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Feb

2024

Lawmakers’ Salaries Too Small For Job Responsibilities – Deputy Speaker

Columns/Opinions/Letters, National Assembly, News Flash, Politics

Lawmakers’ Salaries Too Small For Job Responsibilities – Deputy Speaker The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, on Monday said the current salaries of federal lawmakers cannot take them home to do the jobs they were elected to do. While stressing that the take home pay of the average lawmaker is a ‘far cry’ from what people insinuate, Kalu called for understanding, saying the call for the slashing of their salary by 50 per cent is not the solution to the current problem. The deputy speaker spoke when he featured on Channels Television’s ‘Politics Today’ on Monday.…

Feb

2024

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The Geometric Miracle Of 24/7 In Aba: The Betrayals, The Shameless Claims – By Dr. Engr. Odo Ijere (Okpotemba Ohafia)

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, Politics

ON THE FLIP SIDE OF THE GEOMETRIC MIRACLE OF 24/7 LIGHT IN ABA. The commissioning yesterday of the Aba Independent Power Plant project designed and built by Professor Barthlomew Nnaji's Geometric Power Ltd over a 20 years period was indeed a shining armor spotted in a thick cloud. It started as a developing story that was too difficult to imagine to be true. A fairy tale sort of stuff of the Cinderella fame. But turning out to be true that at last, something good came out of the tribe of Benjamin. Thus, Aba, the Enyimba City, the pearl of the…

Feb

2024

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Order Release Of Nnamdi Kanu Now – Sunday Igboho Urges Tinubu

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Human Rights, News Flash

Yoruba Nation Activist, Sunday Igboho Urges Tinubu To Order Release Of Nnamdi Kanu Sunday Igboho Sunday Igboho was arrested in Cotonou, Benin Republic on Monday night while he tried to travel.Yoruba nation activist Sunday Adeyemo, popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has called on President Bola Tinubu to order the release of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Igboho urged the Tinubu-led Federal Government to drop the treasonable charges against Kanu. In a video released on Monday, Igboho emphasized that releasing Kanu is crucial to attending to his failing health. He stressed that Kanu, like himself,…

Feb

2024

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President Tinubu To Scrap And Merge Govt Agencies(See List)

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Education, News Flash, Presidency

List Of government Agencies To Be Scrapped, Merged By Tinubu Emeges The federal government is planning to merge some Ministries, Departments, and Agencies, while eliminating others as part of the Oronsaye report’s implementation by President Bola Tinubu. This decision, announced after Monday’s Federal Executive Council meeting, stems from the report initiated by former President Goodluck Jonathan in 2011. Led by Steve Oronsaye, the committee identified overlapping agencies causing competition and wasteful expenditure, recommending the reduction of 263 statutory agencies to 161, abolishing 38, and merging 52. Additionally, 14 agencies are proposed to revert to departments within ministries, aiming for a…

Feb

2024

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Abia Is Working, We Are Proud Of Your Achievements Within 9 Months – President Tinubu

Abia State, Columns/Opinions/Letters, Good Governance, News Flash, Presidency

ABIA IS WORKING, WE ARE PROUD OF WHAT YOU HAVE ACHIEVED WITHIN NINE MONTHS, PRESIDENT TINUBU TELLS GOV OTTI From the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has come an emphatic endorsement of the performance of Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR. "Within the last nine months, people of Abia State have witnessed a change in their fortunes. "Abia is working! "We are quite proud of the accomplishments of His Excellency, Dr. Alex Otti, OFR. He has brought to bear his wealth of experience, intellect and exposure to the development of Abia State," President Tinubu…

Feb

2024

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“Nigeria Has Failed” – Northern Elders Forum Chair, Prof. Abdullahi

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, News Flash

"Nigeria Has Failed" - Northern Elders Forum Chair, Prof. Abdullahi “Looking at present reality in the country, everyone, both the leaders and the led have failed the country. This event, to me is an opportunity for us to talk to ourselves about our collective failure as a country. “Today, we’ve just had power failure now, for 64 years we are having 4,000 megawatts, what a shame. 4000 megawatts of electricity is not enough for one big house in another country. “For those of us who from time to time go to Saudi Arabia on pilgrimage and so on. I should…

Feb

2024

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Army Speaks Over Coup Plot Against President Tinubu

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Nigerian Army Speaks Over Coup Plot Against President Tinubu The Nigeria Army (NA) has disowned the insinuation of a possible coup plot against the democratically elected government of President Bola Tinubu. It also described as “fake news” a report by an online newspaper (not AttNews) on Sunday of suspicions of a coup plot in Nigeria over the biting economic situation. It will be recalled that the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, had warned people calling for a coup over the current economic hardship in the country to desist from such. However, an online newspaper reported that the…

Feb

2024

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Over 80% Of Nigeria’s Crude Oil Are Stolen – Obasanjo

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Economy, News Flash, Oil & Gas

Over 80% Of Nigeria’s Crude Oil Stolen – Obasanjo GISTSMATE MEDIA reports that former President Olusegun Obasanjo said over 80 per cent of Nigeria’s crude oil were stolen. Obasanjo stated this in Abuja at the launching of a book titled, ‘Court and Politics,’ written by Dr. Umar Ardo, a former associate of the ex-Vice President, Atiku Abubakar. According to the former president, one of the reasons why Nigeria’s economy is in ruins is that while other oil-producing countries have records of their oil production, Nigeria cannot account for hers due to theft. Obasanjo, who was represented by a former governor…

Feb

2024

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No Going Back On Nationwide Protest – NLC Insists

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Labour, News Flash

No Going Back On Planned Nationwide Protest – NLC Insists The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) has insisted that it will go ahead with its plan to protest the “mounting hunger and insecurity” in the country on Tuesday and Wednesday. Its President, Joe Ajaero, who said this in a statement on Sunday, accused the Federal Government of allegedly trying to use an amorphous group, Nigeria Civil Society Forum (NCSF) to attack its members during the rallies. The Labour leader said there would be a total shutdown of the country through the withdrawal of services by workers if any of its members were…

Feb

2024

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The Incessant Foreign Travels Of Mr President Turning To National Embarrassment – Dr. Odo Ijere(Okpotemba Ohafia)

Columns/Opinions/Letters, Foreign Affairs, News Flash

THE INCESSANT FOREIGN TRAVELS OF MR PRESIDENT IS TURNING TO NATIONAL EMBARRASSMENT. The note verbale leaked message between the Qatari Foreign Mission in Nigeria and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is both very clear and apt message of rejection. The international community are using all manner of diplomatese to express their reservations over presidential tourism from Nigeria. What you perhaps do not know is that presidential visits is always a big deal and puts enormous diplomatic pressure on host nations. But why are Nigerians especially personnel of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs always too fixated about foreign visits in the…