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WIKE APPROVES STAFF PROMOTIONS, CONDITIONS OF SERVICE REVIEW
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barr. Nyesom Wike, has approved the 2022 and 2023 promotions for staff of the Federal Capital Development Authority (FCDA) on Grade Levels 07 – 15. Following the conclusion of the promotion exercise in April 2024, a total of 1,018 senior and junior staff members were successfully promoted.In addition…
BREAKING: ONYEKA ONWENU DIES AT 72
Veteran Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress, Ms Onyeka Onwenu is dead. Ms Onwenu reportedly died Tuesday evening at the Reddington Hospital, Lagos after she slumped after playing at the birthday party of Mrs. Stella Okoli. “It is very sad. Onyeka Onwenu just performed at the birthday of Mrs. Stella Okoli today (Tuesday, July 30, 2024),…
HERBALIST ARRESTED WITH 11 HUMAN BONES IN ANAMBRA
Security operatives in Anambra State have arrested a herbalist, identified simply as Ezekiel with about 11 different human bones in his possession. It was gathered that the suspect, who hails from Ezza in Ebonyi State was arrested over the weekend by security operatives in Neni, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State, where he resides….
TINUBU SIGNS 70,000 NEW MINIMUM WAGE BILL INTO LAW
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has signed the new minimum wage bill into law. Tinubu who presided over the Federal Executive Council, FEC, meeting, at the Council Chamber in the State House, Abuja signed the N70,000 the new minimum wage into law.Recall that the tripartite committee had submitted two figures in its report to the President…
NATIONWIDE PROTESTS: FEDERAL GOVT DECLARES CORRECTIONAL CENTRES AS ‘RED ZONES’
In anticipation of the nationwide protests against bad governance set to begin on August 1, the Federal Government has declared all 256 custodial centres across Nigeria as “red zones”, warning that their sanctity must not be violated under any circumstances. Controller General of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCoS), Halliru Nababa, issued the warning in a…
VIDEO: MAN STABS EX-WIFE TO DEATH, TAKES OWN LIFE IN IGEDE-EKITI
A gruesome incident has shaken the community of Igede-Ekiti, leaving residents in shock and disbelief. A man, who had been separated from his ex-wife, stabbed her to death before taking his own life in a tragic turn of events. According to eyewitnesses, the ex-wife, a mother of two, had traveled out of Igede-Ekiti after leaving…
GPS WARN OF SURGERY CLOSURES IN ENGLAND AND FEAR SIMILAR FATE TO NHS DENTISTRY
GPs are warning that years of underfunding in general practice in England risks widespread closures and a two-tier service of NHS and private care similar to dentistry. Many patients are already turning to the private sector, with online GP consultations costing about £45. GPs are paid on average just 30p a day for every patient registered with them, and…
ISRAELI AIRSTRIKE HITS A SCHOOL SHELTERING PEOPLE IN GAZA, KILLING AT LEAST 30
Israeli airstrikes hit a school being used by displaced people in central Gaza on Saturday, killing dozens of people, as the country’s negotiators prepared to meet international mediators to discuss a proposed cease-fire. At least 30 people sheltering at a girls’ school in Deir Al-Balah were taken to Al Aqsa Hospital and pronounced dead after a strike that…
NO PLACE LIKE HOME, TINUBU TELLS NIGERIANS ABROAD
President Bola Tinubu has urged Nigerians who relocated abroad to always remember that there is no place like home. He recalled that he once lived and worked abroad but returned home to contribute his quota to build the country. The President, who was represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, George Akume,…
3 KILLED AS ANOTHER BUILDING COLLAPSES IN LAGOS
The Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (LASEMA), on Thursday, confirmed the death of three site workers on a building that collapsed at Arowojobe Estate in Maryland area of the state. The agency’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Olufemi Oke-Osanyintolu, confirmed this in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN).He said the incident happened…