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Director of Defence Media Operations, Major General Edward Buba, said the military would avenge the killing of the soldiers, adding that the military’s response would be fierce. The Defence Headquarters has vowed that the military will retaliate against the killing of five soldiers in Abia State on Thursday. The soldiers were killed by gunmen enforcing a sit-at-home order given by …

There are strong indications that Organised Labour may begin a nationwide strike from Monday, June 3, over a new minimum wage. This is as the tripartite committee on a new national minimum wage, NNMW, reconvenes today, following abrupt adjournment due to labour’s walkout of last Tuesday’s meeting, where it accused government negotiators of unseriousness in the negotiation process. Meanwhile, accusing …

Washington CNN — Both Joe Biden and Donald Trump called attention to what’s at stake in November’s election in the moments after Trump’s conviction Thursday, as Republicans rushed to the former president’s defense. “There’s only one way to keep Donald Trump out of the Oval Office: At the ballot box,” Biden wrote on social media, linking to a fundraising page. …

The verdict in Donald Trump’s hush money trial is now being read in the courtroom.   The 34 counts stemmed from 11 invoices, 12 vouchers and 11 checks that make up Trump’s monthly reimbursement payments to Michael Cohen who fronted the $130,000 payment to adult film star Stormy Daniels.   Follow the latest on the verdict for each of the counts below:  …

…..fixes June 13 for hearing The Supreme Court, on Thursday, ordered the Governors of the 36 States of the Federation, to within seven days, enter their defence to the suit the Federal Government filed to secure full autonomy for the 774 Local Government Areas, LGAs. The order followed an application that FG, through the Attorney General of the Federation and …

…orders Amaewhule, 24 other to stop parading as speaker, lawmakers A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has declared the seats of the 25 lawmakers, who defected from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC, vacant pending the determination of a suit before it. The court, however, ordered the Rt. Hon. Martin Amaewhule, to …

The structure collapsed on Thursday following a fire in parts of Dosunmu Market on Lagos Island. Scores of residents are currently trapped after a two-storey building collapsed in the Isale Eko area of Lagos State.   The structure collapsed on Thursday following a fire in parts of Dosunmu Market on Lagos Island. Multiple pictures of the scene obtained by SaharaReporters showed …

The Nigerian Education Loan Fund (NELFUND) has said over 60,000 students have successfully registered for the loan scheme. Out of this number, 30,000 applicants have successfully applied for the facility. NELFUND also announced that the portal would be opened for students of state-owned universities from June 25th, 2024. Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of the Fund, Akintunde Sawyerr, stated this on …

By Eben Enasco Following the massive flood that damaged a section of its Edo State headquarters in Benin City, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has assured the public of its commitment to swiftly replace the critical equipment destroyed. This assurance was given by INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, during an assessment tour of the flood-ravaged office on Thursday. The …

After several confusing statements and signals, President Bola Tinubu briefly addressed the joint session of the National Assembly, after initially declining to do so. The president addressed the session for about seven minutes before, touching on the newly signed into law National Anthem Bill. The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, who had earlier announced that the president would not brief the lawmakers, appealed to …