Ganduje cites recession as he dumps N30,000 minimum wage, opts for N18,000
By Bashir Bello – Kano Due to the recession occassioned by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kano State Government says it is stopping the new minimum wage and to pay its workers with the N18,000 old wage. The Special Adviser to Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Media, Salihu Tanko Yakasai confirmed this to newsmen on Wednesday. […]
China reprimands officials over new highest daily virus cases since July
Transport services were cut off to a city of 11 million people near Beijing on Thursday as local officials were reprimanded for a Covid-19 outbreak that pushed China’s new infections to the highest single-day tally since July. The virus first emerged in central China in late 2019, but since then authorities have largely brought the […]
Plaza Dedication: Ogboru names building after late mother
Friends, family, and well-wishers of Hon. Rex Ogboru, a former aspirant for the Delta State House of Assembly seat, Ethiope East constituency, on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Tuesday thronged the newly built Esther’s Plaza to witness the dedication of the edifice. The building, seated in the heart of Abraka, precisely […]
‘Bargaining tools’: Saudi speeds up trials before Biden era
Saudi Arabia is accelerating trials of so-called dissidents, including a high-profile Saudi-American doctor, those it fears could become bargaining tools in a potential early showdown with Joe Biden’s incoming administration. The US president-elect has pledged to make the kingdom a “pariah” over its human rights failings after it largely got a free pass under President […]
US Capitol: Western democracy ‘fragile, vulnerable’ ― Iran’s Rouhani
Iranian President, Hassan Rouhani, said Thursday that the chaos unleashed on the US Capitol by US counterpart Donald Trump’s supporters exposed the fragility of Western democracy. “What we saw in the United States yesterday (Wednesday) evening and today shows above all how fragile and vulnerable Western democracy is,” Rouhani said in a speech broadcast by […]
Finally, Fani-kayode bows, says it’s time to accept the reality of a Biden presidency
By Nwafor Sunday Former Aviation Minister Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has finally accepted that Joe Biden defeated President Donald Trump, in the November 3 Presidential election. Fani-Kayode had insisted that Trump won the election. He has been an ardent supporter of Trump in Nigeria. He has prayed and believed that the election would favor Trump, not […]
US democracy ‘limping on both feet’ ― senior Russian lawmaker
American democracy is “limping on both feet” after the storming of the US Capitol by Donald Trump supporters, a senior Russian lawmaker said Thursday. Konstantin Kosachyov, the chair of the Russian upper house’s foreign affairs committee, said the stunning events in the US capital showed that Washington had no right to lecture other countries on […]
Again, Jonathan reacts to US election, says nobody’s political ambition is worth the blood of any citizen
By Nwafor Sunday Former President Goodluck Jonathan has reacted to the ongoing political activities in the United State. History is about to take place again in U.S. The whole world is watching the scenario and of course the ‘self-acclaimed-perfect-democracy-practicing country, as the Republican lawmakers early objected to counting Pennsylvania’s electors, delaying the certification of Joe […]
Land dispute claims four lives in Cross River
By Emma Una, Calabar Four persons reportedly lost their lives on Wednesday in an inter-communal conflict between the neighbouring communities of Abankang and Alok in central Cross River State. The feuding communities are both located along the Ikom -Ogoja highway in Ikom Local Government Area, central district of the state. Reports from the area indicate […]
Inferno averted as petrol-laden tanker spills content in Apapa
By Olasunkanmi Akoni Several properties worth billions of naira were saved from being gutted by fire when the driver of a tanker conveying 55,000 litres of Premium Motor Spirit, PMS, while trying to negotiate a bend suddenly overturned and spilled its contents along Kirikri Road, Apapa, Lagos. The incident which occured at about 2 am, […]
Pandemic tips more into extreme poverty in Lagos
Shopkeeper Toyin Jacob never thought she would have to rely on handouts. Before 2020, food and cash distributions were for her neighbours in Makoko, a coastal community in Lagos. Thousands of families live in the floating slum, often in tightly packed huts with no running water or electricity. Until recently, 60-year-old Jacob was better off, […]
