“This is utterly reprehensible and unacceptable, for hooligans and way-wards to hold a whole state (Zamfara) to ransom to no avail. Where is the government? Where are the security agencies? Where are the political, community and religious leaders? Where is our conscience? Where is the humanness in us? Above all, where is our Islam? Where is the Qur’an and ... Read More »
…Tribunal adjourns, to notify parties 48 hrs before judgment The Ekiti State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday in Abuja adjourned for judgment, even as the PDP candidate, Prof Kolapo Olusola urged the tribunal to grant the prayers as contained in the petition by declaring the him the winner of election conducted on July 14, 2018. Today, the tribunal, led ... Read More »
Is Ambode Still Sleeping? Many admirers and supporters of Lagos governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, have been worried. They had hoped the pain of unreciprocated goodwill – I mean, the essence of being hardworking, visionary, active and progressive in service delivery and other indices of governance, is that at the end of one term of four years, you are in a ... Read More »
Dr Mrs Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu the wife of the APC Gubernatorial Candidate Hon BabaJide Olusola Sanwoolu attended the Sanwo-Olu Cares Free Medical Outreach. It was a successful event with many receiving the health care they need. She said “health is wealth and this I just one of the many initiatives to expect #ForAGreaterLagos. Read More »
Our attention has been drawn to reports published by some media outlets following a press statement by the International Press Centre on the purported shooting of three journalists at Tuesday’s flag off of the All Progressives Congress gubernatorial campaign rally held at the Sky Power Grounds in Ikeja, Lagos. The statement is inaccurate and not a representation of what ... Read More »
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka, says he has read several reports of the trending audio clip depicting the Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, insulting President Muhammadu Buhari but he has not been able to spot any insults as insinuated by the media. Soyinka said this in Abuja on Wednesday at a symposium on fake news organised by ... Read More »
Eniola Akinkuotu, Abuja Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has lamented the negative effect of fake news, adding that it even put him in some trouble with his wife recently. Osinbajo, while speaking at a BBC symposium on fake news tagged, ‘Nigeria 2019: Countering Fake News’, in Abuja on Wednesday, said a blog put up a picture depicting him posing with strippers. ... Read More »
… calls for prosecution of shooters and better security measures for protection of life and property at political rallies The Association of Practitioners of Community Media in Nigeria (APCOM), the registered umbrella body for community media practitioners in Nigeria, is deeply disturbed about the outbreak of violence at the Lagos State rally of the All Progressives Congress(APC) on Tuesday, ... Read More »
The inability and unwillingness of social media giants to crack down on bots and trolls have had an adverse effect on their users, politicians and even global democracy. This was the submission of Joel Poopola, British tech entrepreneur of Nigerian descent and founder of new democracy app, Rate Your Leader. In a statement, Popoola said that with more than ... Read More »
Protocols: The last time Nigeria’s national minimum wage was reviewed was in 2011. It is therefore evident that a review is necessary, despite the prevailing fiscal challenges. This is why I constituted the Tripartite Committee of Government, Organized Private Sector and Labour to consider the National Minimum Wage and make recommendations to Government for its upward review. 2. That ... Read More »
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