At last, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) today issued breaking news about the existence of Radio Biafra. In their usual fashion, BBC deceptively mixed up information about the Biafra struggle by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as preserved, projected and promoted by Radio Biafra (in defence of freedom) under the astute leadership of Director Nnamdi…
The sack of all service chiefs on Monday has thrown military formations nationwide into anxiety over more imminent sacks, promotions and new appointments. President Muhammadu Buhari, in a clean sweep, removed and replaced against all the service chiefs, including the national security adviser (NSA). The first casualty of the president’s action is the Chief of…
A suspected group of Boko Haram sect yesterday invaded Hambagtha and Limankara in Gwoza Local Government Area of Borno State killing scores of people and destroying houses. This came as three persons suspected to be members of the sect were apprehended in Terminus area of Jos North local government area of Plateau State but the…
The Association of Senior Civil Servants has demanded a minimum wage of N46,000 for workers. The union’s Secretary-General, Mr. Bashir Lawal, in Lagos State, on Wednesday, said that the existing N18, 000 minimum wage could not meet the socio-economic demands of workers. According to him, a minimum wage of N46,000 demand was arrived at after…
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said on Wednesday that he chose the late former President Umaru Yar’ Adua as his successor because the others, who wanted the post, were corrupt. Obasanjo said one of the people who wanted to succeed him in 2007 was “stinkingly corrupt” and that the only way he (Obasanjo) could justify himself…
Non-payment of 7 Months’ Salaries: Kwara Council Workers Commence Indefinite Strike.
Ahead of the Eid-el- Fitr celebrations, security agencies in Kwara state have deployed about 10,000 personnel to maintain peace and security during the period. Already, security has been beefed up in Ilorin metropolis as well as the Eidi praying ground, Ilorin. The spokesman of the State Police Command, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Ajayi Okasanmi…
Standard & Poor’s (S&P), a global ratings agency, yesterday stated that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) would have to devalue the naira at some stage, possibly by more than 15 per cent. S&P however predicted that the currency adjustments were likely going to be gradual. Director of Sovereign Ratings at Standard & Poor’s, Ravi…
Hopes of the alleviation of the suffering of people in parts of Rivers State were on Wednesday rekindled when the state governor, Nyesom Wike, commenced the rehabilitation of a section of the East-West Road valued at N3 billion. The maintenance of the dilapidated portion on both lanes of the East-west Road from Eleme Junction to…
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, • Edo Govt: It’s a weak attempt to whip up sentiments Davidson Iriekpen in Lagos and Ndubuisi Francis in Abuja 
The recent spate of allegations against the immediate past Coordinating Minister for the Economy and Minister of Finance, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, by the Edo State Governor Adams Oshiomhole may not be unconnected…