A 32 years old victim of human trafficking based in Germany has sent a distress call to the Nigerian and German authorities over threats to her life and three children by those she claimed lured her to Italy at the age of 13 for the purpose of prostitution. She said she however succeeded in escaping…
May Day: It’s Immoral to Pretend Not to Know Workers are Suffering, Says Obaseki as he jacks up Minimum Wage to ₦40,000
…Approves payment of harmonised pension from May 2022 Workers and pensioners in Edo State were upbeat on Sunday as the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, announced a new minimum wage of ₦40,000, and payment of harmonised pension to civil servants and retirees respectively, in commemoration of this year’s Workers’ Day. Obaseki said the welfare of workers…
Julie Coker: How President Obasanjo Made Me Cry First Day I Met Him
Reminiscing on her days as one of Nigeria’s pioneer female broadcasters, ex-beauty queen, and television goddess, Julie Coker, on Friday went down memory lane to recall how sometime in 1977, former military head of state, and later civilian president, Olusegun Obasanjo, made her cry on their first meeting at the Festival of Arts and Culture,…
Eight Confirmed Dead, 22 Rescued From Another Collapsed Building in Lagos
…Building Already Marked for Demolition – LASEMA The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, LASEMA on Monday confirmed the recovery of eight bodies, and 22 survivors from the rubbles of the collapsed three-storey building on Ibadan Street, Ebute Meta, Lagos, on Sunday night. The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service had announced the building collapse in…
Oba of Benin Laments Bad State of the Nation As Osinbajo Assures He Has Capacity to Govern Nigeria
Oba Ewuare II of Benin Kingdom has castigated political leaders in the country for abandoning the electorate as soon as they get into office after using all kinds of tactics to get their votes. The Oba, who lamented that Nigeria is in a bad state, also begged politicians to make the country great so that…
Parry Osayande Slams Buhari over State Pardon Granted Two Corrupt Ex-Govs
……Supports NEF’s call for his resignation. Retired super cop, and former Deputy Inspector General of Police, (DIG) Parry Osayande, has given President Muhammadu Buhari hard knocks over the state pardon granted two former governors – Joshua Dariye of Plateau State, and Jolly Nyame of Taraba State – jailed for massive corruption during their tenures in…
Even If Nomination Fee Is Raised to ₦200 million, I Will Pay, says Pastor Bakare
…As he formally bows out of ministry. General Overseer and senior pastor of The Citadel Global Community Church, CGCC, formerly The Latter Rain Assembly, has taken a major step in pursuit of his 2023 presidential ambition by stepping down from the pulpit after 33 years of leading the church. For several months, Pastor Bakare had…
Breaking News: Pastor Tunde Bakare bows out of active ministry to pursue presidential ambition
Pastor Tunde Bakare, general overseer and senior pastor of The Citadel Global Community Church, Lagos, has bowed out of the Ministry. Bakare, who had been speaking of receiving revelation that he would be the 16th president of Nigeria (meaning that he would succeed President Muhammadu Buhari), announced his decision to bow out at his valedictory…
Nigerian Politicians Living Larger Than Nation’s Economy As Citizens Suffer – City Gate Elders Lament
…Advocate Return to Parliamentary System with Buhari as PM. As scepticism continue to trail the 2023 general elections, a group known as City Gate Elders of Nigeria, Benin City, Edo State, has canvassed the restructuring of Nigeria into twelve or eight regions with premiers as heads of each region for easy administration and reduction in…
War of Words: You are Being Uncharitable, Delta Govt Lambasts ASUU President
….Advises ASUU to use Delta to negotiate with the federal government The Delta State government has lampooned the National President of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke for his outburst against the governor, Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, over his comment that the state government had no issues with its lecturers. Okowa,…
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