News

Military Pay: Matawalle applauds Tinubu as privates get 80%, colonels 50%, generals 30% raise

By Kingsley Omonobi The Minister of State for Defence, Dr. Bello Mohammed Matawalle, has commended President Bola Tinubu for approving a salary increase for personnel of the Armed Forces of Nigeria. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Matawalle described the decision as “a landmark demonstration of the Federal Government’s unwavering commitment to the welfare, morale […]
Visible Articles 5 10 15

Court stops swearing in of Plateau PDP caretaker c’ttee

By Ise-Oluwa Ige Abuja -  A Plateau State High Court yesterday stopped the National leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from swearing-in seven party chieftains to take over the leadership of its Plateau State Executive Committee under a Caretaker status. The Presiding judge, Justice Mohammed Sirajo, issued the order following an ex-parte application argued […]

Obi calls for calm over sack of Banks’ MDs

By Vincent Ujumadu Awka – GOVERNOR Peter Obi of Anambra state has called for calm over the recent changes in the chief executives of five banks, namely Afribank, Union Bank, Finbank, Intercontinental Bank and Oceanic Bank. In a statement by the Chief Press secretary to the Governor, Mr. Mike Udah, the Governor urged Nigerians, particularly […]

HURIWA condemns rise in organised crime

Human Rights Writers’ Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), Monday, condemned the continuous rise in organised crime especially violent abduction and kidnapping of some prominent Nigerians and the inability of security agents in the country to tackle the ugly trend.

Youths protest dissolution of Plateau PDP exco

By Taye Obateru Jos – A group of youths in Plateau State, yesterday, staged a peaceful demonstration against the dissolution of the state executive of the party. The group, led by the party’s youth leader in the Northern Zone Chung Pam, marched along some streets to the state secretariat of the party to register their […]

Banks experience high withdrawals by depositors

By Taye Obateru Jos – Despite assurances that there was no cause for alarm in spite of   measures taken against some banks last week, panic withdrawal by depositors are being experienced by some them in Plateau State. Reliable sources in some of the affected banks told Vanguard that many of the heavy depositors made huge […]

Exit mobile version