The Senate has mandated its Committee on Police Affairs to investigate the alleged assassination attempt on the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and members of his family. In the early hours of Tuesday, Ekweremadu, his wife and son survived an assassination attempt at his Apo Quarters in the country’s capital, Abuja. “I hope the Chairman […]
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Four members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the House of Representatives, who failed to win renomination to contest in 2019, have announced their defection from the party. The House of Representatives speaker, Yakubu Dogara announced the defections on the floor of the House in Abuja on Tuesday. In separate letters, the lawmakers […]
Continue ReadingINEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu displays new register at polling booths says 2019 elections will be conducted into 1,558 constituencies Over 300,000 names have been deleted from the voter register by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) . This was disclosed by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who said: “as at today, over 300,000 […]
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Heir to the British throne, Prince Charles, and his wife, Camilla, have arrived Nigeria as part of their tour of West Africa. This was contained in a tweet by the Clarence House, the official Twitter handle of the British Royals, @ClarenceHouse. The tweet reads, “Their Royal Highnesses have arrived in Nigeria as they continue their […]
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Senate Deputy President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu in the early hours of Tuesday escaped assassination attempt alongside his wife and one of his sons. But one of the assassins was overpowered and arrested. The suspect has been handed over to Apo Police Station for investigation. The incident was confirmed in a statement by Uche Anichukwu, who […]
Continue ReadingEducation Minister, Adamu Adamu Nigeria’s education minister, Adamu Adamu, has said it would be difficult for the Federal Government and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to agree for a suspension of the ongoing indefinite strike action due to crashing oil prices. Adamu who was addressing reporters in Abuja stated that the well-being of the […]
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Workers commend Labour, FG After several weeks of confrontation, the Federal Government and the organised Labour Congress will Tuesday announce the new minimum wage. The President of the NLC, Ayuba Wabba, said this on Monday night in Abuja while addressing journalists at the end of a meeting of the tripartite committee set up by the […]
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The Amaopuoruba Pepple Tripartite Committee set up by the Federal Government to negotiate with labour has recommended N30,000 as the new National Minimum Wage. The committee submitted its report to President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Tuesday. The recommendation followed many hours of talks with labour leaders on Monday, to shelve a […]
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Americans headed to the polls on Tuesday for a pivotal midterm election seen as a referendum on the first two years of the volatile presidency of Donald Trump. The first results from the day’s contests are expected to trickle in after the first polls close around 6:00 pm Eastern time (2300 GMT). With control of […]
Continue ReadingDeputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu ‘Police response to security issues worrisome’ Ekweremadu, his wife and son, allegedly escaped assassination attempt at their Apo residence in Abuja in the early hours of Tuesday. The Deputy Senate President had narrowly escaped an alleged attempt on his life in Abuja on November 17, 2015. Acting DCP Jimoh […]
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