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Special salary and allowances for teachers are underway- FG
The federal government has disclosed plans to boost teachers salary and working conditions in the country. This was made known by the Minister of Education for State, Chukwuemeka Uwajiuba, during the Seplat Energy Education Roundtable and STEP Certificate Award ceremony for trained teachers on Thursday March 17 in Benin, Edo state capital. He also said the president has approved the extension of the retirement age for teachers, from 60 to 65 years, and the length…
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“Igbos are Nigerians too”- Deji Adeyanju speaks on power returning to North if a Yoruba president emerges in 2023
Human Rights activist, Deji Adeyanju has said that Nigeria will not survive another Yoruba President era. In a tweet he shared, he said the Igbos should be allowed to produce Nigeria’s president in 2023. According to him, a Yoruba person can’t be president in 2023 because power will return to the North after another 8yrs He wrote: “Nigeria will not survive what some tribalistic Yoruba people are planning for 2023. Igbo presidency must be on…
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Why I slapped Obiano’s wife – Bianca Ojukwu reveals
Bianca, wife of late Odumegwu Ojukwu, has explained why she slapped out-going First lady of Anambra state,q Ebele Obiano at the inauguration ceremony of Prof. Charles Soludo.Bianca in an interview with Arise TV on Friday said she had tried ignoring Ebele following her verbal attack not until she tried to take off her (Bianca) headtie did she decide to defend herself She said: “I did not pay any attention to her arrival. Surprisingly, she walked…
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“The intended resumption of collections at the Lekki toll gate is yet another example of a serious lack of empathy by the Lagos State Govt” – Banky W
Singer, Bankole Wellington popularly known as Banky W has reacted to the decision by the Lagos State Government to resume collection at the Lekki Toll gate. The singer lamented the extreme difficulties experienced by Nigerians. He described the decision as unfair not just for those who were hurt by the events of the EndSARS but for “majority of Lagosians just trying to survive in these difficult times” The singer tweeted; The intended resumption of collections…
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Obiano not released from detention, transferred to Abuja – EFCC
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has countered claims that the immediate-past governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has been released from detention.According to the EFCC Spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, Obiano was transferred to Abuja on Friday morning. “He’s still with the commission. He was even transferred from Lagos to Abuja this morning,” Uwujaren said.Uwujaren, however, did not state whether the ex-governor was arrested alongside his wife, Ebelechukwu. Obiano was arrested by the EFCC on Thursday…
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2023: It’s time to banish Demons depriving us of stable power supply – Moghalu
Kingsley Moghalu, presidential hopeful contesting on the platform of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has urged Nigerians to participate actively in the 2023 elections to end epileptic power supply. The former deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) lamented on the economic challenges facing the country. Speaking on Thursday at a media briefing in Abuja, Moghalu expressed that the country is blessed with resources to generate alternative sources of power such as solar…
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“I have avoided the pulpit with trepidation” – RMD
Veteran Actor, Richard Mofe Damijo has confessed to have wilfully avoided the pulpit for many years after having taught in Sunday school for over 15 years. The 60-year-old in a post he shared narrated how several persons always shared their dreams where they saw him as a pastor. He stated that despite always running away from the calling, According to him, just like Jonah he continues to end up somehow in the belly of the…
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EFCC arrests church Founder wanted by FBI for wire Fraud, money laundering
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Founder of Praying City Church, Kelechi Vitalis Anozie located in Owerri, the capital of Imo State.In a statement on Thursday by EFCC spokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, Anozie was nabbed following intelligence linking him to alleged conspiracy, wire fraud and money laundering. The suspect is on the watch list of the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The suspect is said to have worked with four…
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Willie Obiano arrested by EFCC at Lagos Airport hours after handing over to Soludo
The immediate past Governor of Anambra State, Willie Obiano, has been arrested by operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).Obiano was apprehended at the Lagos International Airport, few hours after he handed over to the new Governor of the state, Chukwuma Charles Soludo.The former Governor was believed to have been on his way out of the country when the arrest took place The EFCC operatives will take Obiano into their custody.Obiano has been…
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How can a country so rich in natural resources have 90% of its citizens living in hardship and poverty? We need to be vocal about 2023 – Tony Elumelu speaks on the current state of the country
Nigerian economist and philanthropist, Tony Elumelu has commented on the current state of the country. He recounted how he listened to his colleagues at the office bemoan the pressing issues they face in the country which include no electricity for 5 days, hikes in the price of diesel, frightening food inflation, and many others. Outlining the need to be vocal about the forthcoming 2023 general election, Elumelu wondered why a country that is so rich…
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Shameful conduct – Former Minister, Stella Oduah slams Ex-Anambra first lady, Ebele Obiano, over her face off with Bianca Ojukwu at Gov Soludo’s inauguration
Former Aviation Minister, Stella Oduah, has berated former Anambra state first lady, Ebele Obiano, for attacking Bianca Ojukwu during the inauguration of Governor Charles Soludo in Abnambra state today March 17. Reacting via her Twitter handle, Oduah who represents Anambra North in the Senate, wrote; ”My attention has been drawn to the shameful conduct of the wife of the ex-governor and former first lady of Anambra State, Mrs Ebelechukwu Obiano, who threw decorum away and…
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Contaminated fuel: No one has been punished even though the president publicly issued a directive – Ganduje’s former aide, Dawisu, says
Salihu Tanko-Yakasai a.k.a Dawisu, who was Kano State Governor, Ganduje’s media aide, has tackled the Federal government over its failure to punish persons that imported contaminated fuel into the country a few weeks ago. Dawisu in a tweet shared this morning said despite the directive by President Buhari that those who imported the fuel should be punished, no one has been punished. ”Talking about indiscipline in this Government, let me remind us all that the President publicly…
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