The Senate has approved President Bola Tinubu’s request to appoint 20 special advisers. Senate President Ahmad Lawan read the president’s request on the floor of the upper legislative chamber on Tuesday and it was approved through a voice vote during plenary. The identities of the 20 special advisers were not disclosed in the request. “Because there … [Read more…]
A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, awarded a N10 million fine against the immediate-past Minister of State for Labour and Employment and Spokesperson of Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Mr. Festus Keyamo, for filing a “frivolous suit” against the Peoples’ Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate in the February 25, 2023, election, Alhaji Atiku … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Monday, June 5, secured seven key agreements with the Federal Government before suspending its planned nationwide strike scheduled to commence on Wednesday, June 7. NLC declared the strike to compel the government to rescind its decision to remove the subsidy on petrol. While the NLC was mobilising its members … [Read more…]
The price of aviation fuel known as Jet A1 has been on a downward slide as soon as the fuel subsidy was removed which jacked up the price of premium motor spirit (pms) otherwise known as Petroleum, findings by our correspondent has revealed. Our correspondent learnt that from over N800, aviation fuel crashed to N650 … [Read more…]
Victor Osimhen is excited by Napoli’s Serie A title success this term, saying the feat humbles him. The Nigerian scored 26 league goals this season helping his side win their first title in 33 years. Osimhen’s exploits also earned him the top scorer prize in the Serie A, the first African to do so. Hours … [Read more…]
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has suspended the planned strike to commence on Wednesday over the removal of the petrol subsidy. The resolution was announced by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila and confirmed by the President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, after a six-hour meeting between the Federal Government … [Read more…]
Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has alleged that his predecessor, Bello Matawalle, spent N2,794,337,500 on vehicles and failed to leave them behind upon his exit from office last Monday. The governor’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Sulaiman Bala Idris, in a statement on Saturday, said a contract awarded by the former governor, for … [Read more…]
A Chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former military governor of old Ondo State, Chief Olabode George, has described as sheer fallacy and bundle of untruth, the reports that he has accepted a job in President Bola Tinubu-led APC’s administration. The statesman said that he’s too old to engage in any full time … [Read more…]
Candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi, who alleged that the 2023 presidential election was rigged, on Friday, tendered before the Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, 136 additional exhibits to support his claim. The exhibits, which were admitted in evidence by Justice Haruna Tsammani-led five-member panel, comprised of results of … [Read more…]
Misfortune does one of two things, it either forges resilience or it breaks you – it reveals the best of men or it unmasks the ugliness in the heart – it allows strength flow from your reserve or it unearths your weakness. From bad governance to insecurity to a sickly health system and death traps … [Read more…]
By Daberechukwu Egbo Remember your secondary school subjects, History and Government, where you were taught that democracy is a government of the people, a government by the people and a government for the people. You were taught – no one is above the law in a democratic society; the rule of law which is also … [Read more…]
By Samson Abanni We know fame, that stuff that’s wildly difficult to pin down but which everyone knows on sight. The numbers say less that 0.008% of the world population get to win fame but today we will meet a young black woman who cooked it in 4 days and did not break a sweat … [Read more…]