North Won’t Vote On Ethno-Religious Lines In 2023 – NEF
The Chairman of the Northern Elders’ Forum (NEF), Professor Ango Abdullahi, has insisted that the people of the north will not consider ethnicity or religion when voting in 2023 because they have learnt their lesson at a great cost. Abdullahi made this pledge while speaking at the Northern People’s Summit in Kaduna on Wednesday, warning […]
Fear, Tension As JUSUN, NARD, ASUP Shut Down
Amid the current hardship being endured by Nigerians, some major economic sectors in the country have decided to shut down over the inability of the Federal Government to meet their demands. In less than a week, about three major sectors embarked on indefinite strike actions to register their grievances against the government. This is happening […]
COVID-19: Active Cases Drop As NCDC Confirms 1,585 Recoveries
Active cases of coronavirus, COVID-19 in the country have dropped to 7,700 as the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, NCDC, confirmed the recovery and discharge of 1,585 patients. This brings the total number of recovery since the outbreak in Nigeria to 153,630. The health agency made the announcement on Tuesday night while giving reports on […]
INEC Denies Appointing Consultants For Staff Recruitment
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied hiring individuals or groups as consultants for staff recruitment. Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, made this known in a statement in Abuja.’ Read Also: 2023: INEC Finally Fixes Date To Resume Voters Registration Okoye urged members of the public to […]
Protests Break Out As Talon Seeks Re-Election In Benin Rep
Protests broke out in Benin Republic Tuesday in another day of tensions as opposition demonstrators burned property of pro-government deputies and blockaded roads, days before President Patrice Talon faces an election. Tensions have erupted in several towns around the West African country since Monday night, local residents and witnesses said, in the lead-up to Sunday’s […]
UK Stops AstraZeneca Vaccine Trials Over Link With Brain Clot
Oxford University has suspended further trials of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in children over fears that it causes rare blood clots. This is even as a senior official of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) claimed on Tuesday that there is now a ‘clear’ link between the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine and CVST — a deadly brain […]
Taiwan To Begin Water Rationing As Drought Worsens
Over one million households and businesses in Taiwan’s heavily industrialised central regions were on Tuesday put on water rationing as the island battles its worst drought in 56 years. The shortage which has been around for a while is expected to particularly impact the water-intensive microchip manufacturing sector during a global shortage of semiconductors that […]
Ganduje Slashes Salaries Of Political Appointees By 50%
Kano State Governor, Umar Abdullahi Ganduje has slashed March salaries of all political office holders in the State by 50 percent. This move is coming barely 24 hours after the state dropped a hint that it was impossible to pay civil servants their full consolidated wages for the month of March due to what it […]
Atiku, Not A Nigerian, Should Not Run For Presidency – Malami
Nigeria’s Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) has told a Federal High Court in Abuja that former Vice President, and opposition candidate in the last general elections Atiku Abubakar, is ineligible to vie for president of Nigeria. According to Malami the former vice president whose home town, Jada, […]
Judiciary Workers’ Strike: Why I Cannot Intervene – CJN
The Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN) Justice Tanko Muhammad has decried that he cannot speak to state governors on behalf of the Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) over their ongoing strike. According to a statement from the CJN’s Special Assistant on Media and publicity strategy, Mr. Ahuraka Isah, the legal chief made the statement […]
How Military, Politicians Killed LG Administration – Obasanjo
Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo asserted that the rot now experienced in the local government administration in Nigeria started with the military regime and has been further worsened by today’s politicians. Obasanjo stated this when he hosted the new President of the National Union of Local Government Employees, Comrade Akeem Ambali, at his Olusegun Obasanjo […]
Abuja: FCT Workers To Embark On Indefinite Strike
The Joint Unions Action Committee, JUAC, in the Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, and the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCDA, have completed arrangements to embark on an indefinite strike. JUAC and FCDA are embarking on the strike over the non-implementation of the FCT Civil Service Commission Act. The Chairman of JUAC, Mr Matilukoro Korede, disclosed […]