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ANXIETY AS TINUBU FALLS DOWN AT EAGLE SQUARE There were palpable concern and anxiety on Wednesday at the Eagle Square in Abuja President Bola Ahmed Tinubu landed on the floor while attempting to mount the rostrum in the midst of several aides and security personnel. The president arrived at the Eagles Square, in the Federal Capital Territory around 10 am …

TINUBU TO RESHUFFLE CABINET, APPOINTS NEW MINISTERS President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly concluded plans for a shake-up of his cabinet soon. According to Daily Trust, this will include the appointment of new ministers and the creation of a new ministry. The new ministry will be for livestock development, a department hitherto under the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development. A …

WE’VE NEGOTIATED NEW MINIMUM WAGE WITH LABOUR, NASS TO GET BILL SOON – TINUBU President Bola Tinubu has assured the Organised Labour that a an executive bill on the new national minimum wage for workers will soon be sent to the National Assembly for passage. Tinubu made this known on Wednesday in his second Democracy Day speech on June 12, …

ADAMANT DETHRONED KANO EMIR, ADO BAYERO, INVITES DISTRICT HEADS TO DURBAR EVENT The 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, who was recently dethroned by the state government, has invited district heads to durbar, a traditional event held in commemoration of Sallah. The announcement was contained in a circular signed by a senior councilor of the emirate, Alhaji Abbas Sanusi, …

NYSC EXPLAINS WHY IT SHUT DOWN BATCH B REGISTRATION PORTAL The National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, has attributed the shutdown of the registration portal for Batch B prospective corps members to a technical glitch. In a statement by its Director of Information and Public Relations, Eddy Megwa, on Tuesday, the NYSC said the portal was closed after reaching the maximum …

CIVILIAN STAFF SHUT DOWN DEFENCE MINISTRY HEADQUARTERS IN ABUJA Civilian staff of the Ministry of Defence under the umbrella of the Joint Executive Council, have shut down the headquarters of the ministry in Abuja over alleged brutalisation of their members by soldiers. President of the Council, Didam Joel, said a civilian staff of the ministry has been under detention for …

IT’S CRIMINAL FOR STATES TO MISAPPROPRIATE LOCAL GOVT FUNDS – SULLIVAN CHIME A Fmformer Governor of Enugu State, Mr Sullivan Chime, says it is criminal for states in the country to misappropriate local government funds, saying that it hinders development at the grassroots. Chime stated this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Enugu …

TRAGEDY IN MALAWI AS VP, EX-FIRST LADY, OTHERS FEARED KILLED IN PLANE CRASH The military aircraft conveying Malawi’s Vice President Saulos Chilima which went missing on Monday have been found. The military plane carrying the VP and nine others, including the former First Lady, Shanil Dzimbiri, failed to make a landing on Monday morning. The VP and the nine others …

ECLIPSE OF NASI EL-RUFAI, THE SUN “Without death penalty, 90% of Nigerians will continue to see corruption as God’s blessings. The anti-corruption campaign will be a huge waste of time. We are already heavily populated, why can’t we sacrifice the top criminals to save the country’s future?” – Nasir El-Rufai Now, the House of Assembly in Kaduna State, the state …

I EFCC BEGINS INVESTIGATION ON EL-RUFAI, SET TO INVITE FORMER GOVERNOR A special task force of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is set to commence a full-scale investigation into the alleged fraud case involving former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai. It was understood that the task force held a long session on Monday, during which it considered the …