By Banji Ayoola FORMER President Olusegun Obasanjo has cried out, alleging that President Muhammadu Buhari is plotting to frame him on false charges, arrest and detain him indefinitely. The allegation was contained in a statement on Friday by his media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, which The Radiance sourced from the WhatsApp page of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, […]
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By Akanimo Sampson THERE are growing concerns in some civic groups that the Federal Government is not yet ready to fight the illicit proliferation of Small Arms and Light Weapons (SALW) in Nigeria. Critics say more than eight years after the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Convention on SALW came into force, Nigeria […]
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ENUGU State Government has confirmed the death of Mr Uwakwe Abugu, the Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor, Mr Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi. A statement by the Commissioner for Information, Mr Ogbuagu Anikwe, in Enugu on Tuesday said Abugu passed on on Tuesday in a hospital in India after a protracted illness. He said that Governor […]
Continue ReadingThe Federal Government has increased maternity leave from three to four months, the government also barred employers from sacking married women. Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige, made this known at the ongoing International Labour Conference (ILC), in Geneva, Switzerland. He said: “Employers of labour (in Nigeria) are, by regulation, requested to provide […]
Continue ReadingThe Engineering Regulations Monitoring team of the Council for the Regulation of Engineering in Nigeria has threatened to sanction erring contractors over recruitment of non-COREN licensed engineers. Head of COREN Engineering Regulations, Mr Aku Agabi, gave the warning on Tuesday in Lokoja during an inspection of the ongoing Obajana-Kabba road rehabilitation project. The News Agency […]
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Plan by the opposition parties to form a grand alliance to challenge President Muhammadu Buhari, the expected torch bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in next year\’s election, is finally taking shape as the parties have almost concluded the terms of the alliance. Reportedly, the leading opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Social […]
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PRESIDENT Muhammadu Buhari has appealed to All Progressives Congress, APC, members to keep faith with the ruling party, even as the outgoing National Chairman of the party, Chief John Odigie-Oyegun felt fulfilled stepping down from the post, expressing gratitude for the opportunity given him to serve, amid protests by some enraged members. While acknowledging that […]
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FORMER Vice President, Alaji Atiku Abubakar visited the national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abuja on Friday and called for transparent presidential primaries ahead of the 2019 general elections. He said he was at the party’s headquarters to inform the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party of his intention to fulfill his […]
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LABOUR veteran and former Edo State Governor, Mr Adams Oshiomhole on Saturday emerged as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC. He emerged unopposed at the party\’s national convention which also affirmed the election of 22 other members of the party\’s National Working Committee. They include former Ekiti State Governor, Otunba Niyi Adebayo […]
Continue ReadingOIL prices rose in early Asian trading on Wednesday, supported by a drop in US commercial crude inventories reported by the American Petroleum Institute. Brent crude was up 50 cents at $75.58 a barrel by 1335 GMT; while US light crude was $1.05 higher at $66.12. US crude inventories fell by three million barrels to […]
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