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President Bola Tinubu has announced a provisional salary increase for federal government employees. Announcing this in his 63rd Independence Day national broadcast on Sunday, he said the average low-grade federal worker shall receive an additional N25,000 a month over the next six months. Though Tinubu was silent on the looming indefinite strike by the Nigeria […]
The Federal Government and Organised Labour have reached an agreement for suspension of planned nationwide indefinite strike after a closed-door meeting at the Presidential Villa Abuja, the nation’s capital. Addressing newsroom after the four-hour meeting, the NLC President, Joe Ajaero said the N25,000 announced by President Bola Tinubu in his Independence Day anniversary broadcast is […]
The Commissioner of Police Kogi State Command, Bethrand Onuoha, has directed the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Criminal Investigation Department to commence a thorough, diligent and wholistic investigation into alleged attack on the SDP Campaign team at Koton-Karfe, where some persons were said to have been injured. The CP further directed investigation into […]
President Bola Tinubu will make a nationwide broadcast on Sunday, October 1, 2023 at 7 am. The broadcast is part of activities to mark the 63rd Independence Anniversary of the nation. Television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets have been asked to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian Television Authority and Radio […]
The Lagos Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a suspect, Olalekan Olukeye, before Justice Tijani Ringim of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, on 18-count charges bordering on child pornography, money laundering and retention of proceeds of unlawful activities. The suspect was arrested by operatives of the EFCC […]
The Ogun state governorship election petitions tribunal has declared governor Dapo Abiodun of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, as the duly elected winner of the March 18, 2023 poll. Delivering the judgment this Saturday at a proceeding that lasted about 11 hours, the tribunal held that the petitioner failed to prove its case beyond a […]
Ghanaian President, Nana Akufo-Addo, says democracy in West Africa is in danger with the recent incidences of military takeovers in the sub-region and therefore wants leaders to work harder to entrench the principle of democratic accountability to the citizens. The Ghanian President while declaring the seminar on the ‘Role of the ECOWAS Parliament Relating the […]
In continuation of its mandate to rid Plateau State, Bauchi and Southern Kaduna of criminality, the operation Safe Haven has arrested the gang of criminals involved in the burning down of Saint Raphael Church at Fadan Kamantan Village in Zangon Kataf, in which a seminarian was killed. Dauda Lot, together with his accomplice Abubakar Mato, […]
Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, says he has directed all heads of security to rise up and defend the sovereignty of the nation. The president said this during the combined passing out parade and commissioning of 707 Cadets of 70 Regular Course and Direct Short Service Course 27 Army and 31 Airforce in Kaduna state. The […]
Las Vegas Police has confirmed Duane Keith Davis, aka “Keffe D,” was arrested Friday for the 1996 murder of Music star and rapper Tupac Shakur. A grand jury indicted Davis on charges of murder with use of a deadly weapon in connection with the murder, Las Vegas authorities announced. He will appear in court in […]
