Nigeria’s former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, says President Tinubu’s administration may have been placed under a siege by a cabal. Dalung also questioned Tinubu’ssincerity in calling on Nigerians to sacrifice, love and believe in the country. The President had in his Sallah message to Muslims, urged Nigerians to sacrifice and believe in the country. But Dalung in a post on his X handle on Monday, said that Tinubu’s body language betrayed him completely from social reality. The former Minister wrote, “I listened to @officialABAT calling on Nigerians again to sacrifice, love, and believe in the country.…
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Wilfred Alabo-Jack, PortHarcourt Following the continuous tension in Rivers State due to the struggle for control between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, who is now the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, the incumbent Governor has declared that he fears no one because he has a divine backing of God. Fubara, who spoke on Monday, during a Sallah solidarity visit by a delegation led by the Vice President General and Chairman, Association of South-South Muslim Ummah of Nigeria, Alhaji Nasir Awhelebe Uhor, to the Government House in Port Harcourt, said though his detractors would gather and plan against him,…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Monday visited the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu. First Lady’s Media Aide, Busola Kukoyi, made public Obasanjo’s meeting with Mrs Tinubu via her X handle. Kukoyi, while sharing photographs taken by both Obasanjo and the First Lady, wrote, “Former President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and the First Lady of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Senator Oluremi Tinubu after receiving the Former President who came felicitating on the Sallah Celebration on Monday 17th June.” This is coming barely 48 hours after the former president was seen at a public event wearing…
…as disagreements over council chairmen’s tenure expiration spark protests . Police take over LG secretariats amid tension Wilfred Alabo-Jack, PortHarcourt The raging battle for the control of political power in Rivers State between Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, on Monday, shifted to the local government areas in the state. Following the expiration of the tenure of local government chairmen in the state, protesting youths stormed the secretariats of some councils and occupied the buildings to prevent the outgoing chairmen from extending their tenure. With the tension generated by this development, police on…
Ben Ogbemudia, Abuja In a revealing interview with Channels TV earlier on Monday, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu confidently declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) stands united and ready for the forthcoming elections. This declaration comes on the heels of the weekend’s inauguration of the APC Directorate Committee, a significant event underscoring the party’s discipline and cohesion. The presence of all primary contestants—Pastor Ize-Iyamu, Lucky Imasuen, Gen Charles Airhiavbere, Ernest Afolabi, and Col Imuse—as well as notable figures like Adams Oshiomhole, the Minister of Niger Delta Development,Hon Abubakar Momoh highlighted that any internal disputes have been resolved, and everyone is now…
Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa A Non-governmental organisation, Stakeholders Alliance for Corporate Accountability (SACA), has said they have not relented but consistently intensifying their campaigns against oil spillages in the Niger Delta region. The NGO, which was founded by a Catholic Priest, Rev. Fr. Kevin O’Hara, exclusively organized an enlightenment/training programme for women in Bayelsa State. The programme tagged, “Action Reflection On Impacts of Oil Spillages and Human Rights,” drew women leaders from 20 rural communities in Bayelsa State to reflect and share actions they are taking to reduce crude oil spillages and its associated risks to environment and human in their…
Seyi Tayese, Yenagoa Chief Medical Director of the Federal Medical Centre, Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, James Omietimi, over the weekend disclosed that the hospital has yet to receive any tangible support from the state government, despite the fact that most of the elites in the state asses medical care from the hospital. The CMD pleaded with the state government under Governor Douye Diri to open doors for partnership with the hospital, advising, “Let it not only be when there is a major problem that the state will come up with support”. Addressing members of the Federated Correspondents Chapel of the NUJ…
Segun Babatunde, Bauch The Acting Chairman, Bauchi State chapter of the Labour Party (LP), Alhaji Mohammed Sabitu Aliyu hasrestated the state chapter’s commitment and loyalty to the leadership of the National chayirman, Julius Abure, applauding his inclusive leadership style. Aliyu, who also described the LP national chairman as “the best chairman the party has so far produced since its formation “, commended Abure’s performance since assuming office as the party’s leader. It would be recalled that despite opposition of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC),Mr Julius Abure was re – elected as the National Chairman of Labour Party (LP) for a…
By Idegu Ojonugwa Shadrach It is a well-apprehensive fact that African youth are trading ignorance on governance. Nigerian youths that are well-endowed with credibility for good governance just like other African youths have blocked and damaged emerging and existing opportunities to trend politically. Hence, the spirit of slumber engulfed in political firmaments of African youths especially that of Nigerian youths has supported Africa political corridors with brim of locks. Youths that must stand for themselves have made exclusive availability to be used as machineries to these old and inglorious politicians. It is therefore so worrisome that youths are no longer…
The Presidency, on Sunday, insisted that the N250,000 minimum wage clamour by Organised Labour is unsustainable, warning that the Federal Government cannot channeled all its resources to meet such a demand. The warning comes two days after the Association of Local Governments of Nigeria raised concerns over the N62,000 being proposed by the FG. The ALGON said if approved, the wage may put a strain on the councils’ financial burden. On Tuesday, May 28, talks between the Federal Government and Organised Labour broke down after the government and the Organised Private Sector raised their offers to N62,000. But the labour…