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The Federal Government on Tuesday acceded to one of the demands of health workers by raising their retirement age and that of doctors to 65. The government also approved 70 as retirement age for consultants. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, stated this in Abuja after a meeting between the Presidential Committee on Salaries, the Health Sector Professional Associations and Trade […]
I’ve seen many people make diverse permutations prior to the 2023 gubernatorial race in Akwa Ibom State, and who would eventually pick the Peoples Democratic Party’s ticket. In their individual analysis, virtually all of them have placed their priority on one of the richest aspirants emerging as governor by 2023. They’ve unanimously written off […]
Armed bandits terrorizing different parts of Nigeria have disclosed that they have been receiving arms and ammunition from operatives of the State Security Service and often split ransom payments received at gunpoint. The criminals told Deutsche Welle in a recent report that they “borrow weapons” from the state agents and then go to work to share ill-gotten gains together. The bandits also said […]
Having read a mendacious diatribe as published in the Global Concord Newspaper of Wednesday April,7, 2021 by a self-acclaimed activist cum blackmailer, Manfred Ekpe, I am compelled to react to the lies, misinformation, deliberate mischief and distortion of facts conveyed in that hate-invesested article against one of our revered Elder Statesman, Rt. Hon. Chief Nduese […]
Gunmen defied the early morning rain as they launched deadly attacks on two police stations in Ika and Etim Ekpo local government areas of Akwa Ibom state. A police officer, PC Edogi Bassey was killed by the heavily armed hoodlums in the attack that took place at about 6.30am on Wednesday. The Nation gathered that […]
Arsenal’s English midfielder Emile Smith Rowe celebrates with teammates after scoring his team’s opening goal during the English Premier League football match against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge in London on May 12, 2021. Shaun Botterill / POOL / AFP Arsenal dented Chelsea’s bid to finish in the Premier League’s top four as Emile Smith Rowe […]
A picture of rugby balls taken in Sydney, New Zealand on November 5, 2020. Saeed KHAN / AFP World Rugby’s reach across Africa has increased as Algeria and Burundi become full members of the International Federation. This follows the approval of the two countries’ membership at the virtual meeting of the World Rugby Council […]
A file photo of a soldier sitting on a military truck. PHOTO: Channels TV/ Sodiq Adelakun. The second-in-command to Ikonso, the neutralised commander of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)/ Eastern Security Network (ESN) has been arrested. Awurum Eze was nabbed by security operatives in Aba, the commercial centre of Abia State in the […]
Human rights lawyer and a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Femi Falana, has commended the southern governors for banning open grazing in the 17 southern states of the country. Falana, who spoke during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Wednesday, asked the governors to back their ban on open grazing with a legal instrument […]
The community where the explosion occurred in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. A gas explosion has killed three persons in the Igbore area of Abeokuta South Local Government Area of Ogun State. The Public Relations Officer of the Ogun State Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps (TRACE), Babatunde Akinbiyi, confirmed the incident which occurred on […]
