By Abdu Rafiu It cannot come as a surprise that many negative forces have risen and are training their arrows to fire at Aliko Dangote. Some are already firing from their arsenals. It is enheartening, however, that many powerful voices have also emerged to form a solid rampart of defence around him, not just to […]
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The President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has passed on. His death was announced by his son Jide Iwuanyanwu, in a statement made available to newsmen in Owerri. Iwuanyanwu, Champion Newspaper publisher, died on Thursday morning at about 11.00 am at 82 years old. According to the son, “The Iwuanyanwu family of […]
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Nigeria’s electoral body the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that it is fully capable of conducting local government elections if tasked with the responsibility. The commission’s chairman, Prof Mahmood Yakubu declared this on Thursday, July 25, when he appeared before the joint Senate and House of Representatives Committee on Electoral Matters on preparations […]
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Ahead of the planned ‘EndBadGovernance’ protest billed to start on August 1, President Bola Tinubu on Thursday entered an emergency closed-door meeting with top traditional rulers, security top brass in his government, and governors of his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The high-delegation meeting was held at the State House in Abuja, the […]
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A former presidential candidate who is also an activist, Omoyele Sowore has listed 14 demands from Nigerians to President Bola Tinubu’s administration ahead of the planned nationwide protest. Sowore who is the publisher of Sahara Reporters and also convener of #RevolutionNow said the list will give the government an idea of issues to address. He […]
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Labour Ministry, NSIWS get power to exempt employers As workers anxiously look forward to the commencement of the N70,000 new minimum wage any moment from now, unfortunately not every worker will be paid the new wage. Who are those that fall below the minimum wage threshold, and why? Vanguard’s investigation showed that the Tripartite Committee […]
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Lagos State has been ranked top among the 36 states of the country on Climate Governance Performance. Gombe State was ranked second with Ebonyi State taking the number 3 position. Both Borno and Ekiti States jointly ranked fourth. Oyo, Kano, and Zamfara States were ranked 34, 35, and 36 respectively, in the result announced on […]
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An apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Youth Council Worldwide has hailed President Bola Tinubu for signing to law the South East Development Commission Bill. This is also as the group lauded the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, RT Hon Benjamin Kalu for sponsoring the bill, describing him as the new face of […]
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The Federal Government spent over $1.5 billion since 2020 to protect Nigeria’s oil installations and combat crude oil theft. George Akume, the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), disclosed this during a House of Representatives public hearing on crude oil theft. Akume, represented by the Permanent Secretary of General Services, Maurice Nandi, expressed […]
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Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde will begin a one-month vacation on Monday, August 5. He made this known in a letter read by the Speaker of the Assembly, Honourable Adebo Ogundoyin at its plenary held on Thursday. The letter held that the vacation is being sought according to section 180 of the 1999 constitution (as […]
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