The Detained President of National Union Road Transport Workers, NURTW, Prof. Tajudeen Baruwa, has regained his freedom from police detention. He cautioned members of the union against making inflammatory statements that could undermine its stability. The advice came against the backdrop of the misunderstanding within the union, which led to the deployment of police to…
Governor. Mai Mala Buni of Yobe has approved the payment of N667 million to 475 pensioners across the 17 local government areas of the state, Governor Buni. The approval is contained in a statement by Buni’s Director-General Press and Media Affairs, Alhaji Mamman Mohammed, in Damaturu on Friday. Detained NURTW president regains freedom He said…
A bloody rivalry between two drug gangs in Marseille on France’s Mediterranean coast has claimed the lives of dozens of people this year, targeted in brazen attacks sometimes carried out by teenagers, according to police. The two gangs, “Yoda” and “DZ Mafia” are vying for control of the drug market in the notorious northern neighbourhoods…
A leading human rights activist, Annkio Briggs, yesterday, warned politicians from Niger Delta to stop trading the oil-rich region and the people for their private interests. The environmentalist, in a statement, said: “Niger Delta politicians should stop selling Niger Delta and the people for their political interests. This is the time for the Niger Delta…
World Bank Country Director, Nigeria Office, Shubham Chaudhuri, has lauded President Bola Tinubu’s reform policies. Chaudhuri, who commended the policies at a symposium on Thursday in Ibadan, however, called for speedy rollout of palliatives to cushion their effects on Nigerians. The symposium was organised by the Department of Agricultural Economics, Faculty of Economics and Management…
The National Economic Council, NEC, yesterday expressed shock over the high cost of food and transportation in the country. Consequently, it approved N5 billion grant to each of the 36 states of the federation for the procurement of grains as well as five trucks of rice to each state as palliatives to cushion the effect…
Indigenes of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, have called on the former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, to replicate his achievements in his state, as he takes over as FCT Minister. It will be recalled that President Bola Tinubu had on Tuesday, assigned portfolios to newly confirmed ministerial nominees, with Wike given the FCT…
FCT Commander of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, Mr Kabir Tsakuwa says the agency will continue to clampdown on all sources of illicit substances in the territory. Tsakuwa gave the assurance in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Friday in Abuja. He said the command has intensified raid of…
Nigeria subsidy removal, The Co founder, Global initiative for Nigeria development ,GIND, Engr ,Micheal Ale, has described the increasing cost of borehole drilling in the country, saying portable water would soon be out of reach of the common man should the ugly trend continues. Ale, who congratulated the new Minister for Water Resources and Sanitation,…
The Imo Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, Professor Sylvia Agu, disclosed this yesterday, during a media round table, organized in Owerri for journalists, by the International Press Centre, IPC, in collaboration with the European Union, EU. she said, No fewer than 2,300 soldiers will be deployed for the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Imo State….
