The Presidency has warned that if the organized labour has its way over its demand for nearly N500,000 as the national minimum wage, it will have serious consequences on the nation’s economy. Special Adviser to the President on media and Read more…
Month: June 2024
A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, sitting at Zuba, has reserved its judgement on a N500million libel case that a former Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Geoffrey Onyeama, institute against a career Ambassador in the Ministry, Lillian Read more…
Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, said on Saturday that Nigeria was becoming more volatile, uncertain and complex. He added that insecurity had made the country a dangerous place, filled with so much suffering and hunger. For him, the leadership has to Read more…
I have received yet another disheartening news of the killing of five soldiers by suspected militants of the proscribed terrorist organization, IPOB. The slain soldiers were on peacekeeping duty in Aba, Abia State on Thursday when they were murdered, just two Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor Nnewi Five people have been sent to their early graves on Sunday in Anambra State, following an early morning multiple accident. The accident happened at Oba in Idemili South LGA of the state. Sources claimed that government Read more…
From Ifeoma Ejiofor The Azia community in Ihiala LGA of Anambra State on Saturday elected their new Igwe after waiting for nine solid years. The newly elected monarch, Chief Francis Chikezie who got a total number of three hundred and Read more…
The President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Mr. Yakubu Chonoko Maikyau, OON, SAN, has expressed deep concern over the recent conflicting orders emanating from the Federal High Court and the Kano State High Court regarding the stool of the Emir of Kano. Read more…
A medical doctor, Dr. Rose Agwu, whose teenage brother was among those arrested by men of the Nigerian Army in the aftermath of the recent killing of soldiers in Aba, Abia State, has decried the abuse he endured while in Read more…
The Federal Government has pleaded with Organised Labour to reconsider its decision to embark on an indefinite strike from Monday, June 3, 2024, in protest against the government’s refusal to raise the proposed minimum wage from N60,000. The interest of Read more…
Pope Francis on Saturday received in audience Zuzana Čaputová, President of the Slovak Republic and her entourage. President Čaputová subsequently met with Cardinal Secretary of State Pietro Parolin, accompanied by the Reverend Msgr. Mirosław Wachowski, Under-Secretary for Relations with States. Read more…
Nigerian activist Aisha Yesufu has stirred up a heated debate after a video of her sitting during the recitation of the new national anthem at an event went viral on social media. The human rights advocate has now addressed the Read more…
The Russian military has carried out a series of long-range strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure and warehouses storing Western-supplied equipment, the Defense Ministry has said. In a statement on Saturday, the ministry said that high-precision air- and sea-based weapons were Read more…