The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, on Monday dared human rights activists, who had threatened to drag him and other officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army to the International Criminal Court. Buratai, who stated this while addressing principal staff officers, general officers commanding and field commanders at a meeting in the […]
The Nigeria Labour Congress has asked the Federal Government to order the immediate release of all the welfare materials provided to cushion the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on Nigerians. The union said the directive should apply to state governments, which it accused of hoarding the items, adding that government officials “cannot afford to create […]
The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has advised residents of the state to protect the properties, people and heritage of Lagos state. Obasa gave the advice during the plenary session on Monday following the aftermath of the vandalisation of properties belonging to the state during the #EndSARS protest. The Speaker noted that […]
Imo State former governor and senator representing Imo West senatorial district, Rochas Okorocha has reacted to the EndSARS protest against the extrajudicial activities of the now-defunct Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) in Nigeria. Speaking with newsmen in Abuja over the weekend, Senator Okorocha said the #EndSARS protests was a reaction to years of bad leadership in the country. Okorocha, who […]
Lee Kun-Hee, the ailing Samsung Electronics chairman who transformed the small television maker into a global giant of consumer electronics is dead at the age of 78. Samsung announced the death but did not specify the cause. Mr. Lee had been incapacitated since a heart attack in 2014. The company said in a statement; “It […]
Former Italy, Juventus, China and World Cup-winning boss Marcello Lippi has retired from coaching. Lippi, 72, has been unemployed since resigning as China head coach in November last year following a 2022 World Cup qualifying defeat to Syria. He lasted just six months in the job, his second time coaching China’s team. After spells with […]
The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) has said that “diabolical influencers in form of hooliganism, ethno-religious bigots and even political marauders” are bent on pulling the nation down and pushing for regime change. The governors made this claim in a statement released after an emergency meeting they had on Thursday, October 22. According to the […]
All bye-elections in 11 states in the country has been postponed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). INEC spokesman, Festus Okoye who made the announcement said the 15 bye-elections was postponed due to the current state of things in the country. It was further learnt that the elections for six senatorial districts and nine state […]
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities have again disagreed on the payment platform which will be used in disbursing the salary arrears and the N30 billion earned allowance of university lecturers. While the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige offered to pay the salary arrears and the N30 billion Earned Allowances of the university […]