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Says Obi Not Involved By Halimah Olamide Opposition Labour Party on Saturday distanced itself from the much talked about anti-government protests which is reportedly being planned by some concerned Nigerians. The party also dissociated its presidential candidate in the last general election, Mr. Peter Obi from the said protests. Labour Party’s statement came on the heels of allegation by the presidency on Saturday which asked Nigerians to hold Obi responsible for any breakdown of law and order. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, had pointedly accused Obi of being the plotter of the proposed nationwide…
By Kamil Opeyemi At least, 18 persons have been killed while 3 were kidnapped in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area of Benue state on Friday. The gunmen had attacked Mbache Ward in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, in an incident which was confirmed by the Caretaker Chairman of the LG council, Mr. Justine Shaku. He said that a father and his two children were also kidnapped during the attack. Shaku said he received a distress call at 11.00p.m. on Friday that some gunmen were going from house to house forcing people to follow them. According to him, I quickly notified the military…
Agency Report A downpour which persisted from July 19, has disrupted the commencement of the Local Government Area elections in Ebonyi, on Saturday. A News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who monitored the situation around Abakaliki and surrounding areas, reports that people were still inside their houses as at 9.am due to the downpour. There were no voters in many polling units visited while officials of the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC) and security agents were scarcely seen. NAN reports that the rain started at the early hours of Saturday in most parts of the state and had…
By Halimah Olamide The Nigerian Labour Congress on Friday said the decision to agree with the Federal Government on N70,000 as the new minimum wage in the country was a challenging one. NLC said the N70,000 was far from the initial demand of the workers which had insisted on N250,000 as the minimum wage in view of the economic situation in the country. Its communique after an emergency national executive council meeting held on Friday, said however that the decision to accept federal government’s proposal of N70,000 was “in the spirit of solidarity and sacrifice for Nigerian masses to avert…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo Mr. Jarrett Tenebe, on Friday called on the reinstated deputy governor of Edo, Philips Shaibu to join the APC following the Thursday attack on his convoy at the Benin Airport. Tenebe, who was joined by some chieftains of the party, described the attack as calculated attempt to allegedly take life of the Edo’s second citizen. Tenebe made the call in Benin during a solidarity visit to Shaibu to his private residence“What your party (allegedly) tried to do to you was actually planned to take your life. “As…
By Halimah Olamide International energy company, ENI, is coming back to Nigeria with a proposed new investments in diversified sectors of the country’s economy. Leadership of the company met President Bola Tinubu in Abuja on Friday assuring of their readiness to join hands to reposition the economy. This was just as Tinubu reiterated his vision of making the nation more globally competitive and an investment destination. The President said that by exploring the possibilities of innovative thinking, strategic planning, new technology, and research into best practices, his administration’s reforms will reposition the nation’s economy. Receiving a delegation from ENI…
Halimah Olamide Nigerian afrobeat star, Davido, has released the official music video for “Ogechi” on his YouTube channel. The e song originally by BoyPee, Hyce, and Brown Joel, gained popularity on TikTok and Nigerian airwaves before the remix featuring Davido was released. Davido jumped on the track, ‘Ogechi’, days before his wedding and dedicated the song to his wife, Chioma, as a gift for ‘Chivido 2024’. In his post celebrating the song’s success, Davido had called on Boy Pee, Brown Joel, and Hyce to open a joint account where the proceeds of their new music will be remitted. Davido himself…
Agency Report The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo has accused the state police command of complicity in the attack on its Governorship Candidate, Sen. Monday Okpebholo and the reinstated deputy governor, Philip Shaibu. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that gunmen attacked the two on Thursday while exiting Benin Airport shortly after they arrived from Abuja aboard a chattered flight. The party, during a press conference on Friday in Benin, called for the sack of the Commissioner of Police, Funso Adegboye. Kassim Afegbua, Director of Media, APC Campaign Council for the Sept. 21 election, said the ruthless…
By Halimah Olamide Private universities whose students must be compelled to observe their religions must publicly declare their religious interests to guide admission seekers and their parents. This was the advice on Thursday by the Registrar of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof Isiaq Oloyede at the 2024 education policy meeting held in Abuja. Oloyede said universities established by religious organisations have no moral rights to force their students to practice their religions if they were not properly informed of the practices on their campuses. NPO Reports that Oloyede’s call came amid reports of students being forced to…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS) has said 31 inmates are still fleeing after the jailbreak that happened at its Suleja centre. The service called on the general public to cooperate with the service to recapture the 31 inmates as they posed danger to public safety and national security. The Service Public Relations Officer (SPRO) Assistant Controller of Corrections (ACC) Abubakar Umar said this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The break was said to have been caused after a downpour on April 24, wreaked havoc on the Medium Security Custodial Centre resulting in extensive damage…