Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has said it will stop complaining about religious persecution in the country only when all Nigerians perceive that rule of law, fairness, and social justice were allowed in the country. The umbrella Christian body stated this in a press release by its National Director, Legal …
Read More »BREAKING: Police foil Abuja bank robbery, arrest four, kill one
Operatives of the Federal Capital Territory Police Command have foiled a bank robbery in Mpape, a few metres from Maitama, Abuja. The police gunned down a suspect and arrested four others inside a branch of First Bank Plc a few minutes ago. It was gathered that the robbers were trapped …
Read More »Minimum wage: Governors in last-minute rush to meet Dec 31 deadline
Barely three days to the deadline given by the Nigeria Labour Congress to states to conclude negotiations on the implementation of the N30,000 new National Minimum Wage, some state governors have started a last-minute rush to meet the cut-off date of the labour union. The NLC had in a communiqué …
Read More »China scraps extra-judicial forced labor for sex workers
China’s parliament abolished on Saturday an extra-judicial system of forced labor used to punish sex workers and their clients for up to two years, but it stressed that prostitution remains illegal. China banned prostitution after the Communist revolution in 1949, but it returned with a vengeance after landmark economic reforms …
Read More »BREAKING: Police, Army Prevent Armed Robbers From Escaping From Abuja Bank
Shortly after gaining access, the police and army arrived the scene but the robbers had refused to come out of the bank. There is a standoff currently going on in Mpape in Abuja between a gang of armed robbers, the police and Nigerian Army after the hoodlums invaded a first …
Read More »Debt: Nigeria Risks Impending Bankruptcy, Says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has said Nigeria risks impending bankruptcy over the continuous accumulation of debt by the government. Obasanjo said things might get worse economically as Nigeria, as well as other African countries, kept piling up debts, saying he was worried for the future generations who would have to …
Read More »PDP Plans Consensus Presidential Candidate
Ahead of 2023 presidential election, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has concluded plans to embark on nationwide consultations among its members to see how to produce a consensus presidential candidate for the next general elections. While on consultation tour, PDP will also use the opportunity to reconcile all aggrieved members in …
Read More »I Once Sold Bread By The Roadside – Oyo Governor, Seyi Makinde
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has disclosed his choice not to pursue road merchants off the avenues of the state without making elective courses of action for them. Makinde said his choice originated from his experience as a kid road dealer at Yemetu, an Ibadan neighborhood. The senator talked …
Read More »Kanu Nwankwo loses ‘daughter’
Former Super Eagles player, Kanu Nwankwo Wednesday announced the death of one of the first beneficiaries of his heart foundation turned daughter, Enitan. “Why why why one of Kanu heart foundation gone,” Kanu said on Twitter. “My daughter gone gone gone I can’t believe this R I P Eniton God …
Read More »Buhari Calls Jonathan, Condemns Attack On Ex-President’s Home
President Muhammadu Buhari has sympathised with former President Goodluck Jonathan following an attack by gunmen on his country residence in Otuoke, Bayelsa State. A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, revealed that the President called his predecessor on Tuesday. In the telephone conversation, President …
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