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Stop referring to IPOB as a terrorist organization – Nnamdi Kanu’s lead counsel, Ejimakor warns
Aloy Ejimakor, the lead counsel for Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), on Friday urged the Presidency, the Nigerian Army, the Nigeria Police, and the public to stop labeling the group as a terrorist organization. Ejimakor cautioned that such defamatory and prejudicial labeling of IPOB would be vigorously contested through litigation and other lawful measures. He referenced a current High Court judgment in Nigeria, which declared that the proscription In a statement he signed, Ejimakor said: “Mazi Nnamdi Kanu’s Legal Team is under firm instructions from our client to issue this final warning to all persons…
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Minimum Wage:“I can’t afford to pay my driver one hundred thousand” – George Akume
George Akume, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, has expressed concerns over the impracticality of the wage increase demands from organized labour. He conveyed this during a Thursday meeting in Abuja with the National Executive Council of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN). The former Governor of Benue State urged the Christian community to support the ongoing negotiations of the tripartite Committee on minimum wage. Akume noted that paying a minimum wage of N100,000 to his drivers would be a challenging obligation. “I can’t afford to pay my driver one hundred thousand because they are four,” Akume lamented. He…
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Wike is one of the best appointments ever made in the history of the current democratic dispensation in this country – President Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu praised the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, stating that Wike has ceased dancing and singing and has proven to be one of the best appointments in his administration. Represented by Kashim Shettima, the President made this remark while inaugurating the extension of the Inner Southern Expressway (ISEX) and the Outer Southern Expressway (OSEX) to the Southern Parkway, also known as the Goodluck Ebele Jonathan Expressway, in Abuja on Wednesday, June 5. ”Today’s commissioning is the fourth completed road that we have proudly unveiled in the Federal Capital Territory, all executed in less than…
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We are open to welcoming former members but not thinking of a merger – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has announced that it is not involved in any merger or amalgamation talks with other political parties. This clarification comes amid discussions by PDP’s 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, about forming a coalition with Labour Party’s Peter Obi and others. However, Yunusa Tanko, spokesperson for the former Obi-Datti campaign, stated that Obi is not interested in a merger for political power. Despite this, the PDP expressed willingness to welcome back former members. This statement followed the NWC’s 587th meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. A statement by PDP’s spokesman, Debo Ologunagba, reads:…
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El-Rufai: ‘They left behind estates, malls for their children but debt for poor masses’ – Shehu Sani
Former lawmaker Senator Shehu Sani has claimed that the previous administration led by Nasir El-Rufai left estates and malls to their children while burdening the children of the poor in Kaduna State with substantial debt. This statement follows the adoption of a report by an ad-hoc committee of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, which calls for an investigation into El-Rufai’s governance from May 2015 to May 2023. The report indicates that many loans obtained during El-Rufai’s tenure were not used for their intended purposes, and in some cases, due process was not followed in securing these loans. According to…
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NDIC to repay Heritage Bank customers within one week – MD assures depositors
The Nigerian Deposit Insurance Corporation (NDIC) has reassured depositors of Heritage Bank that their funds will be repaid promptly. Managing Director Bello Hassan announced at a press briefing that the NDIC will expedite the repayment process, aiming to settle claims within one week instead of the 30 days required by law. He added that NDIC staff are already stationed at all bank locations to begin verifying insured deposits. He said; ”All depositors are currently being verified for onward payment of insured benefit of N5 million, depositors with insured deposits above N5 million will be paid upon the sale of the…
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If the judiciary doesn’t declare election losers as winners, politicians won’t go to court – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has remarked that some politicians turn to the courts because they believe they might be declared winners of elections they ostensibly lost. During the inauguration of the new state high court complex in Asaba on Tuesday, June 4, Jonathan stated that if politicians were confident the judiciary would remain uncompromised, they wouldn’t seek judicial intervention. ”My thinking is that 50 percent of those who go to court go to court because they felt they were cheated by the electoral management system; they were rigged out. “When you feel naturally aggrieved, you have to go to court.…
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The rising cases of violence against manhood demand a specific law to protect it against being abused – Shehu Sani
Former Senator and Civil Rights Activist Shehu Sani has expressed concern over the increasing incidents of men having their genitals cut off during domestic disputes in Nigeria. Sani during an interview in Abuja on Wednesday, advocated for the implementation of strict laws against such acts in Nigeria. He noted that these incidents have been rising and emphasized the need for legal protections for men against such violent acts by their spouses. Sani also condemned the actions of the Kaduna housewife who attacked and mutilated her husband. ”The woman who cut the manhood of her husband in Kaduna has committed a…
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Strike: “Economic Sabotage” – Godswill Akpabio speaks on shutting down national grid
Senate President Godswill Akpabio has criticized organized labour for shutting down the national grid, describing it as economic sabotage rather than a push for a new minimum wage. On June 4, Akpabio spoke on the Senate floor following a motion by Senator Diket Plang regarding the indefinite strike initiated by labour on June 3 over the government’s failure to set a new minimum wage. The strike led to a nationwide blackout as part of the union’s efforts. Akpabio condemned the disruption of the ongoing West African School Certificate Examination and hajj flights, calling these actions excessive and detrimental. He commended…
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There is no reason we can’t have N500,000 minimum wage but the level of productivity in the economy cannot support it – Moghalu
Kingsley Moghalu, a former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, stated that the Nigerian government could pay a minimum wage of N500,000 if the country had a robust production economy. However, due to the current lack of such an economy, the government can only afford a minimum wage between N75,000 and N100,000. This statement comes during ongoing negotiations between organized labor and the government on increasing the minimum wage. Posting on X, Moghalu wrote: “In the debates on the national wage in Nigeria we miss the fundamental point: there is little or no productivity in the economy. If…
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One of the most shameful thing I have seen is when men try to marry women for money – Cleric, Bolaji Idowu says
Lagos-based cleric, Bolaji Idowu has slammed men who marry women for financial gains. He described it as shameful He said this while preaching in his church. ”One of the most shameful thing I have seen is when men try to marry women for money. How can you be a grown man and your dream in life for success, your strategy for success is I will find a rich girl form a rich family and I will marry her. Is it because you believe there is nothing in you that can produce. That is consumer mentality. How do you want to…
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Minimum Wage: Half agbado is better than none – Lawmaker, Shehu Sani
Former lawmaker Senator Shehu Sani has responded to the suspension of the nationwide strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC). Sani stated that suspending the strike will allow for ongoing negotiations to continue. The suspension of the strike to make room for continued negotiations is ok. Half agbado is better than none,” the former lawmaker wrote on X. the Labour Union said the suspension was to give room for uninterrupted meetings with the tripartite committee on the new national minimum wage.
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