Mr Philip Shaibu on Friday alleged that neither his salary nor his staff has been paid since the past 15 months despite his reinstatement by the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, which voided his impeachment by Edo State House House of Assembly and reinstated him as the State Deputy Governor last month. Shaibu...
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Nigerians aghast as VP calls Tinubu ‘poor man’
Vice President, Kashim Shettima has left Nigerians in social Media Community disgusted after claiming that he is richer than President Bola Tinubu, who was widely criticised when a bullion van was seen at his Lagos residence in January 2023. Shettima was reportedly to have lost his train of thought at a Book launch on Thursday...
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Edo jogger killed in hit-and-run accident
Tragedy struck when a jogger crushed to death by an oncoming hit and run vehicle on Benin-Sapele Road by Limit Road junction, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. The Benin-based jogger was knocked down by the one-way driver of the car whose Registration Number cannot be immediately verified at the notorious black spot around...
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Police release update on traditional ruler’s murder
Police Command authorities have deployed operatives after the killers of Chief (Onu) of Itama, His Royal Highness, Shagari Ebije’ego Job in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. The spokesman for the Nigeria Police Command in the State, SP Williams Aya disclosed this on Wednesday in a chat with TheNewspad, barely 48 hours after gunmen...
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Doctors in US returning to Nigeria says Minister
Prof Ali Pate, the Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, says Nigerian doctors who migrated abroad, including United States are gradually returning to their homeland (Nigeria), citing mechanisms that is being put in place by President Bola Tinubu-led government in addressing brain drain in the health sector. The Minister who said this on Channel...
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Tinubu okays 300% pay rise for judiciary officers
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Tuesday, raised the salaries, allowances and fringe benefits of judicial office holders in Nigeria despite criticisms by most Nigerians who have rejected the move. In June this year, the National Assembly had passed an executive bill, for an act to prescribe the salaries, allowances and fringe benefits of judicial office...
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Okpebholo vows return of ‘illegally acquired property’ by government
Senator Monday Okpebholo, the Edo State Candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) for September 21 Governorship election has promised to return private property, that were illegally acquired property by Governor Godwin Obaseki-led government in the State. Senator Okpebholo said the APC led-government will return demolished private property, said to have been built on government land,...
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Tinubu names delegation for Equatorial Guinea trip
President Bola Tinubu is set to depart Abuja for Malabo, Equatorial Guinea where he is billed to sign bilateral agreements, particularly on oil and gas and security, between leaders in both nations. Presidential spokesman, Mr Ajuri Ngelale said on Tuesday in a statement that President Tinubu will depart Abuja on Wednesday, August 14 for the...
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NYSC revokes 101 varsity graduates certificates
For mobilizing illegal graduates for national service, the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has revoked certificates of 10 University of Calabar (UNICAL) in Cross River State, raising serious concerns among Nigerian stakeholders. The affected graduates were mobilized during the 2021, 2022, and 2023 service years, according to the Director, Information and Public Relations of the...
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#EndBadGovernance: Youths cancel int’l event for victims of protest
The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) has cancelled activities to mark this year’s international youth Day celebration in solidarity with victims of #EndBad Governance nationwide protests. Recall that Nigerians took to the streets on between Thursday August 1st and 10th 2024 to protest against President Bola Tinubu’s regime over rising inflation and worsening food...