The National Public Service Negotiating Council of the Organised Labour has formally demanded a N154,000 minimum wage, a 120 per cent upward review of salaries and allowances for public workers in Nigeria. The new demand, according to the union, is to mitigate what it described as the “life of servitude” currently being experienced in the […]
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By Banji Ayoola Must you arbitrarily move away from the environment to where, in reciprocal action, you were lawfully attracted to experience, atone or redeem your past guilt, come to a better recognition, and be free from your past guilt? Won’t it be a case of running from frying pan to fire? Unless the evil […]
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Security chiefs have relocated to Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to take charge of the security situation following Monday night’s coordinated suicide bombings that killed 23 people and injured 108 others. President Bola Tinubu, who on Tuesday ordered the immediate relocation, described the attacks as “desperate and frantic attempts” by terrorist elements under constant pressure […]
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Atiku, Saraki, Amaechi, Kwankwaso condemn killings President directs service chiefs to relocate to state Shettima: no religion sanctions killing of innocent citizens PDP, ADC, governors’ forum lament carnage President Bola Tinubu, yesterday, mourned Monday’s terrorist attacks on Maiduguri, the Borno State capi-tal, assuring Nigerians that the country will not succumb to the fear of terror […]
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By Olubunmi Adebayo *There is something a man can do that can bury his future, yes, that can bury his glory permanently.* *This is why each one of us needs to be careful.* *Just imagine the following :* *1) When Reuben, the first born among the 12 sons of Jacob decided to throw caution to […]
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All political appointees in the President Bola Tinubu administration seeking to contest elective offices in the 2027 elections have been directed to resign their appointments on or before March 31, 2026. The president gave the directive pursuant to the provisions of Section 88(1) of the Electoral Act, 2026, and the timetable issued by the Independent […]
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By Uzor Maxim Uzoatu There is only one introduction for the man: “Odia Ofeimun is Odia Ofeimun!” Enough said. Poet, publisher, editor, activist, polemicist, mentor, politician, columnist, factory worker, writer, dance-drama exponent, public intellectual, critic etc, Odia ofeimun has packed uncountable lifetimes into one tumultuous lifespan. Born on March 16, 1950, in Iruekpen, an Esan-speaking […]
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By Reuben Abati “Bros, looks like President Trump’s Operation Epic Fury in Iran is beginning to look like an Operation Epic Mistake. Three weeks after, Iran is still standing strong, and threatening not to negotiate. The country’s Defence Minister, Abbas Araqchi insists they are ready to keep fighting for as long as it takes. The […]
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Ondo State Governor, Dr Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Tuesday rallied stakeholders of the ruling All Progressives Congress in the state to secure at least one million votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 general elections. Besides, he called on the party’s members in the state to intensify mobilisation at the grassroots. He made […]
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The Nigerian Bar Association is concerned about reports of an incident that occurred on Monday, 16 March 2026, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, involving Honourable Justice Mohammed Umar and a legal practitioner, Mr. Marshall Abubakar, who appeared as lead defence counsel to Mr. Omoyele Sowore. According to reports, the learned trial judge, in response […]
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