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  • Breaking: The Nation driver abducted in Rivers

    A driver in Port Harcourt zonal office of the Nation Newspaper, Godknows Longjohn has been kidnapped by unknown gunmen.

    Longjohn was reportedly abducted between Omerelu in Rivers state and Imo state early hours of today, while on his way to Awka, Anambra state to deliver today’s edition of the Nation publication when the daredevils picked him up abandoning his vehicle and the consignments at the middle of the highway.

    Meanwhile, the kidnappers are reported to have placed a ransom demand of N1.5 million for his release.

    The state Police command in Port Harcourt, the state capital has however been alerted about the development.

  • Imo Assembly suspends clerk, nullifies Okorocha’s post election appointments

    Imo House of Assembly on Monday suspended the Clerk of the House, Mr Christian Duru.

    The suspension was announced by the Speaker of the House, Mr Lawman Duruji during proceedings at the floor of the House in Owerri on Monday.

    The House also nullified all appointments made by the immediate past governor, Rochas Okorocha after the 2019 general elections while sacking all 27 LGA chairmen and 600 councilors in the state.

    It also nullified all promotions of Permanent Secretaries and other post election promotions done by the immediate past government.

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    The House further dissolved all Heads and Boards of parastatals and agencies while ordering their management to vacate with immediate effect.

    The affected agencies include the Imo Broadcasting Corporations ( IBC), Owerri Capital Development Authority (OCDA), Heartland Football Club among others.

    The House urged the new government of Imo to revoke where necessary, all lands unlawfully taken by the past administration.

  • Breaking: Police officer kills man in Abia community

    A police officer attached to the Special Protection Unit (SPU) of the Nigeria Police Force Abia State Command whose name is yet-to-be-known has reportedly killed a young man in his middle twenties.

    The policeman was said to have shot the victim, identified as Christian Onuoha, after an argument ensued between them.

    The villagers, it was gathered are protesting the killing…

    Details shortly…

  • Eid-el-Fitr: Abiodun sues for peace, urges Muslims to sustain virtues of Ramadan

    As Muslim faithfuls bask in the euphoria of Eid-el-Fitr celebration, the Governor of Ogun State, Prince Dapo Abiodun has charged the people of the state particularly Muslims to uphold peace and sustain the virtues of the holy month of Ramadan.

    The Governor made the charge in his Eid-el-Fitr message which was released on Tuesday.

    Expressing his felicitations to the Muslim community in the state on the successful completion of the Ramadan fast, Abiodun noted that the sacrifices made during Ramadan should draw everyone closer to the Almighty God.

    He urged Muslims to draw enduring lessons from the holy month of Ramadan, which according to him, include personal sacrifices, love, peace and self-denial.

    Read Also: Eid-El Fitr: Buhari felicitates with Muslims, commends Nigerians on peaceful elections

    He also called on Muslims to emulate the good virtues and teachings of Prophet Mohammed.

    Abiodun appealed to Muslim faithfuls to see beyond artificial divisions including ethnic and religious differences in our society urging them abide strictly by the teachings of the Holy Quran as propagated by the Holy Prophet Mohammed.

    He said: “Peace is essential to the development of any nation. We should all, therefore, continue to pray and work for the peace and unity of the nation. We should focus on the things that bind us together, and eschew the ones that are capable of dividing us.”

  • Eid-El Fitr: Buhari felicitates with Muslims, commends Nigerians on peaceful elections

    President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed satisfaction at the conduct of peaceful elections in Nigeria, despite what he called “doomsday predictions of social disharmony.”

    The President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu in a statement in Abuja on Monday, said the President made his feelings known in his Sallah message to Nigerians to celebrate the end of the Ramadan fasting season.

    President Buhari commended INEC for a good job despite the initial difficulties and praised the voters for their tenacity and strong faith in the democratic process.

    “Before the 2019 general elections, prophets of doom didn’t give the country a chance to conduct peaceful elections. Despite these fears, the country overcame its political challenges.

    “For abandoning their businesses in order to vote, the voters had demonstrated great patriotism in coming out to exercise their civic duty.

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    “Let me use this opportunity once again to reassure all Nigerians that your sacrifices in voting for me won’t be in vain. I will ensure the ordinary voters feel the positive impact of government,” the President said.

    On the lessons of the Ramadan, President Buhari urged Muslims to always put humanity before personal interests.

    He said: “The Ramadan period is meant to reinforce us spiritually, therefore, we should use religion as an inspiration to do good at all times.

