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President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari has extolled the sacrifices of the Nigerian working class in the face of economic tough times in their everyday struggle to survive. In his May Day message to Nigerian workers, General Buhari said he was fully aware of the hardships of the Nigerian working class, which …

With barely 24 hours to the globally –acclaimed May Day or Workers’ Day rallies, there may be an unpleasant showdown in Nigeria as the two major factions of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, appear poised to clash at the rally grounds. Last month, the national congress of the NLC which …

Tension is reportedly brewing in Kogi State following threat by the state’s chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) to shut down the state if the government fails to rescind its decision to cut salaries of workers on Grade Level 7 and above. The state’s Vice-Chairman of NLC, Alhaji Suleiman …

NEDU MARK, Yenagoa Bayelsa State government, has said that the political tension in the country accompanying the 2015 general elections compelled many contractors handling various projects in the state to abandon construction sites. Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, disclosed this, Thursday at Igbogene, in Yenagoa, while fielding questions …

The anti-climactic denouement to a trial that was marked by a series of drama and unconscionable adjournments became ominous, Wednesday April 29, 2015 when the trial judge failed to sentence the accused persons having found them guilty on some of the charges in the 81-count information preferred against them by …

The in-coming government of Gen. Muhammadu Buhari cannot deliver on its promises to Nigerians unless it restructures the country. This is the position of Mr. Yinka Odumakin, spokesman for Afenifere, the apex pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, who also told Global Patriot Newspapers that Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC), are …

    All Progressives Congress (APC) has accused the Jonathan administration of plotting to hinder a smooth handover of power on May 29, following what it termed ‘Jonathan administration’s failure to cooperate with the incoming government, despite its public posturing in that regard.’ In a statement issued in Abuja, Thursday …

NEDU MARK, Yenagoa In line with its social responsibility approach to rural communities in the Niger Delta, the Commander, Joint Military Task Force (JTF), Code named; Operation PULO SHIELD, in Niger Delta, Major General Emmanuel Atewe has sunk and donated a bore hole amenity to President Goodluck Jonathan’s maternal home …

  Chairman of the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bro Felix Obuah has described the allegation by the All Progressives Congress (APC), that the state’s Governor-elect, Chief Nyesom Wike plans to defect to the APC as malicious, ‘baseless and a mere wishful thinking of the propagators …

  Nearly two days after Indonesia’s execution by firing squad of 8 convicted drug traffickers, including four Nigerians, the Federal Government yesterday condemned the decision of the country to carry out the death sentences despite worldwide appeals. Indonesian authorities had, Tuesday executed eight people, including four Nigerians, convicted for drug …

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said it plans to immunize 240,000 children with the Injectable Polio Vaccine (IPV) in three local government areas of Sokoto State. Supplemental Immunization Activities Officer, WHO Nigeria Office, Dr Ana Chevez, who disclosed this in Abuja, Wednesday, said that the children would be immunised …

The Federal Executive Council (FEC), presided over by President Goodluck Jonathan, has approved the issuance of ‎provisional licences for the establishment of two new private universities in the country. They are the Edwin Clarke University, situated in Kiagbodo, Delta State, and the Hezekiah University in Umudi, Imo State. Once the …

Jideofor Adibe. The wave of attacks against foreigners in South Africa, mostly migrants from other African countries, has attracted justified condemnation from around the world. Seven lives have been lost in the orgy of violence, with soldiers now (rather belatedly) deployed to some of the key flashpoints to help contain …

President Goodluck Jonathan, Wednesday, approved the appointment of Alhaji Sanusi Lamido Ado Bayero as the Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) following the sacking of Mallam Habib Abdullahi who occupied the position. The appointment of Sanusi was contained in a statement by presidential spokesman, Dr. Reuben Abati. The …

  The trial of a former governor of Gombe State, Senator Danjuma Goje, along with three others, who are being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, on charges bordering on conspiracy and money laundering, before Justice B. O. Quadri of the Federal High Court, Gombe, continued on …

  President-elect of Nigeria, General Muhammadu Buhari, has instructed all his staff, including the personnel attached directly to him, to steer clear of all dealings with the media, and leave all media affairs to his official media team. In a statement released in Abuja, Wednesday, by Directorate of Media and …

  Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, Wednesday, directed the dismantling of Police road blocks across the country, warning that Commissioners of Police (CP) ‎and other senior police officers in whose jurisdiction such illegal posts still exist would be held ‘vicariously liable.’ Arase who spoke in Abuja at his …

For the third consecutive time, Covenant University has emerged tops in the Presidential Special Scholarship Scheme for Innovation and Development. The university produced 11 First Class graduates among the 102 successful candidates for the 2015/2016 academic session of the programme, as published by the National Universities Commission and signed by …

  Former Vice President and chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has expressed elation at the news of the rescue of nearly 300 girls and women from the Sambisa forest by troops of the Nigerian military. The former Vice President said in a statement by his media …

  President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari has identified the problems confronting the country and his presidency and called on the in-coming National Assembly members to join him on the “battle front” to overcome these challenges. Gen. Buhari who was addressing the lawmakers at an induction ceremony organised for them by the …

  AKHERE Godwin, Benin As the rainy season is fast approaching, the Edo State Rapid Response Agency has intensified efforts aimed at ensuring that broken intra and inter-city roads are made more motorable for commuters. Our correspondent who monitored some of the roads being rehabilitated by the agency including the …

  President-elect, Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, Wednesday in Abuja, inaugurated a 19-member Transition Committee to liaise with its Federal Government counterpart to ensure a smooth transition. A statement issued in Abuja by the National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Committee (APC), Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the terms of reference of …

NEDU MARK, Yenagoa   The Management of Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) has commenced recovery of spilled crude that leaked from its Kolo Creek Manifold in Bayelsa rural communities. Shell said the leak within its Kolo creek oil field operated in Bayelsa state rural communities discharged over 27 barrels of …

  NEDU MARK Yenagoa   Leadership of various human, civil rights organizations as well as other advocacy groups in Nigeria, Wednesday, converged on Yenagoa, the Bayelsa state capital, to mourn the demise of the Special Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan on Documentation and Strategy, Dr. Oronto Natie Douglas. The activists …

AKHERE Godwin,Benin   Justice Mohammed Liman of the Federal High Court has reserved sentence for Thursday on the money laundering case involving the younger brother to the former Edo state Governor, Mr Michael Igbinedion. Justice Liman , Wednesday reserved sentence after over three hours of judgment. Liman who called for …