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NIGERIA’S FAILING STATUS CONFIRMED UNDER EMILOKAN – OBASANJOFormer President, Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria’s failing status under the reign of President Bola Tinubu is “confirmed and glaringly indicated and manifested for every honest person to see.”He labelled Tinubu as “Baba-go-slow and Emilokan.”A statement on Saturday by his Media Aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Saturday, quoted Obasanjo to have said this while delivering …
Read More »BOTTLED UP EMOTIONS: NIGERIAN MEN BATTLE ‘DEPRESSION’ AMID ECONOMIC HARDSHIP
BOTTLED UP EMOTIONS: NIGERIAN MEN BATTLE ‘DEPRESSION’ AMID ECONOMIC HARDSHIP https://169358276ff3870f263f1be83ba3bbe6.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html As Nigeria grapples with biting economic hardship, a quieter crisis is unfolding- the pressure to provide for family has become a crushing weight for many men. https://169358276ff3870f263f1be83ba3bbe6.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-40/html/container.html The fight to repress this pressure, especially in a society that prioritizes issues affecting women and children, has driven some men into …
Read More »NJC DISMISSES $1M, BULLET-PROOF CAR, LAND GIFT ALLEGATION AGAINST JUDGE IN RIVERS CASE
NJC DISMISSES $1M, BULLET-PROOF CAR, LAND GIFT ALLEGATION AGAINST JUDGE IN RIVERS CASE The National Judicial Council, NJC, has dismissed four separate petitions filed against Justice Peter Odo Lifu of the Federal High Court, Abuja over judgements he delivered on Rivers State political matters. The petitions written to the NJC were predicated on allegations that the judge was induced with …
Read More »WHY NORTHERN GOVERNORS OPPOSE TINUBU’S TAX REFORM BILL
WHY NORTHERN GOVERNORS OPPOSE TINUBU’S TAX REFORM BILL Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has said that the Northern Governors are not against President Bola Tinubu’s tax bills but are uncomfortable with the removal of the Value Added Tax (VAT) from the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). Governor Sule said there were so many good things about the tax reforms that …
Read More »NO AGREEMENT TO GIVE ATIKU 2027 PRESIDENTIAL TICKET – PDP
NO AGREEMENT TO GIVE ATIKU 2027 PRESIDENTIAL TICKET – PDP The Peoples Democratic Party has denied having any agreement to hand over its presidential ticket to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar or any of its political bigwigs ahead of the 2027 election. This was disclosed by the PDP’s Deputy National Youth Leader, Timothy Osadolor, in an exclusive interview with Saturday …
Read More »APPEAL COURT SACKS TINUBU’S MAN, MC OLUOMO AS NURTW NATIONAL PRESIDENT
APPEAL COURT SACKS TINUBU MAN, MC OLUOMO, AS NURTW NATIONAL PRESIDENT The emergence of Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, as the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has been invalidated by the Court of Appeal. The ruling of the Appeal Court also affirmed Tajudeen Baruwa as the re-elected NURTW president. Recall that the …
Read More »UNIZIK VC SPEAKS ON CONTROVERSIAL ACADEMIC RECORDS
UNIZIK VC SPEAKS ON CONTROVERSIAL ACADEMIC RECORDS Bernard Odoh has spoken on his controversial academic profile and appointment as the vice-chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU) in Anambra State. Mr Odoh, a professor, emerged as the seventh substantive vice-chancellor of the university on 29 October. He hails from Ebonyi State, where he unsuccessfully sought to become governor in …
Read More »WHY IGBO APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM IS FAILING, VICTIMS NARRATE EXPRIENCES
WHY IGBO APPRENTICESHIP SYSTEM IS FAILING Igbo-Day-celebrationJude Eze looks frail. At his Orhom Orba village in Udenu LGA of Enugu State, Jude appears to be living in anguish of wasted years of apprenticeship in Cotonou, Benin Republic. He claims that his dream of becoming a self-made man before the age of 30 is now a mirage. “I am 44,” he …
Read More »WHY FG DIDN’T IMPLEMENT SUPREME COURT JUDGEMENT ON LG COUNCILS – AGF
WHY FG DIDN’T IMPLEMENT SUPREME COURT DECISION ON LOCAL COUNCILS -AGF The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Justice Minister Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) has explained why the Federal Government did not insist on the immediate implementation of the July 11 judgment of the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to local gGovernments. Fagbemi said rather than insisting on prompt application …
Read More »NJC SENDS TWO JUDGES PACKING OVER AGE FALSIFICATION
NJC SENDS TWO JUDGES PACKING OVER FALSIFICATION OF AGE The National Judicial Council under the Chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN) Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has sanctioned five serving judicial officers for various acts of misconduct.Specifically, the Council at its 107th meeting held in Abuja suspended Justice G. C. Aguma of High Court of Rivers State from performing judicial …
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