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Two Die In Niger Boat Mishap
A boat mishap that occurred at Kippo village of Mokwa Local Government Area of Niger State has killed two brothers. The Director of Media and Strategy, Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs and Disaster Management in the state, Mallam Habibu Wushishi, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday in Minna. Wushishi, who said that the incident occurred at 10:00 pm on Thursday, June...
Osun APC Tackles Gov. Adeleke Over Sack Of Health Workers
Osun State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has bemoaned the pitiable plight of the health sector under the administration of Governor Ademola Adeleke. The party also described it as the worst that could ever happen to the 33-year-old state. Osun APC chairman, Tajudeen Lawal in a statement issued on Sunday alleged that it was the height of cruelty for...
Edo Guber: Okpebholo Will Correct Wrongs Of Obaseki – APC
Barely three months before the Edo State governorship election, the campaign council of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has said that its candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, when elected governor of the state, would right the wrongs of the Governor Godwin Obaseki-led administration. DAILY POST reports that Kassim Afegbua, media consultant to the campaign council, gave the assurance on Sunday in...
Rivers Crisis: Police Issue Stern Warning To NULGE Over Planned Protest
The police in Rivers State have called on the Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE, to suspend its planned protest over the closure of 23 local government council secretariats, citing credible intelligence reports of potential hijacking by hoodlums. This is contained in a statement issued by SP Grace Iringe-Koko, the command’s Public Relations Officer, in Port Harcourt. “The police command...
Hajj 2024: Another 430 Kebbi Pilgrims Back From Saudi Arabia
Another 430 pilgrims from Kebbi State who performed this year’s holy pilgrimage in Makkah, Saudi Arabia, are back in Nigeria. The pilgrims arrived at Sir Ahmadu Bello International Airport Birnin Kebbi this Monday morning. The plane AIRBUS A330 was said to have taken off from Jeddah International Airport, Saudi Arabia, at about 9 pm Saudi time and landed in Nigeria 1:20...
Do Not Be Quiet Over Injustice, Silence Is Connivance – Cardinal Onaiyekan Tells Nigerians
Former Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Cardinal John Onaiyekan, has called on Nigerians not to be quiet but speak out against injustice. Cardinal Onaiyekan made this call at the inauguration of the Catholic Social Teaching, CST, programme at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria, CSN, in Abuja over the weekend, warning that silence was tantamount to complicity. He stressed the need to actively...
Sen. Kalu At Visit To Gov. Otti Proposed N90,000 Minimum Wage
Senator Orji Kalu has visited the Abia State Governor Alex Otti where he re-echoed his N90,000 minimum wage proposal for workers following the impasse between labour unions and the Federal Government about a new wage. Uzor Kalu re-echoed his stance after the Friday visit where he held a closed-door meeting with Otti in his country home in the Isiala-Ngwa South...
Hon Obi Aguocha Leads 50 Federal Legislators To Free Nnamdi Kanu, Writes Tinubu
About 50 members of the House of Representatives from different parts of Nigeria and Political Parties known as concerned federal lawmakers for Peace and Security in the South East have appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to invoke section 174 of the constitution of the federal republic of Nigeria, 1999(as amended) and section 107(1) of administration of criminal justice...
Face Your Job, Leave Matters Not Of Concern To You, Gov. Abba Yusuf Tells Security Agencies
Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State has warned security agencies in the state against meddling or involvement in matters outside their primary assignment or designated responsibilities. The governor, who gave the warning at the commencement of the 15th weekly meeting of the Kano State Executive Council held at the Government House, instructed the security agencies to strictly adhere to their...
Nigeria Housing The Hungriest People In The World — Peter Obi
Former Anambra State Governor and Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has described Nigeria as poverty capital of the world, with the hungriest and most insecure people on earth. Obi has, in recent time, been consistently speaking out against the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, faulting its policies and focus especially...
