IPOB TELLS SOUTH EAST GOVERNORS TO CANCEL CONTRACTS WITH EEDC

IPOB TELLS SOUTH EAST GOVERNORS TO CANCEL CONTRACTS WITH EEDC The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has asked governors in the South East to cancel all power contracts with Enugu Electricity Distribution Company (EEDC) for allegedly impeding the development of the Region. The group stated that the company was incapable of providing reliable, adequate, and affordable electricity to support the …

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20 STATES DENY WORKERS WAGE AWARD, LABOUR KICKS

20 STATES DENY WORKERS WAGE AWARD, LABOUR KICKS The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has described refusal of some states to pay the wage award to their workers as the height of insensitivity, lamenting the suffering workers were going through as a result of the… Eight months after the Federal Government commenced payment of N35,000, a wage award in addition to …

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MINIMUM WAGE: NASS PROPOSES LEGISLATION TO SANCTION NON-COMPLIANT STATES

MINIMUM WAGE: NASS PROPOSES LEGISLATION TO SANCTION NON-COMPLIANT STATES The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Senator Yemi Adaramodu (APC, Ekiti South), has disclosed that the National Assembly is proposing a legislation that would compel all the 36 states of the federation to adhere strictly to the new minimum wage figure that would be passed into law. Senator Adaramodu …

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RANGERS INTERNATIONAL ON VERGE OF WINNING LEAGUE TITLE

RANGERS INTERNATIONAL ON VERGE OF WINNING LEAGUE TITLE The 2023/24 Nigeria Premier Football League (NPFL) winners may be decided on Sunday, June 16 if Rangers International of Enugu win at home while Remo Stars lose their away game. Rangers International will host Bendel Insurance while Remo Stars will be away to Sunshine Stars of Akure. Despite a less impressive away …

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AYOGU EZE JOURNEYS HOME AMIDST TEARS

AYOGU EZE JOURNEYS HOME AMIDST TEARS Tears flowed freely, on Friday, as the remains of the former senator that represented Enugu North Senatorial zone in the National Assembly, Ayogu Eze, was laid to rest. Eze’s remains were committed to mother earth at about 1.45pm at his Umuida country home in Igboeze North Local Council, Enugu State. He died at the …

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MY REFINERY WILL REDUCE FUEL PRICE IN NIGERIA – DANGOTE

MY REFINERY WILL REDUCE FUEL PRICE IN NIGERIA – DANGOTE The Chairman of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote, has said his $20 billion 650,000 barrels per day Lagos-based refinery will crash the price of fuel as it reduced the price of diesel in Nigeria. Dangote disclosed this at a recent Afreximbank Annual Meetings and AfriCaribbean Trade & Investment Forum in Nassau, …

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EMIR TUSSLE: COURT SLAMS N10M FINE ON KANO STATE OVER BREACH OF BAYERO’S RIGHT

EMIR TUSSLE: COURT SLAMS ₦‎10M FINE ON KANO STATE OVER BREACH OF BAYERO’S RIGHT A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, has ordered Kano State Government to pay N10 million as compensation for breaching the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero’s fundamental human right. The presiding judge, Justice Simon Amobeda gave the order while delivering the judgment in the case …

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NWODO, WABARA LEAD OHANAEZE COMMITTEE ON RESTRUCTURING

NWODO, WABARA LEAD 20-MAN OHANAEZE COMMITTEE ON RESTRUCTURING The apex Igbo socio-cultural group, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, has picked former Enugu State Governor, Dr. Okwesilieze Nwodo, and former Senate President Adolphus Wabara to lead a 20-man committee which will articulate a position for Ndigbo in the proposed restructuring of Nigeria. Other notable members of the committee include: former Imo State governor, Ikedi …

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CONSTITUENTS BEAT UP LAWMAKER FOR FAILING TO DELIVER ON CAMPAIGN PROMISES

CONSTITUENTS BEAT UP LAWMAKER FOR FAILING TO DELIVER ON CAMPAIGN PROMISES Olusoji Adetunji, the House of Representatives member representing Ifelodun/Boripe/Odo-Otin federal constituency in Osun State was allegedly beaten by his constituents during a recent visit to his hometown. In the video that went viral on social media, the lawmaker is seen being attacked by residents who alleged that he neglected …

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APPEAL COURT DISMISSES YAHAYA BELLO’S CASE AGAINST EFCC

APPEAL COURT DISMISSES YAHAYA BELLO’S CASE AGAINST EFCC BOSS The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a previous ruling made by a Kogi State High Court against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, concerning a contempt case and restraining order filed by the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. In …

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EMIRATE TUSSLE: POLICE BAN DURBAR ACTIVITIES IN KANO

EMIRATE TUSSLE: POLICE BAN DURBAR ACTIVITIES IN KANO The Kano State Police Command has issued an order banning all Durbar activities throughout the State for the upcoming Eid-el-Kabir (Sallah) celebrations as part of enhanced security measures to ensure public safety and peace in the State during the festive period. In a statement released on Thursday by the Police Public Relations …

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TROOPS ARREST SUSPECTED KILLERS OF 5 SOLDIERS IN ABA

TROOPS ARREST SUSPECTED KILLERS OF 5 SOLDIERS IN ABA Troops operating in the southeast region of Nigeria have achieved a significant breakthrough by arresting the perpetrators responsible for the deaths of five soldiers in Abia State. This operation was carried out during a raid on hideouts belonging to the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra/Eastern Security Network (IPOB/ESN) fighters in Abia …

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TINUBU RECEIVES DRAFT BILL ON REGIONAL GOVT TODAY

TINUBU RECEIVES DRAFT BILL ON REGIONAL GOVT TODAY President Bola Tinubu will today receive a draft bill seeking a return to a regional system of government for Nigeria. The proposed legislation authored by a chieftain of the Yoruba socio-cultural association, Afenifere, Akin Fapohunda, and titled, “A Bill for an Act to substitute the annexure to Decree 24 of 1999 with …

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UGWU-ONYEAMA: ANOTHER BLOODY SCENE, CAUSED BY ARMY CHECKPOINTS, BY DONS EZE

UGWU-ONYEAMA: ANOTHER BLOODY SCENE CAUSED BY ARMY CHECKPOINTS, BY DONS EZE Once again, another bloody scene was witnessed on Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at the “notorious” Ugwu-Onyeama, a hilly stretch of road of about five kilometers from Enugu Metropolis, enroute the Ninth Mile Corner, along Enugu-Onitsha Expressway. On that particular day, an articulated vehicle was said to have lost control …

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