Armed security men suspected to be from the Department of State Services on Wednesday evening in large numbers invaded Labour House, the offices of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja, breaking into some of the floors and ransacking books and files. A source said they carried various materials into their vans, claiming that the materials were used to incite and organise the ongoing #EndBadGovernance protests in the country. Earlier in the day,...
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Full Text: Broadcast By President Bola Ahmed Tinubu On The Nationwide Protest
5 months ago5522 min
My fellow Nigerians, 1. I speak to you today with a heavy heart and a sense of responsibility, aware of the turmoil and violent protests unleashed in some of our states. 2. Notably among the protesters were young Nigerians who desired a better and more progressive country where their dreams, hopes, and personal aspirations would be fulfilled. 3. I am especially pained by the loss of lives in Borno, Jigawa, Kano, Kaduna...
BREAKING: President Tinubu Orders Petroleum Company, NNPC To Sell Crude To Dangote Refinery In Naira
5 months ago874 min
This was announced by the Special Adviser to the President on Information and Publicity, Bayo Onanuga on X, explaining the order is aimed at achieving stability of the pump price of refined fuel and the dollar-Naira exchange rate. President Bola Tinubu has given an executive order to the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) to sell crude to Dangote Refinery and other upcoming indigenous refineries in Naira, the country’s currency. This was...
BREAKING: President Tinubu Signs New Minimum Wage Bill Into Law
5 months ago6293 min
The law reviewable every three years. President Bola Tinubu has signed the new National Minimum Wage Amendment bill 2024 into law. The law reviewable every three years. This follows the resolution between the government, private sector and the organised labour on N70,000 minimum wage. Tinubu signed it at the State House in Abuja on Monday days after the National Assembly passed the bill. The President signed the bill midway into the Federal Executive...
BREAKING: Ohanaeze Ndigbo President, Chief Iwuanyanwu Is Dead
5 months ago863 min
The 82-year-old President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu is dead. Born September 1942, the leader of the apex Igbo organisation died on Thursday, 25th July, 2024. Chief Iwuanyanwu was unanimously endorsed as Ohanaeze Ndigbo President General on April 20, 2023 following the death of Prof. George Obiozor, who also died in the office. A family source told SaharaReporters that the octogenarian died in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja. He becomes the second...
BREAKING: Biden Endorses Vice President Kamala Harris For Democratic Presidential Nomination
5 months ago1046 min
US President Joe Biden has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for the presidential election. Biden’s nomination of Harris comes shortly after he withdrew from the presidential race following public pressure, particularly from his party members. In a post on his X account on Sunday, Biden said picking Harris as his running mate in 2020 was the best decision he ever made. He said, “My fellow Democrats, I have decided not...
EXCLUSIVE: Fear Of Sacking Hits NDLEA, Code Of Conduct Bureau, Others As President Tinubu Moves To ‘Overhaul’ Agencies
8 months ago9915 min
Chief executives of some Nigerian government agencies including the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS), Code of Conduct Bureau, Public Complaints Commission, National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), and the Legal Aid Council are reportedly anxious over moves by President Bola Tinubu’s administration to overhaul the agencies. This is part of plans for the justice sector reform, multiple sources told SaharaReporters. It was gathered that some of them...
U.S. President Biden Convenes Security Meeting Over Iranian Retaliatory Attack On Israel
8 months ago2875 min
The administration of US President Joe Biden has reacted to an Iranian drone attack against Israel by vowing steadfast support for West Jerusalem. The president cut short a weekend visit to his Delaware beach home, returning to the White House for consultations with his national security advisers, RT reports. “President Biden has been clear: Our support for Israel’s security is ironclad,” US National Security Council spokeswoman Adrienne Watson said on...
Budget Padding Saga: SERAP Sues Senate President Akpabio Over Failure To Recall Suspended Senator Ningi
9 months ago919 min
The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has sued the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, over the failure of the upper legislative chamber to recall Senator Abdul Ningi suspended for whistleblowing on 2024 budget padding. SERAP also noted that the suit is because the Senate under the leadership of Senator Akpabio has failed to refer the alleged N3.7 trillion 2024 budget padding to appropriate anti-corruption agencies for investigation and prosecution. In a statement issued...
44-year-old Senegalese President: Nigerian Youths Doing ‘Tag Along,’ More Interested In Becoming Special Assistants To Governors Or Senators, Says Sowore
9 months ago51611 min
#RevolutionNow convener, Omoyele Sowore has faulted the attitude of young Nigerians to challenge the old guards in the country for key political positions following the inauguration of 44-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye as the Senegalese president. Sowore, the candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2019 and 2023 presidential elections, however, cautioned people not to be quick to celebrate Faye’s political feat, saying time would tell if he would be a leader of...