Organised Labour has suspended its proposed strike and picketing of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) offices over scarcity of naira notes. The industrial action was to begin today. President of NLC, Joe Ajaero, and his Trade Union (TUC) counterpart, Festus Osifo, yesterday, in Abuja, said the movement would monitor the situation for another two weeks […]
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By David Olusoga Fayemi The Diya name is made popular in Nigeria by a young handsome boy born some 79 years ago to a family that hails from a small but historic town of Odogbolu in Ogun State with the name Donaldson Oladipupo. The parents, especially the father must have known that the young man was […]
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun State said it would issue Certificates of Return to the 26 newly elected members of the state’s House of Assembly on Thursday. In a statement signed by the state’s INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Mutiu Agboke, on Wednesday, he said the event […]
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By Banji Ayoola The President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who clocks 71 today, has urged his countrymen and women to mark his 71st birthday with special prayers for the country, as he canceled this year’s annual colloquium of the anniversary. While disclosing the new turn, his spokesman, Tunde Rahman, said: “To mark his 71st birthday, Tinubu […]
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South African Paralympian athlete Oscar Pistorius (C) reacts at the High Court in Pretoria, on July 6, 2016, after being sentenced to six years in jail for murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp three years ago. Pistorius was freed from prison in the South African capital Pretoria last October after serving one year of a five-year […]
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Credit: REUTERS/Angela Ponce/File Photo Peruvian prosecutors said late Tuesday they were investigating President Dina Boluarte and her ousted predecessor Pedro Castillo for alleged money laundering and illegal campaign financing during the 2021 presidential election. The probe is an expansion of an investigation against the pair over allegations of illegal financing. Boluarte, Castillo, and his former […]
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Firm to expand business capacity, maximise shareholders’ value Geregu Power Plc has stressed the need for the incoming government to give priority to the power sector and tackle issues impeding the growth of the industry over the years. The company also expressed its commitment to expand its business capacity on a sustainable basis and leverage […]
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• Damagun: I’m taking office to fulfill all righteousness • Ayu’s suspension illegal, court order unfortunate, says Aniagwu • Your reign is over, no coming back, Wike tells Ayu • Olafeso, Pearse, Odeyemi say Ayu’s removal won’t make a Southerner chairman A day after a high court in Benue State granted an interim order restraining […]
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Babatunde and Diya Dr. Babatunde Diya, a son of a former Chief of Defence Staff, the late Lt-Gen. Oladipo Diya, speaks about the life and times of his father in this interview with Segun Adewole: What were the last moments of your dad like? The last moments were moments of him being very close to […]
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Family members of six Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) officials, kidnapped in Kogi State, have cried to the authorities for their rescue. The cries followed the demand of N50 million ransom by their abductors before their release. Some INEC staff members were abducted in Obajana in the early hours of Sunday, March 19, 2023, during […]
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