Some civil servants in Kaduna State have hailed the approval of N30,000 minimum wage for workers in the country, but cautioned against raising the costs of goods and services due to the salary increase. The workers, in separate interviews with the News Agency of Nigeria
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Imo State governorship election, Emeka Ihedioha, has emerged governor-elect of the state. Ihedioha, a former Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly, secured 273,404 votes to defeat Uche Nwosu of the Action Alliance (AA) and Senator Hope Uzodinma of the
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the Lagos state gubernatorial election, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been declared winner of the polls. According to Premium Times, Sanwo-olu defeated his closest rival, Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), with a wide margin of 533,304 votes. INEC State Returning Officer, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede declared
– The commission said the total number of votes canceled is more than the difference in the number of votes the two major candidates got – The total number of votes canceled in the state is 49, 347, while the total margin between leading candidates
On Tuesday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) flagged off its campaigns in Lagos. According to The Guardian, all was well until about 1.30pm when Governor Akinwunmi Ambode was delivering his speech. The paper reports that suspected rival groups of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) started shooting at each other. The Guardian’s
The Soundcity MVP Award Festival took place last night and it honored African artists who’ve had a phenomenal year. Here are the full list of winners Viewer’s Choice YE – BURNA BOY DROGBA – AFRO B SOMISO – WANDE COAL – Winner SCIENCE STUDENT – OLAMIDE
It seems there is a running battle in the Taroh House, in view of the 2019 gubernatorial. The Jerry Useni Campaign group have accused the Distinguish Sen.Victor Lar of desperation and lies. in their words “The art of greed, desperation and mischief at its
The Governorship aspirant in Plateau State under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) , Arc Samuel Nanchang Jatau has disclosed that the state has experience bad leadership under the All Progressive Congress for the past three years that need to be voted out for the
IKe Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, has asked Nigerians to revisit the issue of single term for the president and governors. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Ekweremadu said when the issue was first proposed in the seventh assembly, it did not succeed because the legislation
Senate President Bukola Saraki has replied Bola Tinubu who said he defected from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) because he knew he’d lose his seat in 2019 and he needed automatic ticket. They (Saraki and Aminu Tambuwal) “left the party to return to a motley agglomeration that would promise them what
Pakistan has a new leader and he is former Cricket player, Imran Khan. According to BBC, the 65 year old was elected Prime Minister at the country’s national assembly following his party’s grand slide victory during the July elections. Prior to winning the elections, Imran Khan promised
The Department of State Services (DSS) has allowed Senators and members of the House of Representatives into the National Assembly premises. Officials with the DSS had blocked all entrances into the National Assembly, barring the lawmakers from gaining entry into their offices. The move had reportedly been in
Amidst an alleged move to impeach the Senate President Bukola Saraki, the senate minority leader Godswill Akpabio has released a letter announcing his resignation. In the letter dated 4th August, 2018 and addressed to the Senate Deputy Minority Leader, Emmanuel Bwacha, Akpabio thanked the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the opportunity to
Senator Dino Melaye has denied making up the incident of his recent abduction in order to avoid his court appearance. He made this revelation in an interview with Premium Times where he refuted the claims, describing them as “illogical”. He added that the claims should “ring false to
President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Lome, the capital of Togo, for the ECOWAS/ECCAS summit. The president is, according to Vanguard expected to attend two high-level meetings aimed at forging strategies to defeat terrorism and other trans-border criminal activities in West African states. The Nigerian delegation will also participate in a meeting on