Month: December 2022
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Police Warn Religious Leaders Against New Year Prophecies
Four days to the 2023 New Year’s Day celebration, the Ghanaian Police has issued stern warning to all faith leaders against making traditional New Year prophecies which can cause fear, anxiety or death. The police in a statement cited by the BBC stated that the right of freedom of worship must not violate the rights…
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Wike: G-5 torn between Tinubu, Labour Party’s Peter Obi
Vanguard News Feelers from the G-5 camp indicate that governors are torn between declaring support for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and that of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. A usually reliable source within the G-5 Governors camp who confided in Vanguard, said, “The governors are considering giving their…
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Gbajabiamila Decieves Us To Suspend Strike – ASUU President, Osodeke
Nigerian Tribune The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, of deception by asking the union to call off its eight- month-old strike in October with a written promise that the government would, without delay, offset in full the arrears of salaries members were owed.…
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Strike: ASUU May Forfeit 8-month Pensionable Period – Ngige
Daily Post The controversies rocking the Nigerian universities system may be far from over as the Federal Government has given indications that members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, may also forfeit their eight months’ pension entitlements for the period the strike lasted. Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, gave this indication…
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Labour Party Announces Former Aide To Obasanjo as Campaign DG
Daily Trust The Labour Party (LP) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) has announced the appointment of Akin Osuntokun as the new Director-General of the Obi-Datti Campaign. Osuntokun’s appointment followed the resignation of Dr Doyin Okupe as Director General after his conviction for money laundering charges. Announcing the appointment at a strategic meeting with Labour Party candidates,…
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Two Police officers Involved in Death of Lagos Based Lawyer Released, Killer Cop Detained
Two police officers arrested in connection with the murder of a Lagos lawyer, Bolanle Raheem, have been released. The police command in Lagos revealed that the security operatives were released because they were not involved in the actual killing of Ms Raheem. Benjamin Hundeyin, the spokesman for the police in Lagos, disclosed this to journalists…
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Prominent Anambra Indigene, Arthur Eze Gives Reasons For Supporting Atiku Against Peter Obi
A prominent Anambra indigene, Prince Arthur Eze, has gave reason why he will be dumping his kinsman who is also the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi and throw his weight behind Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, who is also contesting for the apex political seat in the country under the platform of the…
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How Lagos policeman killed my pregnant wife – Lawyer’s husband
Punch Newspaper Gbenga Raheem, the husband of a female lawyer, Omobolanle, who was shot dead by an Assistant Superintendent of Police, Drambi Vandi, has narrated how his wife was killed. Gbenga spoke on Monday when sympathisers visited his house in the Ajah area of Lagos State. PUNCH Metro had exclusively reported that Omobolanle was coming…
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Saraki Gives Kwara Governor 7-day Ultimatum To Retract Statement on Alleged Diversion of UBEC Fund
Former Senate President Dr Abubakar Bukola Saraki has described the claim by Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq that he embezzled the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) funds, and also used his position as Senate President to prevent the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from investigating the case as an outright lie which the governor…
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Russia Ready To Negotiate – Putin
Russia is ready to negotiate with all parties involved in the war in Ukraine, but Kyiv and its Western backers have refused to engage in talks, President Vladimir Putin said in an interview aired on Sunday. Russia’s February 24 invasion of Ukraine has triggered the most deadly European conflict since World War Two and the…