Organized labour yesterday told workers to fully mobilize for a prolonged national strike over the inability of the government to commence the process of implementing the N30,000 new minimum wage.

The Universal Watch Network has countered a recent report by the International Strategic Studies Association (ISSA) that the federal government of Nigeria has lost the control in engaging the Boko Haram terrorists. It said the claim by ISSA that the government is no longer sure of what faction of the terrorist group it is fighting […]

THE Alhaji Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Team has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari, who is seeking re-election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to campaign with his achievements since he came to power instead of blaming the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and trying to paint the PDP candidate as corrupt.

UMUAHIA—SENATOR Theodore Orji, representing Abia Central Disitrict at the national assembly has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to conduct free, fair and credible elections next year as a mark of honour for the first democratically elected President of Nigeria, Alhaji Shehu Shagari who passed on last week.

Tiv Leaders from four local government areas in Taraba State at the weekend defected from the All Progressives Congress, APC to Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the state.

Jos—The National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, is set to receive defectors from Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and other political parties to the ruling party in Jos, the Plateau State capital.

YOLA—Ex-chairman of Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Nuhu Ribadu, has cited reasons why Nigerians should give President Muhammadu Buhari another term of four years in office.

As a parting shot for year 2018, Nigerian governors, yesterday, restated their rejection of the demand by Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, for the payment of N30,000 as minimum wage to workers, insisting that they had other competing needs to contend with and would, therefore, not use more than 50 percent of their income to pay salaries.

Heritage Bank Plc, has partnered with Ikoyi Club 38 to host the monthly mugs competition of the club’s golf section.

THE year 2019 presents a lot of challenges to Nigerians ranging from the economy and growing insecurity to hunger, but it is politics, or the politics of the these challenges that will reign supreme. The first two months will be dominated by the February general elections while no matter who emerges winner, the next ten months will be expended on post-election politics including settling scores.

A tanker explosion yesterday rocked  a petrol station along Nike Lake road by Penoks Junction, Trans Ekulu, Enugu, in Abakpa town in Enugu State,  destroying properties worth billions of naira.

Association of Isoko North Tricycle Operators has put its weights behind all Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidates ahead of the general election.

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has wished Rivers people a prosperous 2019, urging them to use the New Year to consolidate the gains of rapid development of the state since 2015.

A CHIEFTAIN of the All Progressives Congress,  APC,  in Ekiti State, Dr. Olusegun Osinkolu, said that it would be catastrophic for Nigerians to elect Atiku Abubakar, alleging that would hand over the country’s economy to a few cabal to manipulate at the expense of the masses.

ABUJA- Ahead of the 2019 general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has chided the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government of failure to demonstrate sufficient leadership responsibility in tackling national challenges, saying it rather wasted the past three and a half years, blaming past administrations for its woes.