    “The virtues of the Ramadan should be sustained beyond the celebration.

    ”Going back to bad ways after the Ramadan might defeat the essence of the message and lessons the fasting period was supposed to inculcate in the hearts and minds of the Muslim faithful.”

    President Buhari also used the occasion to commiserate with victims of terrorism, kidnapping and banditry in the country.

    He reassured Nigerians that under no circumstances would criminals and mass murderers be allowed to hold the country to ransom, assuring that ‘‘their days are numbered because this administration will pursue them relentlessly and bring them to justice.”

  • Remembering Kudirat Abiola 23 yrs after: 11 things you probably didn’t know about her

    Today marks the 23rd year anniversary of the death of Late Kudirat Abiola.

    Kudirat was murdered in June 4, 1996, because she believed that an electoral mandate given to her husband during the June 12, 1993, democratic election could not simply be set aside.

    Here are 11 things you probably didn’t know about Kudirat Abiola.
    1.  Kudirat Abiola  was assassinated whilst her husband, Moshood Abiola was being detained by the Nigerian Government
    2. She was born in 1951 in Zaria in Nigeria.
    3. She attended Muslim Girls High School, Ijebu Ode.
    4. She got married to Chief Abiola at age 21.
    5. Alhaja Kudirat Abiola was the second and senior wife of her husband.
    6. Her children with her husband were Yusau Olalekan, Hafsat ,Olaronke, Abdul Muman, Hadi, Moriam and Khafila.
    7. Her husband had over sixty other children.
    8. Her husband was believed to have been the winning candidate in the June 12, 1993, Nigerian elections and he was arrested shortly after the polls.
    9. According to accounts her murder was ordered and carried out by six men.
    10. She died in her car as a result of injuries sustained from machine gun fire. Her driver also died.
    11. Her personal assistant who was later accused of being involved with her assassins was in the car but was not hurt.

     

    https://en.wikipedia.org

  • Trump forgets own gift to Queen

    The US President’s memory lapse regarding a gift he’d presented wasn’t the first, as in December his eldest son Donald Trump Jr. confessed that his father was known to be something of a “regifter”.

    In a saving face moment, first lady Melania Trump appeared to come to her husband President Donald Trump’s rescue during their UK state visit on Monday when he seemingly failed to recognise a pewter horse statue he had previously given as a gift to Queen Elizabeth II, writes the Guardian.

    As the Trumps were being given a tour of Royal Collection artefacts at Buckingham Palace’s picture gallery, the president was shown a pewter horse he had given the Queen during his previous visit.

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    When asked if he recognised the statue, the president responded:

    “No,” according to the Guardian.

    “Yes, this is one of ours,” Melania Trump was reported to have pitched in, rescuing her husband from further embarrassment.

    The Trumps had given the pewter horse to Queen Elizabeth II last July at Windsor Castle.

    Petal horse

     

    NAN

  • Minimum wage: FG can’t cheat workers – Labour

    The organised labour has dismissed insinuations that the Federal Government was not sincere enough to implement the new minimum wage of N30,000.

    The President-General of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Mr Bobboi Kaigama, said this on Monday in Akure during the fifth Triennial Delegates’ Conference of the Ondo State chapter of the union where Com. Helen Odofin emerged the new State Chairman.

    Kaigama insisted that the new minimum wage as approved by President Muhammadu Buhari was not a scam.

    Other newly elected officers included Clement Fatuase – Vice Chairman; Soladoye Ekundayo -Ex-officio; Dayo Adebiyi -State Secretary; Tope Akinsola – Asst Sec; Taimiyu Olufemi – Treasurer;

    Others are; Ikechukwu Nneke – Fin Sec; Femi Owolabi -PRO; Olusegun Akinbolasere -Auditor I; Makinde Ayesoro – Chairman.

    Swearing-in the new officers, Kaigama who was represented by the Secretary-General of TUC, Mr Musa Lawal, noted that a presidential technical committee to work out new salary templates had been set up and expected to submit its report next week.

    Kaigama explained that labour unions and their leaders were not sleeping.

    The TUC president assured that organised labour were following developments at the committee to ensure workers were not shortchanged with the new minimum wage table.

    “No no no, we are not sleeping, the battle for the minimum wage is very straight and we are not sleeping on it, what we are currently doing is to create a template.

    “And that is why we are trying to appeal to those that are receiving more than N30,000, is not something you do by magic, it’s technical and that is why we (government and labour) set-up (Presidential) technical committee to look into the matter.

