, Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences (ICPC), Prof. Bolaji Owasanoye, says its Constituency Projects Tracking is not targeted at lawmakers. Owasanoye disclosed this in Abuja on Monday at the 2nd National Summit on Diminishing Corruption in the Public Sector, which was organised in collaboration …
President Muhammadu Buhari By Johnbosco Agbakwuru PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari today sought stronger collaboration among the three tiers of government to fight corruption in the country, saying that his administration was determined to end the menace of corruption in all sectors. President Buhari stated this in his remark at the 2nd National Summit on Diminishing Corruption with …
Senate President Lawan By Johnbosco Agbakwuru – Abuja President of the Senate, Dr. Ahmad Lawan on Monday, said that the judiciary can help in the fight of corruption by ensuring that cases that border on corrupt practices are dispatched expeditiously. The Senate President said when prosecution of a case of corrupt practice stretched to a number …
By Demola Akinyemi, Ilorin A former Minister for Youths and Sports, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, has challenged Nigerian youths to take a cue from him whose parents were very poor and be determined to succeed in life, irrespective of their background. Bolaji also former Commissioner for Education in Kwara state who recalled with nostalgia how he …
President Muhammadu Buhari signing a document President Muhammadu Buhari is delighted that the bond of friendship between Nigeria and The People’s Republic of China has continued to strengthen. The President, in a letter of felicitation with President Xi Jinping on the occasion of the 71st Anniversary of the proclamation of the Republic of China, and the …
Karimi Sunday By Tordue Salem A former member of the House of Representatives and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Rep. Sunday Karimi has raised the alarm over the deplorable condition of Lokoja-Okene, Lokoja-Obajana-Kabba roads in Kogi State. In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, the two-term lawmaker bemoaned that the roads had …
President Muhammadu Buhari By Nwafor Sunday President Muhammadu Buhari has been dragged to Supreme Court by thirty six state governors (36) over his Presidential Executive Order No. 00-10 of 2020 signed in May, 2020. The states averred that the executive order Buhari signed had pushed the Federal Government’s responsibility of funding both the capital and recurrent …
By Festus Ahon, Asaba Youth Wing of the Urhobo Progress Union, UPU, has lashed out at former Minister of State for Education, Olorogun Kenneth Gbagi over allegations of stripping four of his workers at Signatious hotel, calling on the Inspector General of police to expedite action in his immediate arrest and prosecution. Recall that four workers …
Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi State. By Peter Okutu Abakalikiv— Ivo and Ishielu Local Government areas of Ebonyi State, weekend, fixed dates for a public denouncement of female circumcision (Female Genital Mutilations, FGM. While Ivo, which has five communities chose October 31, Ishielu, with 15 communities fixed 24. The two local governments, during a consensus …
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AvqfBnB-c-o?rel=0] Video by Akpokona Omafuaire IMMEDIATE past Governor of Delta State, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has returned to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP after about two years in the All Progressives Congress, APC. Also read: Supreme Court verdict not end of road for Adeleke, PDP in Osun – Atiku Vanguard News The post VIDEO: I’m back to make PDP stronger, …
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. …Insists on October 1st sit at home By Nwafor Sunday The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Monday advised those clamoring for Igbo Presidency to jettison the ambition. The group through its leader Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, said that what Igbo wants is Biafra and not ‘Presidency’. Recall …
The police on Monday arraigned two men before an Ogudu Magistrates’ Court, Lagos, for allegedly belonging to a secret society. The defendants, Charles Chuwuemeka, 23, and Taiwo Babalola, 28 whose addresses were not provided, are facing a two-count charge of conspiracy and membership of an unlawful society. The prosecutor, ASP Rita Mommoh, told the court …
A total of 661 people were arrested in Malaysia on Sunday for breaking rules aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus, Defence Minister Ismail Yaakob said on Monday. The minister said this during a news conference in Bangkok. According to the official, the offences include businesses not recording customer contact details for tracing …
Some Nigerians have commended the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) over the suspension of the industrial action scheduled to commence on Monday morning. Labour announced the suspension of the planned strike following an agreement reached with the Federal Government at a meeting which ended in early hours on …
A total of 661 people were arrested in Malaysia on Sunday for breaking rules aimed at curbing the spread of the novel coronavirus, Defence Minister Ismail Yaakob said on Monday. The minister said this during a news conference in Bangkok. According to the official, the offences include businesses not recording customer contact details for tracing …
