January 25, 2020

Osinbajo Lists Projects To Be Completed In Next Few Years

January 25, 2020 3:50 pm
Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo has said having instituted reforms covering critical sectors of the economy over the past four years, Nigeria under the Buhari administration is making steady progress on the path of prosperity.

Osinbajo stated this on Saturday in Lagos in a keynote address he delivered at the Redeemer’s Men Fellowship Conference themed “Galvanized for Geometric Growth.”

The Vice President, while noting that much still needed to be done in the different sectors of the economy, restated that the country had enormous potential which would be realised.

According to the VP, who referenced the recent US-based Newsweek magazine’s

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Oyo CP To Take Actions Over Return Of Sacked LG Chair

January 25, 2020 3:50 pm

The Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, has directed the Commissioner of Police in Oyo state, Mr. Shina Olukolu, to take actions to implement the legal opinion of the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) on the sacked local government chairmen in the state.

The IG in a letter obtained by THISDAY on Saturday and addressed to Prince Ayodeji Abass-Aleshiloye, Chairman of the dissolved Association of Local Government of Nigeria (ALGON), urged the sacked ALGON Chairman to liaise with the CP to facilitate smooth take over of the Local Government Areas in the state.

The IG letter was signed by

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Ihedioha: Why PDP Governors Stayed Away From Street Protest

January 25, 2020 3:50 pm

FRESH facts have emerged that not all the leaders and governors of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) were in support of the street protest against the Supreme Court and the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad, to seek the review of the judgment against ex-Governor Emeka Ihedioha.

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Unknown to many, there was a split among the opposition governors on the desirability or otherwise of such an action.

The division became evident when it was realised that the PDP Governors Forum did not issue a statement to …

Kwankwaso To Ganduje: You Will Regret At The End Of Tenure

January 25, 2020 3:49 pm

Former Kano state governor and former Senator representing Kano central senatorial district, Engineer Rabiú Musa Kwankwaso has revealed that Governor Abdullahi Ganduje and his allies will definitely regret at the end of their second tenure.

Kwankwaso made this known during a radio programme aired by many local radio stations across the state. According to him, the current Kano state government administration is being run on deception and falsehood which he said will make the governor to regret at the end of his tenure.

“They will definitely regret at the end of their tenure, they will be saying had we know …

Wike To Join APC, Since Atiku Isn’t Allowing Him Head PDP

January 25, 2020 1:32 pm

The major stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 20 wards of Port Harcourt City council area (PHALGA) of Rivers State have accused Governor Nyesom Wike of desperately lobbying to join the APC, since the former Vice-President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is not allowing him (Wike) to take over the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).

They also disowned ‘the foot-soldier’ of Wike in APC, Igo Aguma, a two-term member of the House of Representatives, who hails from Ward 2 of PHALGA, accusing him of being a mole and a traitor, who had been pursuing personal interest.

The PHALGA stakeholders …

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FFK Mocks Buhari Over His Declaration To Defeat Boko Haram

January 25, 2020 1:31 pm

Femi Fani-Kayode, former Aviation Minister, on Saturday mocked President Muhammadu Buhari for assuring Nigerians that he would defeat Boko Haram.

Fani-Kayode said Buhari can’t defeat Boko Haram because insurgents brought him into power.

His remark was coming at a time Buhari said though it might take a bit longer, the nation will surely put the issues associated with the troubles in the Northeast in order and move ahead.

Buhari had said if Nigeria could fight a 30-month civil war and be reorganized again, then insurgents will be defeated.…

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We’ll Defeat Boko Haram With Civil War Experience – Buhari

January 25, 2020 1:29 pm

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) on Friday in Abuja said security forces in the country are capable and competent in winning the fight against Boko Haram insurgents in the country.

He said with the 30-month civil war experience of Nigeria’s military, it is capable of handling the crisis rocking the North-East.

Buhari said this while receiving Janez Lenarcic, the European Union Commissioner for Crisis Management in the State House, Abuja.

 

The President said, “If we were capable to fight a 30-month civil war and reorganised our …

Minimum Wage: NLC Declares Immediate Strike

Ondo Workers To Get ₦30,000 Wage As Govt, Labour Sign On It

January 25, 2020 1:20 pm

An agreement on the new minimum wage of N30,000 was on Saturday, finally signed by the Organised Labour and the Ondo State Government.

According to the agreement, the payment will take effect from January 1, 2020.

Under the new pay, officers on grade level 1 to 6 should enjoy the N30,000 new minimum wage while workers on grade level 7 to 17 will enjoy consequential adjustment on their salaries.

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The Head of Service, Dare Aragbaiye who signed the agreement on behalf of government, said the negotiations were carried

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How Cryptocurrency Drives Change For Nigerians

January 25, 2020 1:19 pm
Nigerians make more bitcoin searches than any other country in the world and it can drive monumental changes within Nigeria and across Africa.

If you were told to think of the country with the most bitcoin related Google searches in the last year and also one of the bases of a renowned crypto exchange operating in 40 countries, you would probably picture Switzerland, the UK or maybe China. In fact, the country in question is Nigeria. Locals here make bitcoin searches the most frequently and host high-profile companies like Luno who offer a complete bitcoin experience.

The lure of cryptocurrency

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“Option C” Investors Storm Office To Demand Their Money

January 25, 2020 1:19 pm

Tens of Lagosians stormed the LASU Road office of late Alhaji Fatai Yusuf, popularly known as Oko Oloyun, to demand the money they invested in his Ponzi scheme.

Oko Oloyun, a popular Lagos-based trado-medical expert, was murdered on Thursday 23 January 2020 around 4:30pm on the road while travelling to Iseyin, Oyo State. He was reportedly attacked by some hoodlums at Igboora.

Following his demise, people who invested money in his Ponzi scheme, known as “Option C” stormed the Head office of his company to demand how to retrieve their money. The investors were the more confused as his two …

B’Haram, ISWAP Clash, Members Turn Guns Against Each Other

January 25, 2020 1:18 pm

Intense gunfire between two rival jihadist groups in northeast Nigeria has left several fighters dead, two sources with close knowledge of the incident told AFP on Monday.

Fighters in pickup trucks from a Boko Haram faction loyal to Abubakar Shekau stormed a camp belonging to rival IS-aligned Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP), resulting in a fierce gunbattle that caused several fatalities, the sources said.

The Boko Haram jihadists attacked the camp in Sunnawa village in Abadam district near the border with Niger to reclaim their women seized by ISWAP fighters in an earlier raid on their camp across the …

Race For PDP Governors’ Forum Chairman Rages

January 25, 2020 1:17 pm

Abuja – As the battle for who emerges as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum Chairman rages, it was learnt that the Rivers State government is lobbying for Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal.

The new Chairman of the PDP Governors Forum, who will take over from the outgoing governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson, is likely to emerge on Sunday before the PDP National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting scheduled for Monday.

While it was gathered that the Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike is lobbying for Tambuwal, it was also gathered that some governors are backing Benue State governor, …

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