Peter Obi Speaks On Tinubu, FG Adopting Oronsanye Report The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the last election, Peter Obi, has applauded the move by President Bola Tinubu and the Federal Government to adopt implementation of the Steve Oronsanye’s report. In a statement posted on X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday, the former Anambra Governor said he would have also implemented the Oronsanye report as President stating that it was in his 2023 manifesto. He wrote: “I have received several text messages from people wanting to know if I would have implemented the Oronsaye Report, whose full implementation…
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Nigerian Soldiers Cries Out For Help As Commandant Sends Them To Bush To Leave And Protect His Cows’ Some soldiers serving at the depot of the Nigerian Army in Zaria, Kaduna State have accused the commander of the military training centre, Major General Mohammed Aminu Abdullahi (N/10208) of turning them into “slaves”. According to some of them who spoke exclusively, they’re forced daily to go into the bush to look for dried corn leaves for the commander’s cattle. “Every day, about 50 soldiers move from farm to farm to gather dried corn leaves for his (Abdullahi) cows and the soldiers…
BREAKING: Nigerian Pastor Killed Inside Church Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Nigerian Pastor Killed Inside His Church Osun Police Command has confirmed the death of Moris Fadehan, a pastor in charge of Celestial Church of Christ, Grace of Comfort Parish, Omitoto, in Osun State. The pastor was allegedly killed by one of his assistants identified as Lekan Ogundipe. It was learnt that the pastor was murdered inside his church around 10 am on Monday. The suspect had reportedly informed some people and the church founder that the pastor was being burnt by fire, drawing their attention to the remains…
Islamic Cleric Makes U-turn, Apologises To Tinubu’s Wife Over ‘Devilish’ Sermon An Islamic cleric, Idris Tenshi, has apologised over his call for the killing of the First Lady, OluremI Tinubu. Tenshi, who described the wife of the President as an ‘infidel’ during one of his sermons, said she should be killed, has made a U-turn saying ‘I take back my words’. Speaking in the Hausa language, the cleric said: “Tinubu’s wife is an unbeliever and even among the unbelievers, she is a leader.” “She is among those that Allah has instructed us to kill because she is among the leaders…
BREAKING: CBN Begins Sales Of Dollars To BDCs, See How Much The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has announced plans to offer foreign exchange worth $20,000 to any eligible Bureau De Change operator across the country. This comes more than two years after suspended former CBN governor Godwin Emefiele prohibited the sale of foreign exchange to BDC operators in that area of the FX market. The apex bank revealed this in a new circular published and signed by the Director, Trade and Exchange Department, Hassan Mahmud on Tuesday. The circular titled, “Sale of Foreign Exchange to Bureau de Change Operators…
Nigerian Governor Joins NLC Nationwide Protests To Condemn Hardship The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, joined protesters in Ibadan on Tuesday during Nigerian Labour Congress two-day massive protest over the bad state of the economy in the country. The members of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and other concerned citizens on Tuesday began the massive protest across the country. Makinde later addressed the protesters, while calling for calm and understanding with the government to address the demands. The protesters were seen in their large numbers on the streets of Lagos State and Federal Capital Territory, Abuja to demand immediate intervention…
Commissioner Of Police Joins NLC Nationwide Protests Over Hardship The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, is among those leading the ongoing two-day massive protest in the state over the bad state of the economy in the country. In a photograph, CP Fayoade, together with his team, was seen marching with thousands of residents along Awolowo way, Ikeja, Lagos State. The members of the Nigerian Labour Congress and other concerned citizens on Tuesday began the massive protest across the country. The protesters were seen in their large numbers on the streets of Lagos State and Federal Capital Territory, Abuja…
Tinubu Move To Pay Youth Unemployment Benefits The Federal Government on Monday said it would extend its social security payments net to graduates with qualifications from NCE and upwards. Addressing journalists after the Federal Executive Council meeting on Monday, the minister of finance and coordinating minister of the economy, Wale Edun, disclosed that the programme would see unemployed Nigerian youths being paid stipends. “At this period of heightened food prices, Mr. President has committed to doing all that can be done to assist in giving purchasing power to the poorest and in that line. “He has committed and instructed that…
BREAKING: Fresh Crisis Rocks APC Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Fresh Crisis Rocks APC Protesters, on Monday, stormed the national headquarters of the All Progressives Congress in Abuja to express displeasure over the outcome of the party’s just-concluded governorship primary in Edo State. The governorship primary, which went into a rerun, produced Senator Monday Okpebholo as the winner and APC candidate for the September 21, 2024 governorship election in the state. However, the Monday protesters, who were supporters of Dennis Idahosa, one of the 11 aspirants who lost out, alleged that the primary was fraught with illegalities. The demonstrators,…
DEFECTION: Court Summons Rivers Speaker, Other Lawmakers The Appeal Court sitting in Port Harcourt, has ordered the Speaker of Rivers State House of Assembly, Martins Amaewhule and 24 other members of the House to appear in court on subsequent sitting date, following a motion filed before it by some elders of the state. Ten members of the Rivers Elders Forum approached the court, seeking a leave to serve the lawmakers court processes on a suit they filed, questioning the lawmakers rights to remain in office after defecting from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The…