Insecurity Worries 2023 Presidential Candidate

NewsNigeriaPoliticsInsecurity Worries 2023 Presidential Candidate

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 29, 2024

Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate in 2023, expressed concern over persistent security challenges in the country that consumed many lives and attacks on businesses and critical infrastructure. He stated this on his X handle, while commiserating with victims of the recent terror attack in Benue and sympathizing with Chief Innoson Chukwuma over the attack on his business facility, said these can’t be allowed to continue. Obi stated that it is the fact that critical...

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Group Lauds Military For Expelling Lakurawa Terrorists In Nigeria

National SecurityNewsNigeriaGroup Lauds Military For Expelling Lakurawa Terrorists In Nigeria

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 29, 2024

The Citizens for Peace and Unity, a civil society organization has lauded the Nigerian Armed Forces for successful expulsion of the Lakurawa terrorists from Nigerian territory. Addressing a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, the group’s Publicity Secretary, Comrade Ishaq Yusuf, describing the operation as a significant milestone in the fight against terrorism. Yusuf noted that the military’s operation was critical to preventing the spread of terrorism from the North-East to the North-West, highlighted the...

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Children Under 16 Banned From Access To Social Media In Australia

NewsNigeriaChildren Under 16 Banned From Access To Social Media In Australia

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 29, 2024

Australia’s parliament on Thursday passed a law banning social media for children under 16. The ban came following the passage of a groundbreaking law in parliament which is the first of its kind in the world-first. The new law by the Senate with 34 votes to 19 prohibits platforms like TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Facebook, X, and Reddit from allowing users under 16. YouTube has been excluded from the ban due to its educational content. The...

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Community Fault Claims By NNPCL On Port Harcourt Refinery

BusinessNewsNigeriaOil & GasCommunity Fault Claims By NNPCL On Port Harcourt Refinery

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 29, 2024

Alesa community stakeholders have alleged that the petroleum products loaded from the recently revived Port Harcourt Refinery were not newly refined but petrol products left in the storage tank of the facility in the last three years. Timothy Mgbere, the Secretary of the community disclosed this during on Arise TV on Thursday, noting that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited told Nigerians many lies about the revived refinery. He dismissed NNPCL’s position that the Port...

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Minimum Wage: NLC To Shut Down Activities In Three States

NewsNigeriaPoliticsMinimum Wage: NLC To Shut Down Activities In Three States

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)November 29, 2024

The Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress may shut down activities in the affected states from Monday in Katsina, Cross River, and Zamfara states over the non-implementation of the new minimum wage of N70,000, after the Imo State Government sanctioned the implementation of the N70,000 wage on Tuesday. It was learned that the remaining states yet to implement the N70,000 minimum wage for workers are making last-minute moves to ensure the Nigeria Labour Congress does...

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AFCON Qualifier Setbacks Knock Nigeria to 44th in FIFA Rankings

NewsNigeriaAFCON Qualifier Setbacks Knock Nigeria to 44th in FIFA Rankings

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 29, 2024

Nigeria’s Super Eagles have recorded a significant drop in the latest FIFA rankings, falling from 36th to 44th globally. The rankings, released on Thursday, reflect the team’s disappointing performance in the concluding stages of the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations, AFCON, qualifiers. The team’s decline follows a 1-1 draw away to Benin and a shocking 2-1 home defeat to Rwanda in Uyo earlier this month. Although the loss to Rwanda did not affect Nigeria’s qualification...

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Edo Government Recovers 30 Vehicles from Former Officials

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEdo Government Recovers 30 Vehicles from Former Officials

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 29, 2024

…Committee Targets More  The Edo State Vehicle Recovery Committee has retrieved 30 state-owned vehicles from officials of the immediate past administration under former Governor Godwin Obaseki. The Chairman of the recovery committee, Kelly Okungbowa, announced the development in a statement issued by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Fred Itua, on Thursday. Okungbowa disclosed that the latest recovery, which took place last Friday, included one Hilux van and two Toyota Hiace buses. He further...

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Examining the notion that Anambra Voters Do not vote for the APC

ColumnsNigeriaOpinionPoliticsExamining the notion that Anambra Voters Do not vote for the APC

PilotnewsNovember 29, 2024

“The processes are excessively monetized and gives an advantage to the highest bidder” —Ebuka Onyekwelu There is a very popular assumption that Anambra State voters do not vote for the All Progressives Congress – APC. This is then reinforced by another outrageous impression that APC cannot win any election in Anambra State. In all, the common denominator upon which these suppositions are founded is that the APC is not liked and cannot be voted for,...

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Reps Endorses Tinubu’s Nominee, Oluyede, as Army Chief

NewsNigeriaPoliticsReps Endorses Tinubu’s Nominee, Oluyede, as Army Chief

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 29, 2024

The House of Representatives has confirmed Lieutenant General Olufemi Olatunbosun Oluyede as Nigeria’s substantive Chief of Army Staff following successful screening sessions by both the Senate and the House of Representatives. On Wednesday, the Senate Committee on the Army, led by Senator Abdulaziz Yar’adua, screened Oluyede during a closed-door session citing security concerns. Addressing journalists before the session, Yar’adua emphasised the legislative significance of the process. “The parliament must respect and uphold laws related to...

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PHOTOS: Churches, Hotels, and Businesses Sealed Over Noise Pollution in Lagos

Law & JusticeNewsNigeriaPHOTOS: Churches, Hotels, and Businesses Sealed Over Noise Pollution in Lagos

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)November 29, 2024

The Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, LASEPA, has sealed several establishments, including churches, hotels, bars, and other businesses, for breaching environmental laws in the state. The enforcement exercise, which targeted Mushin, Amuwo Odofin, and Okota Isolo areas, was part of LASEPA’s intensified efforts to tackle noise pollution and other environmental infractions across Lagos.   This development was disclosed in a statement posted on the agency’s verified X account on Thursday. According to LASEPA, the affected...

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