Wike Slams Fubara, Atiku and a former President, Says “Anybody Can Do Anything” The River state crisis has really created a friction in PDP Nyesom Wike, the FCT Minister, has accused the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, of attacking the judiciary and ignoring the rule of law. Wike, a former governor of Rivers State, lamented that such action by Governor Fubara was justified by former President Goodluck Jonathan and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. The minister made this comment while talking about the crisis that gripped the state after the results of the local elections. ”This country is a country…
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Just In: Governor Abdulrahman withdraws from minimum wage discussion, NLC, TUC prepares for showdown • State to punish workers by not signing minimum wage payment over LG election outcome • Government reps abandon joint negotiation council, fails to sign agreement into effect since September 27th, 2024 Following the outcome of the NLC/TUC/JNC SEC/SAC Meeting on Minimum Wage Consequential Adjustment held on 7th October, 2024; at Labour House in Ilorin, the Unions have threatened a showdown with the Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq over the abandonment and indefinite suspension of negotiation by the State Government. According to sources, Government representatives have…
Rivers Crisis: Local Government Area Chairman Removes Wike’s Name From Secretariat ..renames Obi Wali’s admin block Chijioke Ihunwo, the newly inaugurated chairperson of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers state has ordered that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike’s name be blotted out of a building in the council secretariat. Mr Ihunwo, who visited the council secretariat on Monday, ordered that the administrative block hitherto named after Mr Wike be renamed “Obi Wali House.” The chairperson was at the secretariat about an hour after the Ikwerre and Emohua local government secretariats were set ablazed by hoodlums. Mr Ihunwo was elected chairperson in the…
Rural Electrification : Kudos As Senator Daniel Lights- Up Ogun Communities By Prince Taiwo Nodiru. The Former Governor of Ogun State and distinguished Senator representing Ogun East Senatorial District in the Upper Chamber of the ongoing 10th National Assembly, Otunba Gbenga Daniel (OGD) is fulfilling his promises made during the last campaign periods. Senator Daniel, in the past few days, facilitated the supply of electric transformers to many rural communities within Ogun east senatorial districts. The beneficiary communities are Odosenlu Alaro and Idagunren Ogidi communities in Ijebu North East LG, Sotubo community in Sagamu LG as well as Ijagun community…
President Tinubu’s Policies, Reforms Will Yield Positive Results For Nigerians, Says Gov Aiyedatiwa – As APC holds South-West Assembly in Lagos, gears up for Ondo guber poll “As we continue in developing our individual selves and our individual states, having the entire southwest region in mind, let us also rally support for our President, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to succeed at the centre.” Those were the words of Ondo State Governor, Hon Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, as he delivered his remarks at the South West Assembly of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos on Saturday. Governors, former governors, federal lawmakers,…
League of Imams in Yorubaland Holds Maiden Conference, Honours Awujale as Amir-ul-Mulukin (*Amīr-ul-Mulūk-il-Muslimīn* of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta States The League of Imams and Alfas Yorubaland, Edo and Delta States will hold its maiden conference from Monday, October 7 to Wednesday, October 9, 2024, in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State. The Conference with the theme “Strengthening Islamic Unity and Progress in Yoruba Land” will also honour the Awujale and Paramount Ruler of Ijebuland, Kabiyesi Alayeluwa, Oba Dr. Sikiru Kayode Adetona, GCON, as the first ever Amirl-ul-Mulukin (*Amīr-ul-Mulūk-il-Muslimīn* of Yorubaland, Edo and Delta States) of Yorubaland at an event that will hold…
FG approves concurrent running of degree, NCE for colleges of education …COEASU awards N3.5m to outstanding students by Clement Idoko October 5, 2024 The Federal Government has approved the Dual Mode of concurrently running degree and Nigeria Certificate in Education (NCE) programmes in colleges of education in Nigeria. Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Colleges Education (NCCE), Professor Paulinus Chijioke, made this known on Friday at the 2024 National Teachers’ Day celebration organised by the Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union (COASU). He explained that the development was aimed at improving access to teacher education, arresting low enrolment, and…
World Teachers’ Day: Ogun Solidarity President, Shobowale commends Governor Dapo Abiodun Over Increment In Feeding Allowance, Recruitment Of Additional Teachers ..praises teachers for Contributions To Nation-Building The President, Ogun State Solidarity Movement, (OSM), Lekan Shobo Shobowale, has praised Ogun State Governor, Prince, Dapo Abiodun on the increment of feeding allowance to special schools in Ogun State. Shobowale gave this commendation in a release on Saturday and made available to journalists in Abeokuta on Saturday to commemorate activities marking the 2024 World Teachers Day. The release also thanked Governor Abiodun for recruitment of another one thousand teachers into the teaching service…
Rivers Election: NPF Actions In Conformity With Subsisting Court Order, Remains Politically Neutral The Nigeria Police Force has noted with concern the recent statements made by the Governor of Rivers State, His Excellency Siminalayi Fubara, in which several unfounded allegations were leveled against the Office of the Inspector-General of Police and the Nigeria Police Force. In light of these claims, it has become necessary to set the record straight. Firstly, it is important to clarify that there is a subsisting Federal High Court order barring the Nigeria Police Force from participating in the Rivers State elections. This order was duly…
Nigeria’s Leading Tech Firm, Precision Automation Empowers Three Million Youths With Free Digital Skill Training As part of its strategic corporate social responsibility targeted at leveraging on the emerging global market in the digital space, a leading Nigerian based Tech Company, Precision Automation Consult has announced its plans to train about three million Nigerian youths across the country. The Founder and Chairman of the Abuja based company, Mr Emmanuel Odah, disclosed this on Friday, October 4 at a press conference held in Ibadan, the capital city of Oyo state. The training program for the targeted 3 million youths will be…