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Lawyer condemns amended Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration, says it’s targeted at Ladoja

NewsDeskNgJul 15, 2024July 15, 20240

An Ibadan-based legal practitioner, Barrister Abiodun Amole, has condemned the newly amended 2023 Olubadan Chieftaincy Declaration. The legal practitioner also described the amendment as discriminatory and vindictive. Amole spoke in a statement made available to newsmen on Monday. According to reports, some sections of the 2023 Olubadan chieftaincy declaration were...

Obaseki sacks Health Commissioner, Alli

NewsDeskNgJul 15, 2024July 15, 20240

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State on Monday approved the disengagement of the Commissioner for Health, Dr Samuel Alli, with immediate effect. The Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie, made the disclosure in a statement issued in Benin. Ogie also announced the appointment of Dr Roland Igbinoba as the...

Deji – Reducing NNPCL’s stake in Dangote refinery recipe for losses

NewsDeskNgJul 15, 2024July 15, 20240

Activist lawyer, Deji Adeyanju, on Monday, informed President Bola Tinubu of the implications of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited reducing its stake in the Dangote refinery from 20 percent to 7.2 percent. Adeyanju warned President Tinubu that NNPCL’s decision has significant implications for Nigeria’s economy and welfare. The Chairman...

Adamawa inaugurates male, female council chairmen, vice chairpersons

NewsDeskNgJul 15, 2024July 15, 20240

The Adamawa State government on Monday, swore in 21 newly elected local government chairmen. The Chairmen emerged after a council election conducted on Saturday, July 13, across the 21 local government areas of the state. Notably, the 21 Chairmen, all of them male, were elected alongside 21 women as running...

NLC – Pension scheme pauperizing our retirees

NewsDeskNgJul 15, 2024July 15, 20240

The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has claimed that the current pension scheme practised by the government is pauperizing workers after retirement. It said retirement under the present scheme may have become a death sentence for many retirees, stressing that it has many consequences for the behaviour of workers in active...

Sheikh Gumi – Buhari protested against Jonathan, we will protest against Tinubu

NewsDeskNgJul 15, 2024July 15, 20240

Islamic Cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi has appealed to Nigerians to engage in a peaceful protest against President Bola Tinubu’s government. Gumi urged Nigerians to engage in peaceful protests as a means of conveying their grievances to the government. In a video clip, the Islamic scholar recounted that former President Muhammadu...

CSOs urged to shun ‘END BAD GOVERNANCE’ PROTEST! embrace peace, support Tinubu’s reforms for a better Nigeria”

NewsDeskNgJul 15, 2024July 15, 20240

Abuja, Nigeria – In a communique sent to over 500 civil society organizations, the Conference of Civil Society for Transparency and Accountability has called for restraint and support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s efforts to revitalize the nation. The statement, signed by Comrade Olumuyiwa OnledeNational Coordinator/ConvenerConference of Civil Society for...

Communist leader Oli sworn in as Nepal’s prime minister

NewsDeskNgJul 15, 2024July 15, 20240

The Chairman of the largest communist party in Nepal, Khadga Prasad Sharma Oli, has been sworn in as prime minister for the fourth time. He took his oath of office administered by President Ram Chandra Paudel on Monday at a ceremony in Kathmandu. Oli took over power after former Prime...

PDP disowns Ubolo as member in Kogi

NewsDeskNgJul 15, 2024July 15, 20240

The Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) has disowned one Mr Itodo Ubolo as a member of the party in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. In a statement signed on Sunday by Hon Isah Alhassan, the party chairman in Ofu Local Government on behalf of ward chairmen, executives and critical...

Trump Assassination Attempt: My life almost took devastating change

NewsDeskNgJul 15, 2024July 15, 20240

Former United States, US, First Lady, Melania Trump, has said her life and that of her son, Barron, were on the brink of a devastating change following the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Melania described the gunman who attempted to assassinate Trump as a “monster.” A 20-year-old tried...