Fuel or fraud subsidy war, Nigeria loses N2trn in six days
TODAY is a decisive day for the representatives of the Organised Labour and the Federal Government. When they return to the negotiation table, they are condemned to reaching an acceptable agreement that will end the on-going six-day mass protests that have led the country and her citizenry to lose about N2 trillion. According to estimates, the strike is costing the country about N320 billion a day.
Quit Notice: Fresh apprehension grips Muslims in the South
WILL the Federal Government and governors of the southern States be able to talk aggrieved groups in the southern part of the country out of launching reprisal attacks against northerners in the south,despite the provoking assault and butchering of their kinsmen in the north by the Boko-Haram sect, and for how long can they hold them back?
Anger as ‘militants’ invade camp, abduct two
Unlike several Nigerians who leave the shores of the country in search of greener pastures overseas, majority of Agbeye indegenes of Osun state opted for Oyinbogbeni by-pass camp of Okomu village in Ovia South-West local government area of Edo state, where they engaged in cocoa plantation,with a view to earning a better living.
Protest: Neighbours of slain youth accuse police of intimidation
NEIGHBOURS of Aderinto street where one Abiodun Ademola was allegedly killed on Monday by the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, of Pen Cinema Police Station, Segun Fabunmi, have accused the police of harassment and intimidation to stop them from giving evidence against the DPO.
Gun men kidnap son of Rivers PDP official
A 14 year- old son of the Vice Chairman, Rivers West Senatorial district of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Prince Aboko Agolia, has been kidnapped in Rivers state.
NMA cancels plan to withdraw services in hospitals
Contrary to its earlier position to withdraw services in all Federal Government – owned hospitals should President Goodluck Jonathan fail to revert to N65.00 per litre of fuel by yesterday, (Friday 13th January), the Nigerian Medical Association, NMA, says it will no longer withdraw its services in view of the casualties and deaths reported from various protest sites.
