Nigeria sees progress in the fight against corruption according to the latest report from Transparency International. Nigeria has climbed five places in the Corruption Perceptions Index for the year 2023, as disclosed by Transparency International on their official website. The country now stands at 145th out of 180 nations and […]
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Nigerian Government Launches National Minimum Wage Committee
President Bola Tinubu has initiated plans for a comprehensive review of the current national minimum wage, aiming to increase it beyond the existing N30,000 threshold. The committee, comprising representatives from the Federal Government, state governments, labor unions, and the private sector, was inaugurated by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the […]
Pope Says Everyone will gradually accept blessings for same-sex couples.
Pope Francis has expressed confidence that those who criticise his decision to allow blessings for same-sex couples will come to understand it over time, except for Africans, whom he referred to as a “special case.” Reuters reports that Pope Francis stated that Africans perceive homosexuality negatively from a cultural perspective […]
Umahi Orders Arrest Of Traders On Aba Axis Of Enugu-Port Harcourt Road.
The Minister of Works, Mr David Umahi said that the traders on the Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway, which is still undergoing rehabilitation, risk jail as he ordered the arrest of persons trading on the completed section of the Aba axis of the road. Expressing his disappointment over the activities of the […]
Makinde Hails Obi For Visiting Him Over Ibadan Explosion, Faults Atiku.
The governor of Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, on Monday faulted the presidential candidate of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, for not reaching out to commiserate with him over the recent explosion in Ibadan. The governor expressed his regret while praising the presidential candidate of the Labour […]
Allegation Of Bias: Judge Returns Ibeto’s N4.8bn Fraud Case To Lagos CJ
The trial of the Chairman of Ibeto Energy Development Company, Chief Cletus Ibeto, over an alleged N4.8 billion fraud, was on Monday stalled at the Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja owing to the return of the case file by the trial judge, Justice Ismail Ijelu, to the Chief Judge […]
ACTDA bans open defection around UNIZIK junction after journalist’s petition.
The Awka Capital Territory Development Authority (ACTDA) has banned open defection around the UNIZIK Junction, the heart of the state capital. The Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ACTDA Osita Onuko, disclosed this to our correspondent at the weekend. Kpakpando gathered that the agency’s decision was sequel to a […]
Soludo Says Mischievous Elements Circulating Old Video Of Him Banning Okada, Keke, Shuttle Buses.
Anambra State Government has debunked old video making the rounds that Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo plans to ban commercial motorcycles (Okada), tricycles (Keke) and shuttle buses over insecurity in the state. The press statement issued by the governor’s press secretary, Mr. Christian Aburime, showed that the said video was made […]
Gov. Soludo And The Future Generation (Part 1)
Gov. Soludo And The Future Generation (Part 1) Paul Nwosu “A politician thinks of the next election; a statesman thinks of the next generation” James Freeman Clarke (1810-1888). Clarke’s axiomatic lines are still evident in our contemporary polity. The nineteenth century American minister and theologian aptly captures the age-long proclivity […]
Angry Yahoo Boy Stabs Parents As Black Magic Soap Fails To Bring Expected Money
Angry Yahoo Boy Stabs Parents As Black Magic Soap Fails To Bring Expected Money A 20-year-old Yahoo Boy (internet fraudster) Daniel Bamidele, has stabbed his parents at their home in Ibadan, Oyo State, because his mother refused to reveal her real name for him to activate a black magic soap […]