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States were split yesterday over the agreement the Federal Government reached with the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Union Congress, TUC, on Monday night to pay N35,000 wage award to federal workers to cushion the effect of petrol subsidy removal. While some of the states said they would align with the Federal Government’s N35,000 wage award for its workers, …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar will today address a press conference on the finding of his legal team over President Bola Tinubu’s academic records released by the Chicago State University. “This is to inform and invite you to the World Press Conference of Our Presidential Candidate, His Excellency Atiku Abubakar, GCON, at the Yar’Adua Centre, Tomorrow, Thursday 5, October 2023, …

Supreme Court fixes Dec 15 to determine Nnamdi Kanu’s fate The Supreme Court, on Thursday, slated December 15 to deliver its judgement on the appeal that is seeking to compel the Federal Government to release the embattled leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, from detention. A five-member panel of the apex court headed by Justice Kudirat …

….Advises public against impostors  BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON  Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has disclosed that it has opened a (Situation Room) to handle  the 2024 governorship poll reports in Edo State, other applicable states and national issues.  The Chairman of the NUJ, Edo state Council, Comrade Festus Alenkhe disclosed this today at the union secretariat in Benin …

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers who had been sitting in stunned silence gasped at the declaration: The office of speaker “is hereby declared vacant.” For the first time ever, a House speaker had been voted out of the position, plunging Congress into a new degree of turmoil. “Now what?” someone in the chamber yelled out. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, the California Republican who has survived decades …

The Lagos State Police Command, on Wednesday, declared Owodunni Ibrahim aka Primeboy wanted, following his failure to honour police invitation successfully sent to him since the commencement of the investigation into the circumstances leading to the death of singer, Ilerioluwa Aloba, popularly known as Mohbad. Lagos police spokesperson, Benjamin Hundeyin, who disclosed this on his X handle, described Ibrahim to …

The Kaduna State ministerial nominee, Abbas Balarabe, collapsed during his screening before the Senate. Balarabe had just finished his presentation to the lawmakers and collapsed while one of the Kaduna senators was praising him. Following his collapse, the Senate President, GodsWill Akpabio, started to scream, “Bring water and sugar. Call Dr Musa.” Akpabio then immediately called for a closed-door session. …

• CSO asks Yari, others to challenge amendment in court Barely two weeks after the 10th Senate faced an impeachment scare, the chamber, yesterday, amended its standing rule, barring first-term lawmakers from seeking election as Senate President or Deputy Senate President. Adopting a motion sponsored by Majority Leader, Opeyemi Bamidele, Senate amended Section Three of its standing rule, stating, specifically, …

The Senate, on Tuesday, warned President Bola Tinubu against illegal spending and advised him to seek a supplementary budget for its Compressed Natural Gas initiative. The Senate through its Committee on Gas, led by Senator Jarigbe Jarigbe, urged the executive arm of government to expeditiously present a 2023 Supplementary Budget to the National Assembly to kick start the Compressed Natural …

•Atiku’s journey to Chicago varsity, a fruitless exercise, ex-VP a loser, says APC •President’s documents released by varsity have vindicated us, PDP insists The All Progressives Congress on Tuesday chastised the Peoples Democratic Party presidential standard bearer, Atiku Abubakar, over his quest to obtain President Bola Tinubu’s academic records from the Chicago State University. The National Publicity Director of the …