EDO APC GUBER CANDIDATE IN HOSPITAL AFTER GUNMEN ATTACK Senator Monday Okpebholo, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Edo State, is currently receiving medical attention at an undisclosed hospital following an attack on his convoy by suspected political thugs in Benin City. The attack, which occurred on Thursday afternoon, left one policeman dead and two others injured. According …

GUNMEN ATTACK EX-EDO DEPUTY GOVERNOR, SHAIBU, DAY AFTER REINSTATEMENT, POLICE OFFICER KILLED Comrade Philip Shaibu, impeached but reinstated deputy governor of Edo State, came under gun attack in Benin City, capital of Edo State, on Thursday. Shaibu, whose impeachment was voided by a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, had returned to Edo from Abuja when his convoy was …

GUNMEN ATTACK EX-EDO DEPUTY GOVERNOR, SHAIBU, DAY AFTER REINSTATEMENT, POLICE OFFICER KILLED Comrade Philip Shaibu, impeached but reinstated deputy governor of Edo State, came under gun attack in Benin City, capital of Edo State, on Thursday. Shaibu, whose impeachment was voided by a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, had returned to Edo from Abuja when his convoy was …

HOUSE OF REPS MEMBERS AGREE ON 50% SALARY CUT TO FIGHT HUNGER The House of Representatives at a plenary session on Thursday pledged to give up 50 per cent of their salaries for six months to address the hunger across the country. During the session presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu amended the motion, urging his …

WHY WE ACCEPTED ₦‎70,000 MINIMUM WAGE – LABOUR The leaders of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) announced that they have accepted the N70,000 minimum wage approved for Nigerian workers by President Bola Tinubu. A statement by Bayo Onanuga, the Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, indicated that President Tinubu also pledged …

TINUBU APPROVES ₦‎70,000 MINIMUM WAGE, TO REVIEW WAGES EVERY THREE YEARS President Bola Tinubu has approved N70,000 minimum wage for Nigerian workers with promise to review the national minimum wage law every three years. President Tinubu also promised to find ways to assist the private sector and the sub-nationals to pay the minimum wage. President Tinubu announced the decisions at …

TINUBU HAS RESOLVED TO BE TINUBU HAS RESOLVED TO BE A ONE-TERM PRESIDENT – LUKMANA former National Vice Chairman (North-west) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has said the actions of President Bola Tinubu have suggested that he is not interested in serving a second term as Nigeria’s leader.The former APC chieftain added that both President Tinubu and the APC are …

JUDGE WALKS OUT AS EFCC, YAHAYA BELLO’S LAWYERS CLASH IN COURTJUDGES WALKS OUT AS EFCC, YAHAYA BELLO’S LAWYERS CLASH IN COURTThe planned arraignment of Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi State, on alleged N82 billion fraud charges took a heated turn on Wednesday as two senior advocates engaged in a verbal clash during the proceedings.The two lawyers involved were Abdulwahab …

SCIENTISTS FIND SCIENTISTS FIND UNDERGROUND CAVE ON MOONScientists have confirmed an underground cave on the moon not far from where Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed 55 years ago and suspect there are hundreds more that could house future astronauts.An Italian-led team of scientists on Monday said there is evidence of a sizeable cave, accessible from the deepest known pit …

COURT REINSTATES PHILIP SHAIBU ACOURT REINSTATES PHILIP SHAIBU AS EDO DEPUTY GOVERNORA Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday morning, reinstated Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu as the Deputy Governor of Edo State, following his earlier impeachment by the Edo State House of Assembly.The Court presided over by Hon. Justice James Omotosho held that the removal of the Plaintiff, …

akpabio RESHUFFLES AKPABIO RESHUFFLES SENATE COMMITTEESSenate President Godswill Akpabio has carried out a minor shake-up of the standing committees of the upper legislative chamber.Akpabio made the changes on Wednesday after Ali Ndume, senator representing Borno South, was removed as the chief whip and replaced with Tahir Monguno, the senator representing Borno North.As part of the reshuffle, Akpabio appointed Musa Mustapha, …

BILL FOR SIX-YEAR TENURE FOR PRESIDENT, GOVS PASSES FIRST READING IN HOUSE OF REPS House of Representatives has passed through the first reading, a bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution to provide for a single term of six years for the offices of the president, state governors and local government area chairman. The proposed legislation is sponsored by the …

PRESIDENT TINUBU ANNOUNCE MINIMUM WAGE FIGURES TODAY The long-awaited national minimum wage announcement is expected today, Thursday, as President Bola Ahmed Tinubu meets with organised labour at the Presidential Villa. The meeting, a continuation of last week’s discussion, will see the President and labour leaders finalize negotiations on the new minimum wage. While the Federal Government has proposed N62,000, labour …

YAHAYA BELLO’S  ARRAIGNMENT TODAY MAY STALL AS EX-GOV WANTS APPEAL COURT TO VACATE ARREST WARRANT The arraignment of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, over the alleged N80 billion money laundering charges made against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), scheduled for today may be stalled again, as Justice Emeka Nwite of the …

OHANAEZE REJECTS TINUBU’S MINISTRY OF LIVESTOCK, SAYS IT’S REINTRODUCTION OF RUGA The apex Igbo socio-cultural youth organisation, Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has rejected the proposed creation of the Ministry of Livestock by the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government Speaking to journalists in Enugu, Enugu State capital on Monday, the National President General of OYC, Igboayaka Igboayaka, asked President Tinubu to …