October 4, 2019

Senator Akinfenwa

Former AD National Chairman, Senator Akinfenwa, Dies At 89

A former National Chairman of Alliance for Democracy (AD), Senator Mojisoluwa Akinfenwa, is dead.

An indigene of Erin Ijesa in Osun State, Akinfenwa, aged 89, died in his Ibadan home, on Thursday.

Confirming the death of Akinfenwa to Nigerian Tribune, a former AD chairman in Osun State, Hon Olapade Fakunle, said, the former AD national leader enjoyed good health till he breathed his last.

According to him, “Senator Akinfenwa left his Osun home on Monday, but only complained of having malaria symptoms on his way, and as he arrived in Ibadan, he went to his doctor, who asked him …

In Kaduna, Gunmen Abduct 6 Female Students And 2 Teachers

In Kaduna, Gunmen Abduct 6 Female Students And 2 Teachers

Six students of a private secondary school and two of their teachers in Kakau Daji village in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State were yesterday kidnapped by gunmen.

The village is located behind the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemicals Company (KRPC) in the state capital.

Confirming the incident, spokesman of the Kaduna State Police Command, Yakubu Sabo, said the gunmen invaded the school through a porous fence in the early hours of yesterday, went straight to the female hostel and abducted six students.

The spokesman also disclosed that two teachers residing inside the school were also kidnapped by the bandits …

Shisha Smoking Is Dangerous To Your Health - Efuribe

Shisha Smoking Is Dangerous To Your Health – Efuribe

Shisha is as dangerous, if not more dangerous than tobacco; writes Adaku Efuribe.

It would be germane to begin this reflection with a basic definition of what waste-pipe or shisha is about. The British Heart Foundation (BHF) stated that shisha smoking is a way of smoking tobacco, sometimes mixed with fruit or molasses sugar, through a bowl and hose or tube.

Shisha smoking—also called hookah, narghile, waterpipe, or hubble bubble smoking—is increasingly becoming a public health issue in many towns and cities of Nigeria. Shisha also poses the same risks as cigarette smoking. I have decided to write this article …

Federal Government Cannot Pay The New Minimum Wage - Ngige

Federal Government Cannot Pay The New Minimum Wage – Ngige

The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, Thursday stated that the federal government would have to lay off workers to be able to meet a wage bill of ₦580 billion needed to meet labour’s demand on the new minimum wage.

Ngige told labour leaders in Abuja that the sum was what would be needed by the government to pay the consequential adjustments as demanded by labour.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reported that the minister’s announcement is the latest in the increasing drama over payment of the new wage.

Ngige was speaking when the leadership of …