President, Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero (middle) with NLC members at Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri, following an attack by thugs allegedly sponsored by Imo State government, after NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) protested violation of workers’ rights in Imo State… on November 1 • NECA urges labour to respect NIC injunction • […]
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Diabetes Epidemic • Over 11.2 million Nigerians living with type 2 diabetes, 560,000 with type 1 • Patients lament increase in cost of insulin, drugs, tests, others As the global community marks the World Diabetes Day (WDD) 2023 today, the high morbidity, mortality and soaring cost of treating the killer disease have continued to worry […]
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.177 travelers return to Nigeria Barely days after the two countries agreed to deepen trade ties, a diplomatic row is brewing between Nigeria and the kingdom of Saudi Arabia following the rejection of Nigerian air travellers at Jeddah yesterday. It was learnt that 264 passengers onboard Air Peace airlines had their visas canceled mid-air and […]
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The report recently that one Seyi Tinubu, son of sitting President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, took a plane in the presidential fleet to attend a private function in Kano is sufficiently improper to be condemnable. But the deepest import of this is that it impugns the moral high ground that the president must necessarily stand upon […]
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By Olusegun Adeniyi For the past several years, the joke in Abuja is that whenever Nigeria encounters dire financial straits, the late General Sani Abacha looks down on us from beyond and drops a hefty sum into the national coffers. While I disagree with a friend who insists that Nigeria may have used Abacha for […]
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By Simon Kolawole Long ago, I read the story of a young boy whose mum gave two 10 kobo coins on a Sunday morning. “This 10 kobo is for offering. The other one is for sweets after service,” the mum instructed him. The boy kept the coins in his breast pocket. On his way to […]
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Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has said that his administration is investing massively in infrastructure in the Gateway State in order to provide better living standards for the citizenry and create enabling environment for investment and future development of the state. The Governor’s resolve on infrastructural development, according to his Special Adviser on Media […]
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Prominent elders and leaders of Ondo state met on Monday to wade into the political crisis rocking the state in the last few months over the continued absence of Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu and the impeachment process instituted against his Deputy, Lucky Aiyedatiwa over alleged gross misconduct. The elders and leaders’ meeting summoned by Afenifere leader, […]
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Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke The Special Adviser to Osun State Governor on Asset Management, Mrs Fausat Sarumi Adebanjo has called on the general public, especially those in possession of government property, to report such to the Agency, located in the premises of Staff Development Centre, back of Bola Ige House, Abere, Osogbo for proper […]
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Samanja, real name: Usman Baba Pategi, a veteran Hausa comedy actor has died, aged 84. He died on Sunday after a prolonged illness. He is survived by two wives and 12 children. Mohammad Usman, one of his sons said Samanja’s funeral prayer will be held at 10 am at a mosque in Kabala Costain, Kaduna. […]
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