    “We don’t believe government can scam the workers because I believe in the welfarism of everybody and I don’t have doubt in President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration either to scam or not,” he said.

    The outgone State Chairman of TUC, Mr Soladoye Ekundayo, advised the new executive members to make a judicious use of their time and energies by attending to issues that affect workers.

    Read Also: ‘With financial discipline, all states can pay new minimum wage’

    Odofin, the new TUC chairman, in her acceptance speech said “the congress and its teeming members have at this time asked me to take lead in the struggle for workers welfare and I have accepted”.

    The Ondo state Chairman of the Nigeria labour Congress (NLC), Mr Sunday Adeleye, said labour unions in the state would start negotiations on the new minimum wage as soon as the federal government comes up with an acceptable template.

    Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, represented by his Special Adviser, Mr Alaba Isijola reiterated his administration’s determination to improve on the welfare of workers.

    Akeredolu reassured that the state government would implement the new minimum wage whenever an agreeable template was released.

  • Eid el fitri: Sanwo-Olu urges Muslims to seek peace, progress

    Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has felicitated with Muslims on the occasion of Eid-ul-Fitr celebration, urging them to direct their actions towards attaining peace and progress in the country.

    The governor said beyond spiritual uplifting, Ramadan fasting also taught lessons in tolerance and peaceful co-existence, pointing out that the lessons would be useful if everyone played his role in strengthening peace and harmony in the country.

    In a statement signed by his Deputy Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, Sanwo-Olu said: “As our fellow Muslim compatriots celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr, which signalled the end of Ramadan, I urge all Muslims to deeply reflect on the lessons taught by the blessed month by promoting values that will uplift them spiritually and also improve the condition of humanity in general.

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    “While we abstained from food and other luxuries in line with the obligations of the blessed month, we learnt patience, perseverance and courage as key values to our spiritual and material success. These lessons would further be useful in our lives when we play our roles in strengthening peace and harmony in our respective communities and also encourage others to do same.”

    The governor enjoined Muslims to pray for peace and progress in Lagos and Nigeria. The prayers, he said, were needed just as his administration began implementation of its plans to achieve ‘GreaterLagos’.

    The statement added: “Beyond the spiritual attainment, Ramadan fasting also instilled the culture of tolerance and peaceful coexistence in us, which are part of lofty ideals divinely commanded by ALLAH (SWT) and preached by Prophet Muhammad (SAW). I enjoin our Muslim brothers and sisters to use this occasion of Eid celebration to pray for peace and progress in our dear state and Nigeria.”

  • Sallah: Ganduje congratulates Muslim, urges them to maintain Ramadan virtues

    Kano state Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Tuesday congratulated Muslims for Sallah, after sighting the new Month of Shawwal in some parts of the country and other places around the world.

    Where the announcement for the sighting of the new Month, which marks the coming of Sallah, comes from His Eminence the Sultan of Sokoto and all the five Royal Highnesses, the Emirs from Kano state.

    He specifically congratulated the five First Class Emirs of Kano, Bichi, Karaye, Rano and Gaya Emirates for successful completion of one of the Five Pillars of Islam, explaining that, as leaders of their domains they also need to be congratulated for observing the last day of Ramadan.

    “We saw how these leaders sailed through with their subjects in guiding them towards exhibition of good virtues and traits while worshipping our Creator, Allah,” he says.

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    The Governor appreciated the show of good virtues by Muslims during the Month of Ramadan. Calling on all “…to maintain the good virtues that were inculcated into their minds and exhibited through good behaviour and manners, culminated from the teachings of the religious practice of Ramadan.”

    “During our days in the Month of Ramadan it appeared to all how people became more brothers keepers. This and many other decent characters need to be maintained. So that people get overhaul of their general behaviour,” Ganduje added.

    He commended people for praying hard for the peace and tranquillity of Kano state in particular and the country in general. Saying that, “We are aware how patriotic our people were, and still are, in praying for the peaceful coexistence in our state and corporate existence of our dear nation.”

    Ganduje said, as he took the second Oath of Office as the governor of Kano, during the Month of Ramadan, he hopes and assures that, he starts with sound and blissful footing. “With Allah’s power we shall have peaceful and productive second tenure,” he adds.

    Praying that, “By the special Grace of Allah, our state will continue to be and remain peaceful, more developmental projects and programmes will come our way and security situation in the country will improve.”