Ebenezer Obey and I have always been friends – Sunny Ade

Popular Juju music superstar, King Sunny Ade who was perceived as Ebenezer Obey’s rival in the music industry, has disclosed that they always pretended to be at loggerheads. According to KSA, the aim of their supposed face-offs was for their fans to enjoy their music even though their friendship began with a clash between their […]

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Labour gives govt October 16 deadline to implement N30,000 minimum wage

Says there won’t be warning strike Trade Union Congress President, Quadri Olaleye, said organised labour would not go on a warning strike before the main industrial action, if government failed to meet workers’ demand on the implementation of the new minimum wage by the close of work on Wednesday, October 16, 2019. In a communiqué […]

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Protests as court grants Sowore N100m bail

Convener of “#Revolution Now” Mr Omoyele Sowore speaks during his arraignment for charges against the government at the Federal High Court in Abuja, on September 30, 2019. – Nigeria’s high court ordered on September 30, 2019, a former presidential candidate remanded in custody after he was charged with plotting treason over calls for a “revolution” […]

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Nigeria never rejected help to rescue Chibok girls, Jonathan counters Cameron

Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Saturday said the claim of a former British Prime Minister, David Cameron, that he refused international help with the rescue of the kidnapped Chibok girls was untrue. Cameron, had, in his new book, ‘For the Record’, accused Jonathan and the Nigerian Government, which Jonathan then headed, of corruption and rejecting […]

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Ekiti begins payment of N30,000 minimum wage October

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, said on Saturday that workers in the state would begin to receive the N30,000 minimum wage from October 2019. He said the payment was to motivate workers, especially teachers, to be able to deliver the best to the state and reclaim the lost glory and pride of being the […]

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Operators protest GSM, cable TV subscriptions tax

• Claim plan will impact subscribers, economy negatively Telecommunications operators have kicked against plans by the National Assembly to impose taxes on global system for mobile (GSM) and cable television subscriptions and services in the country. Under the aegis of the Association of Telecommunications Companies of Nigeria (ATCON), the body said imposing such tax now […]

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Police arrest 1,151 criminals in two months

Police Inspector General, Mr Mohammed Adamu, on Thursday said that 1,151 high-profile suspects were arrested nationwide by the police between August and September, 2019 Adamu disclosed this in Abuja during his monthly conference with senior police officers from the rank of Commissioner of Police. He said the suspects included 470 armed robbers, 216 kidnappers, 335 […]

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Nigeria, South Africa, mend relations, sign 32 trade deals

Nigeria and South Africa signed 32 trade and cooperation agreements on Thursday, weeks after a wave of violence against Nigerian nationals in Johannesburg and Pretoria had strained relations between Africa’s top two economies. Presidents Muhammadu Buhari and Cyril Ramaphosa at the conclusion of a two-day visit by the Nigerian leader said they regretted the violence […]

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