Minimum Wage: Labour to Stage Nationwide Protest Tomorrow
The Nigeria Labour Congress has announced it would embark on a nationwide protest tomorrow to press home its demand for a higher minimum wage. The union’s general secretary, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, however clarified today that the planned protest by Nigerian workers is not a strike action. The umbrella labour union has been agitating for an […]
The Amina Zakari Storm, By Simon Kolawole
In 2010, when Dr. Goodluck Jonathan assumed office following the death of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua, he promised us electoral reform. He launched a campaign on “one man, one vote; one woman, one vote; one youth, one vote”. He started to speak about “credible elections”, staring our vocabulary away from “free and fair elections”. This […]
Sowore Gets Support From Home Front
Presidential Candidate of the Africa Action Congress, AAC, Omoyele Sowore has met with political parties and stakeholders of Ondo South Senatorial zone, his home base. At the meeting, he urged them, along with others Nigerians to do the right thing at the polls to truly experience a New Year. “This time around, this is going […]
Ramos slams ‘Scandalous’ Refereeing After Real Madrid Loss
Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos was scathing of the refereeing in his team’s shock loss at home to Real Sociedad, labelling the official’s performance as “scandalous”. Madrid lost further ground in the La Liga title race following Sunday’s 2-0 defeat against visiting Sociedad at the Santiago Bernabeu, where Vinicius Junior was denied a penalty and […]
Malaysia’s King bdicates to Marry Russian Beauty Queen
In a historic first, Malaysia’s king, Sultan Muhammad V abdicated Sunday, ending weeks of speculation about his future after he took medical leave and reportedly married a Russian ex-beauty queen. Sultan Muhammad V’s decision marks the first time a king has stepped aside during his five-year term in the Muslim-majority country. The national palace confirmed […]
My LIfe Under Threat – Dapo Abiodun
The Dapo Biodun Campaign Organisation (DACO), has raised alarm over what it described as “planned smear campaign and violent attack against the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prince Dapo Abiodun.” In a media release made available to journalists on Sunday, the Spokesperson to Prince Dapo Abiodun, Hon. Remmy Hazzan, alleged that there […]
Buhari Orders Soldiers Out of Sealed Daily Trust Newspaper
Armed soldiers that seized the Maiduguri, Borno State office and Abuja Headquarters of the Daily TrustNewspaper, vacated the besieged premises, Sunday night, on the orders of President Muhammadu Buhari who promptly intervened in the face-off. Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, revealed this in a tweet, saying the President […]
Kidnappers Free Abducted LG Workers in Ekiti
The Ekiti State Police Command Saturday disclosed that the two officials of the Emure Local Government Area of the state, who were kidnapped by gunmen have been freed. The two council staff, Pastor A. Onaade and Dr. O. Fashina, were kidnapped along Ikere-Ise-Emure road Wednesday night while returning to Ado Ekiti. Onaade is an accountant […]
I’m Not Buhari’s Niece, I Won’t Resign, Zakari Tells PDP, Others
A National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Amina Zakari, has dismissed reports that she is a blood relation of President Muhammadu Buhari. The Peoples Democratic Party and other political groups as well as individuals had alleged that Zakari, who was, on Thursday, named by the commission as its Chairman, Advisory Committee and Presidential […]
FAAN Warns Against Fraudulent Recruiters
The Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria has warned against people parading themselves as recruitment agents of the Airport Managers, and consequently extorting money from innocent citizens in the process. For the purpose of clarity and emphasis, the agency stated that it is not embarking on any recruitment exercise at the moment contrary to what the […]
