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”Vote Buying Jeopardise Nation’s Democracy” – Dickson
The senator for Bayelsa West, Henry Seriake Dickson, has urged Nigerians to stand up to the threat of vote buying and election result manipulation, cautioning that these actions jeopardise the nation's democracy. In a statement made available to newsmen in Sokoto on Saturday, Dickson said stakeholders must take collective responsibility in confronting electoral malpractice and the dangerous trend of pre-determined...
Court Orders Immediate Release Of Sen. Kalu
Federal High Court sitting in Lagos on Tuesday gave an order for immediate release of Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, the senator representing Abia North. Kalu, a former governor of Abia state has been in Kuje Correctional facility since December last year after he was convicted on allegations bordering on corruption. The Supreme Court last month upturned the conviction for not following...
More Economic Hardship Coming, Change Your Strategy – Primate Ayodele Tells President Tinubu
The Leader of INRI Evangelical Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, on Tuesday advised President Bola Tinubu to change his approach towards economic hardship because he still foresees more economic crises for Nigeria. Primate Ayodele who commended Tinubu for his intervention in the Naira devaluation issue, maintained that the government hasn’t done the right thing to tackle economic hardship in the country. In...
Senate Holds Closed Door Talks Over Rivers Emergency Rule
The Senate has convened in a closed session to discuss President Bola Tinubu's declaration of emergency rule in Rivers State, along with the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara and other elected officials. The closed session was announced after Senate President Godswill Akpabio read a letter from Tinubu at plenary on Thursday. Senate leader Opeyemi Bamidele subsequently moved a motion for a...
Labour May Resume Indefinite Strike As Tripartite Committee Okays N62k As Minimum Wage
The Tripartite Committee constituted by the Federal Government on National Minimum Wage has concluded negotiation with a recommendation of N62,000 as the monthly minimum wage for civil servants. The recommendation was disclosed late Friday night after a marathon meeting of the committee in Abuja. ABN TV reports that while the federal government and the Organised Private Sector (OPS) agreed on the...
I’ll Make JAMB Result Validity Four Years If Elected President – Kwankwaso
The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Kwankwso, has promised to extend the validity of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) result to four years. Kwankwaso made the promise while presenting party flags to six North-East states’ gubernatorial and 18 senatorial candidates of the party at the North-East presidential rally on Thursday in Bauchi. He noted that...
”Nigeria Set To Eliminate Agricultural Problems” – Tinubu
On Saturday, President Bola Tinubu gave his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, his word that he is working to eliminate all obstacles impeding Nigeria's agricultural sector's growth, particularly bureaucracy, which he claimed causes delays in the sector's potential being realised. He said this will enable food sovereignty and export for the country in areas such as livestock production. Tinubu...
Elder Statesman Chief Edwin Clark Is Dead
Nigeria has lost one of its most prominent elder statesmen, Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, a former Federal Commissioner for Information and an influential leader in the South-South region. He passed away on Monday night, February 17, 2025, at the age of 97. The Clark family confirmed his passing in a statement signed by Prof. C.C. Clark, which read: “The Clark-Fuludu Bekederemo family...
Beijing Expresses Indifference Over Trump Tariffs Threat
Residents of China’s capital city expressed indifference and defiance on Saturday when asked by AFP about the latest threat by US President Donald Trump to impose blistering new tariffs on the country. On Friday, Trump announced suddenly that the United States would slap additional 100 percent tariffs on all Chinese imports from November 1 “or sooner”, also calling into question...
Nigerian Aviation Crisis: Strike Should Be The Last Resort – Allen Onyema
Chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema, has given his opinion regarding the strike the country’s aviation workers embarked upon. The striking aviation unions recently gave a seven-day ultimatum to shut down the airport, with a procession to the international wing of the Murtala Muhammad International Airport in Lagos. On the first day of their two-day warning strike, the workers barricaded access...
