HOW LAMIDO TREATED ME, OBASANJO

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo recently shared a story about the kindness he received from a traditional ruler, Lamido, while he was in prison. He explained that during his time in Adamawa, late Lamido treated him like his own child. In a video recently shared on YouTube, Obasanjo said while he was in prison, Lamido gave…

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LABOUR SHUTS DOWN NATIONAL GRID

The Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN) says the “labour union has shut down” the national grid, resulting in a blackout nationwide. The national grid shut down occured at about 2.19 am on 3rd June 2024. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) kicked off their indefinite nationwide strike today,…

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TRUMP GUILTY ON ALL CHARGES

A New York jury has found Donald Trump guilty on all 34 felony counts of falsifying business records — the first time a former U.S. President has been convicted of a crime, NBC News reports. The verdict was read in the Manhattan courtroom, where Trump had been on trial since April 15. He had pleaded…

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EFCC PROBES KWANKWASO

The Economic and Financial Crime Commission, EFCC, is probing a former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwakwanso, over alleged N2.5bn pension fraud. It was gathered that Kwakwanso was invited and had been grilled by EFCC interrogators over the development. A source in the anti-graft agency familiar with the matter but had no authourisation to speak, said,…

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LABOUR MAY EMBARK ON STRIKE MONDAY

The Organised Labour has said it may begin a nationwide strike from Monday, June 3, over a new minimum wage. This is as the tripartite committee on a new national minimum wage, NNMW, reconvenes today. Organised labour sources said that a nationwide strike might start on Monday, depending on the outcome of today’s meeting. According…

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FEARS IN KANO OVER JUMAT PRAYERS

Palpable fear has enveloped the ancient city of Kano as the two contending Emirs- the reinstated Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II and the dethroned Emir Aminu Ado Bayero, announced their plans to pray Jumaat prayers at the Palace Central Mosque. It was reported that Emir Malam Muhammadu Sanusi II, who resides in the Palace, and is…

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EGUBE IS NEW COS TO SANWO-OLU

Lagos Sate Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has appointed Samuel Egube as the new deputy chief of staff. Gboyega Akosile, chief press secretary to the governor, announced the appointment on Wednesday on his X page. Akosile said Egube would replace the late Gboyega Soyannwo, the former deputy chief of staff, who died on May 15 after a…

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