Crisis Rocks Yoruba Land Over Call For Breakup The echoes of the separation of the Yoruba Nation from Nigeria, again, reverberated as the visible proponents of the call, Professor Adebanji Akintoye and Chief Sunday Adeyemo also known as Sunday Igboho have submitted a petition to the United Kingdom Prime Minister, Keir Starmer on their quest to exit Nigeria. According to information, other people of Yoruba extraction who went with Sunday Igboho were Vice President of Ifeladun Apapo, Mr Fatai Ogunribido, General Secretary of Yoruba World Media, Alhaja Adeyeye, Prophet Ologunoluwa, Diaspora Youth Leader and Paul Odebiyi who is member of…
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Jubilation As Minimum Wage Rise To N100,000 There’s serious Jubilation As Minimum Wage now Rise To N100,000 Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has disclosed that the minimum wage agreed upon with the labour union for civil servants in Lagos state is N85,000. Disclosing this in an interview with Channels Television on Wednesday, the governor also stated that the state government is hoping to increase it to N100,000 by January 2025. The governor said, “I’m glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos, which we’ve conversed and discussed with our union, is N85,000 today. “It’s not a competition. I’m not…
FULL LIST: Names Those In Charge Of Nigeria As Tinubu, Shettima Remain Abroad The Presidency has named the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, AGF George Akume and the Ministers as those in charge of the country’s leadership in the absence of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima Ibom Focus reports that both the President and Vice President are currently abroad and the presidency is insisting that leadership remains steady and there is no vacuum in the country. There have been enquiries by journalists and well-meaning individuals as to who…
VIDEO: Popular Nigerian Journalist Blasts Reps Deputy Speaker Over Tinubu’s University Of Nigerian Nigerian journalist, Mr. Charles Onah has blasted the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt . Hon Benjamin Kalu for allegedly planning to sponsor a bill title, “Bola Ahmed Tinubu University of Languages “ Onah, who was flabbergasted on the said planned bill took to Facebook to registered his displeasure over the move by a man he said was his mentor to have proposed such an “eye service” bill-which would have no serious impact to the youth of Abia State. According to him, “Your Excellency the…
Terrorists Shots Dead Over Ransom Soldiers have gunned down two bandits while attempting to collect N1.5 million ransom for the four abducted victims at Mai-Iddo village in Kachia LGA of Kaduna State. It was learnt that the four captives, comprising three females and a child, who were abducted at a farm last week were rescued by the troops. A community leader from the area confirmed the incident with our reporter by telephone on Tuesday. He said the two bandits were killed after their leader ordered them to go to a location, where a relation of the abducted victims was expected…
BREAKING: Nigerian Govt Makes U-turn Over Minimum Wage, Approves Unexpected Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has announced that his government plans to pay workers a minimum wage of N85,000. Sanwo-Olu disclosed this on Wednesday evening during an interview on Channels TV themed “One-On-One with Babajide Sanwo-Olu.” “You mentioned minimum wage and what I need to throw in for my people. I’m glad to let you know that the minimum wage for Lagos, which we’ve discussed with our union, is N85,000 today. “It’s not a competition, so I’m not going to say that we’re paying more than some other people; it’s…
Gallaπt Council Boss Beats PDP Chairman To Coma In a dramatic turn of events, the chairman of Ughelli North Local Government Area in Delta State, Jaro Egbo, allegedly slapped the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the area, Lucky Ofomukoro, following a heated argument during a town hall meeting. Witnesses reported that the altercation quickly escalated as Ofomukoro retaliated, resulting in a physical fight between the two leaders. The incident occurred on Wednesday during a meeting convened by the Senior Political Adviser to the state governor, Senator Emmanuel Edesiri Aguariavwodo. The gathering, which was attended by Urhobo chiefs,…
BREAKING: Tinubu To Present 2025 Budget The House of Representatives on Wednesday flayed delay by the executive arm in presenting the 2025 budget estimate before the National Assembly, asking President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to expedite action on presentation of the budget proposals to the parliament. The House urged the Executive to comply with section 11(1) (b) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act 2007 and submit to the National Assembly, the 2025 Budget Proposal without further delays. The resolution followed the adoption of a motion of urgent national importance by Rep Clement Jumbo. Moving the motion, Jumbo expressed worries that the executive…
Yoruba Nation: Igboho Sends Stroπg Warπing To Tinubu Govt Against Intimidating British Envoy Over Petition Following the reactions that greeted the submission of his petition to the United Kingdom government, Sunday Adeyemo, more commonly known as Sunday Igboho, the Yoruba Nation activist has justified his decision to submit such letter. Ibom Focus had reported that Igboho who submitted a 25-page petition on Yoruba nation to the office of UK Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, at No 10, Downing Street, London. He has now warned the President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government against “intimidating British High Commissioner to Nigeria, Richard Montgomery.” He made…
BREAKING: Falana Gives Bobrisky 12-Hour Ultimatum To Apologise, Retract Defamatory Claim Nigerian human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has demanded a public retraction and apology from popular crossdresser Idris Okuneye, also known as Bobrisky, over allegations that Falana requested N10 million to facilitate a presidential pardon. In a letter dated October 14, 2024, issued by Falana’s legal representatives, Olorunfemi Akinyemi, Esq., and Taiwo E. Olawanle, Esq., Bobrisky was accused of making defamatory and false statements regarding Falana’s involvement in the alleged bribe. Bobrisky had claimed in audios circulating online that Falana had requested N10 million to secure a presidential pardon…