FORMER BODYGUARD OF SIERRA LEONE’S EX-PRESIDENT ERNEST BAI KOROMA FOUND GUILTY OF TREASON.
A former bodyguard of Sierra Leone’s ex-President Ernest Bai Koroma has been found guilty of treason and sentenced alongside 10 others over a failed coup last year. Amadu Koita Makalo, who is also a former soldier, was sentenced to 182 years in prison on charges of treason, murder and shooting with intent to murder. The […]
LABOUR PARTY LAWMAKER DEFECTS TO THE RULING ALL PROGRESSIVES CONGRESS.
Lawmaker representing Imo-East Senatorial District, Ezenwa Onyewuchi, has dumped the Labour Party (LP), for the All-Progressives Congress (APC). Onyewuchi left the party one year after winning the 2023 senatorial election on the platform of the oppsition party. In his letter of defection, Onyewuchi also declared his support for President Bola Tinubu’s administration, adding that his […]
COURT REJECTS PUSH TO STOP RIVERS STATE GOVERNOR FROM SPENDING PUBLIC FUNDS
A Federal High Court in Abuja has declined to bar Governor Siminalayi Fubara from spending government funds pending the hearing and determining the suit filed by the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly. Ruling on the motion ex parte, Justice Emeka Nwite declined to grant the prayers, though he ordered the plaintiffs to put […]
A GROWING NUMBER OF SENIOR DEMOCRATS AND PARTY BACKERS SUPPORT KAMALA HARRIS AS PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, AFTER JOE BIDEN QUIT THE RACE
A growing number of senior Democrat politicians and party backers are supporting Kamala Harris to be the party’s presidential candidate, after Joe Biden quit the race President Biden withdrew from November’s election on Sunday, having faced increasing calls to step aside since his TV debate against Donald Trump He has endorsed Harris, who says she intends to “earn and win” the […]
MIYETTI ALLAH CATTLE BREEDERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (MACBAN) SAYS NEWLY CREATED MINISTRY OF LIVESTOCK DEVELOPMENT WILL BOOST NIGERIA’S FOREIGN EARNINGS.
Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) says the newly created Ministry of Livestock Development will boost Nigeria’s foreign earnings, reduce transhumance, poverty and conflicts associated with the outdated practice. National President of MACBAN, Baba Othman-Ngelzarma, stated this at a news briefing on Sunday in Abuja. He stated that the livestock sector was currently valued […]
SPEAKER HOUSE OF REPS. COMMEND PRESIDENT TINUBU FOR COMING TO A CONSENSUS ON MINIMUM WAGE
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajudeen, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for agreeing to the national minimum wage of seventy thousand naira for the Nigerian workers. The Speaker said President Tinubu’s action has shown that he is a compassionate and empathic leader who cares about the welfare of the citizens. He […]
EUROPEAN COMMISSION RE- ELECTS URSULA VON DER LEYEN AS PRESIDENT
Ursula von der Leyen has been re-elected as president of the European Commission following a secret ballot among MEPs. She secured the backing of 401 Members of the European Parliament at a vote in Strasbourg on Thursday – 41 more than she needed. Ms von der Leyen, of the centre-right European People’s Party (EPP), was […]
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND ORGANISED LABOUR AGREE ON SEVENTY THOUSAND NAIRA AS MINIMUM WAGE FOR WORKERS.
Federal Government and the organized labour have agreed on seventy thousand Naira as the new National Minimum Wage. This was the outcome of the latest meeting between President Bola Tinubu and leadership of the organised labour, which took place at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The sum of sixty thousand naira was first suggested by the […]
MEMBERS OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES PLEDGE TO GIVE UP 50 PER CENT OF THEIR SALARIES FOR SIX MONTHS TO ADDRESS THE HUNGER ACROSS THE COUNTRY.
The House of Representatives at a plenary session on Thursday pledged to give up 50 per cent of their salaries for six months to address the hunger across the country. During the session presided over by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas, Deputy Speaker Benjamin Kalu amended the motion, urging his colleagues to sacrifice 50% of their […]
NATIONAL ASSEMBLY, LABOUR PARTY MOURN LATE KADUNA LAWMAKER.
Senate has once again been thrown into a state of mourning following the death of House of Representatives member, hon. Ekene Adams. The Red Chamber adjourned plenary until Wednesday in honour of the late lawmaker, who died on July 16. Mr Adams represented Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency, Kaduna State, in the House of Representatives before his death. […]