A court in western Cairo this week sentenced a four-year-old boy to life in prison on various heinous charges, including murder. According to the freethoughtproject, the boy was “convicted of murder, inciting riots, destruction of government property and threatening cops. Although the boy was less than two years old during the civil …
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APC National Chairman, John Odigie-Oyegun yesterday said internal sabotage in the government agencies mainly filled by PDP appointees was the reason behind the sack of 26 Director Generals of government parastatals by President Buhari on Monday February 15th. Oyegun disclosed this to State House correspondents after leading the party leadership …
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The Federal Government has fired the heads of the six information-related parastatals under the Federal Ministry of Information and Culture. The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, announced the disengagement during a meeting he held with the Chief Executives of the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Federal Radio Corporation of …
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The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) issued a press release warning the Minister of Power, Babatunde Fashola, that the proposed 45 percent increase in the electricity tariff violate a 2013 ruling by United Nations (UN) Special Rapporteurs. The SERAP press release in its entirety can be found below. Socio-Economic …
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Responding to a media house’s question as to his whereabouts in the face of the ongoing probe by EFCC, Jimoh Ibrahim seems to know how to respond. Billionaire businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim has sacked the Managing Director of his media company,Newswatch, over unpaid salaries of workers. This happened at a public …
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MTN Nigeria Limited, has gone before a Federal High Court in Lagos to challenge the $3.9bn imposed on it by the Nigeria Communications Commission for failure to disconnect its unregistered subscribers. The company, which filed the suit through its legal team comprising Chief Wole Olanipekun, Tanimola Molajo, A.B. Mahmoud, Dr. …
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The Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase has issued a stern warning to MASSOB and IPOB activists to stop threatening public peace or face the full weight of the law. “The warning followed the observation by the Nigeria Police Force leadership of the increasing resort to acts of brigandage by sets …
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Airtel Nigeria has embarked on a “strategic shake-up” in a move it says would reposition the business and “reinforce its competitiveness in the market place”. The mobile network operator did not disclose the number of staff affected by the development but we are made to understand it is “negligible”. “Handsome” …
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Press Release: The attention of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) Rivers State has been drawn to the fact that the National Pension Commission(PENCOM) is about to issue a guideline for withdrawal of Voluntary Contribution(VC) from the Retirement Savings Account without due consultation with the workers and the Unions that represent …
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Finally,President Muhamadu Buhari has announced the portfolios of the ministers after their swearing in today. Not much changes from those circulated earlier but for the addition of duties to that of ex Lagos state governor,Babatunde Fashola’s portfolio that surprises people. This are the portfolios and the Ministers. President Buhari’s Ministers …
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