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It is hypocritical for governors not to pay N18,000 minimum wage – Bruce-Murray

Posted by admin Governors, Headlines Monday, November 23rd, 2015

Eniola Akinkuotu The senator representing Bayelsa-East senatorial district, Ben Murray-Bruce, says over N18, 000 is spent on the upkeep of dogs in the various government houses across the country. He, therefore, stated that it was wicked for governors to advocate for a reduction of the N18, 000 minimum wage. The lawmaker said this in […]

FRC recovers over N360bn from MDAs

Posted by admin Headlines Monday, November 23rd, 2015

The Fiscal Responsibility Commission (FRC) Monday said it recovered over N360 billion from the operating surpluses of Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The chairman of the commission, Victor Muruako said this during a 2day training tour of Ebonyi State Fiscal Responsibility Commission to FRC Abuja. His words: “As part of our mandates, we have gone […]

Sultan to governors: Fish out displaced persons’ funds

Posted by admin General Politics, Governors, Headlines, Sultan of Sokoto Monday, November 23rd, 2015

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar, on Monday challenged Northern states governors to fish out the whereabouts of several billions of naira collected for Internally Displaced Person (IDPs) in the region. He said, “People are suffering, billions of naira had been collected for their welfare but what we hear every day and what we […]

France strikes IS in Iraq from newly deployed carrier – general

Posted by admin Africa & World Politics, Headlines Monday, November 23rd, 2015

France launched air strikes against Islamic State targets in Iraq on Monday in the first sorties from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier, newly deployed in the eastern Mediterranean. “We carried out strikes in Ramadi and Mosul in support of ground forces that were pushing against troops of (the Islamic State group),” said army chief […]

Rising profile of Omoni Oboli

Posted by admin Arts/Culture & Entertainment, Headlines, Nollywood (Film Industry) Sunday, November 22nd, 2015

By Ayo Onikoyi For Omoni Oboli, 2015 is turning out to be the year of outstanding and mind blowing achievements especially after she was announced as Nollywood/entertainment personality of the year 2015 by The Sun newspaper, taking over from popular music producer, Don Jazzy who won for the year 2014 and she signed ambassadorial deal […]

How drunken gang member shot dead 9 DSS officials at Arepo —Agbara robbery kingpin

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, November 22nd, 2015

By Ifeanyi Okolie LAGOS—Leader of the dreaded gang of bank robbers which had been terrorising commercial banks in Lagos and Ogun states in military uniforms has disclosed that his gang never intended to kill nine officials of the Department of State Service, DSS, who went missing last September. The suspect, identified as Kelly Fotor, an […]

MASSOB threatens to move against Ohanaeze Ndigbo

Posted by admin Biafra, Headlines Sunday, November 22nd, 2015

Tony Okafor The Movement for the Actualisation of Sovereign State of Biafra has threatened to move against leaders of the Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo if they fail to guide their utterances over the Biafra agitation. In a press statement on Sunday in Awka, Anambra State, by MASSOB’s national director of information, Uchenna Madu, […]

Police arrest 21 homosexual students in Delta

Posted by admin Delta, Headlines, State News Sunday, November 22nd, 2015

Nosa Akenzua Police detectives in Asaba, Delta State, have arrested 21 students who have been allegedly involved in same sex activities. It was reliably gathered that the two state-owned polytechnics (names withheld) where the suspects were arrested, were a beehive of perverse sexual acts as male students engage in same sex activities for financial gains. […]

1.9 million Nigerians join labour market – NBS

Posted by admin Headlines Sunday, November 22nd, 2015

The National Bureau of Statistics on Sunday released the unemployment watch report for the third quarter of 2015, stating that a total of 1,929,800 economically active persons within the age bracket of 15 years to 64 years joined the labour force. The unemployment watch is one of the three reports, which the bureau released on […]

BIAFRA: Igbo’s decisive day as S.East govs,leaders,others meet

Posted by admin Biafra, Headlines Sunday, November 22nd, 2015

By Clifford Ndujihe TODAY is a decisive day for Igbo leaders and South-East governors, who will gather in Enugu to deliberate on the ongoing protests and agitation for the actualisation of Republic of Biafra. For about three weeks, members and supporters of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and a faction of the Movement for […]