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Northern women have staged a protest in Abuja against a second civil war, asking President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the National Assembly to put machinery in motion for a referendum on the Biafra question, with a view to allowing the Southeast to secede peacefully from Nigeria. The protesters under the aegis of Amalgamation of Northern Women Associations in …

…says FG wrongly advised …Suspension unacceptable, undemocratic, unconstitutional As reaction continues to greet the Federal Government’s decision to suspend operation of twitter in the country, the Executive Director of the Centre for Information Technology and Development (CITAD), Yushau Ya’u has called on the Federal Government to immediately withdraw the suspension on the microblogging and social networking service, twitter. This came as …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, on Friday, inaugurated the 10-man special intervention team set up to exercise all the powers and functions of the Governing Council of Ambrose Alli University, with a charge for them to advance government’s vision to reposition the institution to meet global standards. The inauguration of the special intervention team, headed by the Managing Director of Schlumberger Nigeria …

…Says NASS commission can’t determine lawmakers’ remuneration The Federal High Court in Lagos in a landmark judgment today ordered the Revenue Mobilization, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC) to fix the salaries and allowances of the 469 members of the National Assembly– 109 in the Senate and 360 in the House of Representatives to reflect the economic realities in the country, …

Harrison Omagbon, the acting state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo State, has called for calm among party faithful, following the suspension of the state chairman, Tony Aziegbemi. Mr Aziegbemi was suspended by the PDP after he accused the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, of marginalising the PDP in his political appointments so far and also making moves to …

The Onion Producers and Marketers Association of Nigeria (OPMAN) has given reason for suspending its supply to the Southeast. The association through its National President, Aliyu Isah, made the announcement on Wednesday. According to him, the association’s decision was based on the recent hijack of two of their members’ trucks by gunmen suspected to be members of the proscribed Indigenous …

Ekiti State government, on Friday, announced the suspension the Consequential Salary Adjustment (minimum wage) and a cut in the salaries of workers and that of the political appointees. The minimum wage was being enjoyed by workers on grade levels 07 to 12 since January. It has now been partially suspended for a period of three months. Workers on grade levels …

A senator, Abdullahi Adamu (APC-Nasarawa), says it is impossible for Nigeria to break along regional lines, because southern businessmen have more investments in the North than the South. Mr Adamu said this when he hosted Tanzania High Commissioner to Nigeria, Benson Bana, on Friday in Abuja. Mr Adamu’s comment is also against the backdrop of an upsurge recently in nationalist …

The Federal Government has suspended, indefinitely, the operations of the microblogging and social networking service, Twitter, in Nigeria. The suspension was announced on Friday by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, via a statement issued in Abuja. The minister cited the persistent use of the Twitter platform for activities that were capable of undermining Nigeria’s corporate existence. …

An aide to President Muhammadu Buhari has said the president is not responsible for the proposed change of Nigeria’s name to the United African Republic. Bashir Ahmad, Buhari’s special assistant on new media, said a group or individual was responsible for proposing the United African Republic as a name for Nigeria. “It’s not the Nigerian government, particularly, Pres Buhari that …