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SANUSI DECRIES SEVERE HARDSHIP IN NIGERIA, SAYS ‘THIS IS UNBEARABLE’ The 16th Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi II, has expressed deep concern over Nigerians’ severe economic hardships. His comments came during a ceremony for the distribution of free fertiliser to 52,800 smallholder farmers across Kano State’s 44 local government areas on Thursday. Addressing the gathering at the Government House, alongside …

NOLLYWOOD ACTOR, CHINEDU IKEDIEZE (AKI), WIFE SEPARATE Renowned Nollywood actor Chinedu Ikedieze, popularly known as Aki, has subtly confirmed his separation from his wife, Nneoma Nwaijah, whom he married in 2011. The announcement came on Tuesday, July 16, 2024 through an Instagram post where the 46-year-old actor introduced his new wife, Stephanie Promise, and revealed the couple recently welcomed a …

IPAC DISAGREES WITH SENATE OVER CREATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT INDEPENDENT ELECTORAL COMMISSION The Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, has strongly condemned the proposed bill by the Senate to create the Local Government Independent Electoral Commission. The bill was sponsored by Senator Sani Musa and IPAC says the move is unacceptable and unnecessary, adding that it will lead to duplication of functions …

BENUE CAN PAY N70,000 MINIMUM WAGE – GOV ALIA The Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, has declared that his administration is ready to pay N70,000 minimum wage to state workers. The governor disclosed this in a chat with journalists in Makurdi, saying that his administration has blocked all the leakages. The governor said that his administration is focused …

COURT STOPS INEC FROM RELEASING VOTERS REGISTER FOR RIVERS LG POLLS A Federal High court in Abuja on Friday stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from releasing voters register to the Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC) for the purpose of conducting the forthcoming local government elections in the state. Justice Peter Lifu issued an order of interim injunction …

NEPOTISM PRO-MAX: SIX OF TINUBU’S LAST TEN APPOINTEES ARE FROM SOUTH-WEST Nigerians have come down hard on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the lopsidedness in his political appointments. He is being accused of continuing from the nepotism of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari after making 10 new appointments, six of which favoured his South West region. The trend of his lopsided appointments …

ANTI-GOVERNMENT PROTEST: TINUBUMUSTGO HASHTAG TRENDS ON SOCIAL MEDIA Ahead of the planned nationwide protests over hardship, netizens have threatened to demand President Bola Tinubu’s resignation. A cross-section of Nigerians on their X microblogging handles are using the hashtag #TinubuMustGo to campaign for the protest. They are alleging that the president lacks the ability to tackle the economic crisis bedevilling the …

RIVERS CRISIS: APPEAL COURT DISMISSES SUIT AGAINST TINUBU, FUBARA The Appeal Court in Port Harcourt has upheld a lower court’s decision thereby dismissing an appeal filed by His Highness Anabs Sara-Igbe and nine others. The appeal challenged a previous ruling by Justice Chinwendu Nworgu of the Rivers State High Court, which had dismissed a suit against President Bola Tinubu, Governor …

NDUME REJECTS SENATE COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT Two days after his removal as Senate Chief Whip, Senator Ali Ndume has declined the Senate Committee on Tourism chairmanship, citing a lack of experience and exposure necessary for such a position. Speaking from his home in Maiduguri, he mentioned he never aspired to be the Senate Chief Whip, having already served as the Senate …

MY SPIRIT HAS LEFT PDP – SHAIBU, APPOINTS AIDES The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu has declared that his spirit has left the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He made this disclosure when he appeared on Arise TV on Friday morning. Shaibu, who was reinstated as the Deputy Governor by the Federal High Court days ago, stated that …