President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday, appealed to the members of the National Assembly to join hands with him and others to build a new Nigeria that will guarantee future generations a prosperous country. Tinubu in his brief remarks at the joint session of the National Assembly, said those in leadership positions as well as the citizens have no choice but to come together to build a new Nigeria. He stressed that no one else would do that for Nigerians. Tinubu said, “Let us work together to build our nation, not only for ourselves but for generations yet unborn. We…
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Nigerian Air Force have killed no fewer than 30 terrorists in airstrikes in Katsina State. The airstrikes, according to the AirForce, were carried out on May 27 at a terrorist kingpin’s hideouts in Bakai, Bakarya, Yartsintsiya in Kankara Local Government Area of the state. NAF’s spokesperson, Air Vice Marshal Edward Gabkwet, said in a statement on Wednesday, that credible intelligence confirmed that the terrorist kingpin, Babura, “narrowly escaped” the airstrikes. Gabkwet said, “Similar air strikes were also carried out by the Air Component of Operation Hadin Kai on the same day at Tumbun Fulani, near Lake Chad, against terrorists at…
Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, on Wednesday, urged the organised labour to be considerate and patriotic in their demands regarding the current negotiation for a new national minimum wage. Onyejeocha stated this in a statement by the Ministry’s Director of Press and Public Relations, Olajide Oshundun, in Abuja. Onyejeocha said that the Federal Government had consistently taken steps to secure a fair and realistic wage for Nigerian workers. The Minister, therefore, urged labour to recognise that the nation’s economy is still on the path of recovery from the effect of the pandemic and other economic distress.…
Paris Saint-Germain have not paid Kylian Mbappe his wages for April as well as a mega-bucks bonus amid a financial dispute between the club and the player as he prepares to leave the French champions, sources close to the talks told AFP on Wednesday. PSG’s decision to withhold Mbappe’s salary is related to an agreement between the two parties made last year, at the start of the season, when the player accepted to waive part of a bonus due to him, the source said. However, the source stated the talks between the club and the France captain were “relaxed” and…
Paris Saint-Germain have not paid Kylian Mbappe his wages for April as well as a mega-bucks bonus amid a financial dispute between the club and the player as he prepares to leave the French champions, sources close to the talks told AFP on Wednesday. PSG’s decision to withhold Mbappe’s salary is related to an agreement between the two parties made last year, at the start of the season, when the player accepted to waive part of a bonus due to him, the source said. However, the source stated the talks between the club and the France captain were “relaxed” and…
President Bola Tinubu, on Wednesday, approved the extension of free train rides on the Abuja Rail Mass Transit, aka Metro Rail, for the next six months until December. President Tinubu gave the approval while delivering his address at the inauguration of the operations of the Abuja metro rail in Abuja. Recall that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, had earlier announced free train rides for two months, to ease the burden of commuting for residents of the FCT. But the President appealed for the extension to offer hope to the people of the FCT and give them reasons to celebrate “Our…
by Paul Mumeh Hate or love him, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani; former Governor of Enugu State does not pretend to be who he is not. He takes his stand based on personal convictions and holds on tenaciously to it no matter whose ox is gored. It does not bother him even if he stands alone . Nnamani sauntered into the murky waters of Nigerian politics albeit strangely, arguably though against all known political traditions. He entered the game without a financier or godfather. He had practiced his trade [medicine] successfully as a medical Doctor in the United States of America where…
Members of the joint session of the National Assembly sang the old national anthem, ‘Nigeria, we hail thee’ for the first time at the marking the Silver Jubilee of Nigeria’s 4th Republic. The singing commenced after the President signed the National Anthem bill 2024 into law, and spoke to the members of the National Assembly. The Senate and the House of Representatives had previously passed the legislation to replace the national anthem from “Arise, O Compatriots” to “Nigeria, We Hail Thee” at separate sittings. Here are the stanza of Nigeria We Hail Thee: Nigeria, we hail thee, Our own dear…
President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Yakubu Maikyau, has bemoaned the role of some lawyers and the courts in the conflicting injunctions regarding the Kano Emirate crisis. Two courts in Kano State have issued conflicting interim injunctions on the Kano Emirate tussle. Justice S. A. Amobeda of the Federal High Court in Kano on Tuesday ordered the eviction of the reinstated emir, Alhaji Muhammadu Sanusi II from Gidan Rumfa palace. However, Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu of Kano State High Court issued a separate order, restraining the police, the State Security Services (SSS) and the Nigerian Army from evicting, harassing…
By Ben Ogbemudia, Abuja Hon Abas Momoh Jega, a former commissioner of works during the tenure of Professor Osariemen Osunbor as Governor in Edo State and one of the strong People’s Democratic Party’s leader in the state has resigned from the party. Hon. Jege, also a former member of the state House of Assembly, in his letter of resignation said “deceit and total disregard have become the current order of the day within the party, I found it extremely difficult to continue to belong to such an assemblage of persons.” In his letter addressed to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Ward…