Politics
REFORM UNITED KINGDOM CANDIDATE RESIGNS OVER ‘UNACCEPTABLE’ BLOG POSTS
Reform UK’s parliamentary candidate in Kemi Badenoch’s constituency has resigned from the party after it emerged he previously urged people to vote for the BNP. Grant StClair-Armstrong, who is standing in North West Essex, also used a blog to post jokes using racial slurs and made a joke about “female hormones”, according to the Times, external. He…
JUST IN: WORLD BANK APPROVES $2.25BN TO SUPPORT TINUBU’S ECONOMIC REFORMS
The Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister of the Economy, Mr. Wale Edun on Thursday announced the approval of two major financial support packages by the World Bank. He said it is part of President Bola Tinubu’s ongoing efforts to stabilize the economy, reposition it for sustained and inclusive growth, and provide urgent support to…
SEXUAL HARASSMENT ALLEGATION: YEMI-ESAN QUERIES, SETS UP COMMITTEE TO PROBE PERM SEC
The Head of Service of the Federation (HoS), Dr. Folasade Yemi-Esan, has queried the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Ibrahim Lamuwa, who is accused of alleged sexual harassment of a female worker of the ministry, Mrs. Simisola Fajemirokun-Ajayi. The institution of the committee was the latest development to a memo by Minister of…
MINIMUM WAGE: I WILL APPROVE WHAT NIGERIA CAN AFFORD — TINUBU
President Bola Tinubu says he will approve a new minimum wage that the Nigerian government can afford. He stated this on Wednesday at a dinner with the Senate President and Deputy Senate President, among other top government officials to mark Nigeria’s 25 years of unbroken Democracy in Abuja. The President, while appreciating those who stood…
NATIONAL ANTHEM CAN’T UNITE A NATION, SHEHU SANI TELLS TINUBU
Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani, has said that national anthem alone cannot unite a nation, stressing that it is the ideals of freedom, justice, and equity that bring true unity. He made this statement while speaking at a special dinner organised to mark Democracy Day at the State House Conference Centre in Abuja on Wednesday. He…
JUST IN: WRECKAGE OF MISSING MALAWI VP’S PLANE FOUND WITH NO SURVIVOR
Malawian searchers have found the wreckage of a plane that was carrying Vice President Saulos Chilima, a military source said Tuesday, a day after the aircraft went missing in bad weather. The military plane carrying Chilima, 51, and nine others disappeared on Monday after it failed to land in the northern city of Mzuzu due…
VIDEO: TINUBU SLIPS WHILE BOARDING PRESIDENTIAL PARADE VEHICLE AT EAGLE’S SQUARE
President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday slipped while boarding the parade vehicle at the venue of the 2024 Democracy Day. The President had approached the vehicle shortly after he arrived at the Eagles Square, Abuja venue of the programme. Our correspondent observed that the President lost his footing momentarily as he was about to step into the vehicle….
DEMOCRACY DAY: FG DECLARES WEDNESDAY PUBLIC HOLIDAY
The Federal Government has declared Wednesday, June 12 as public holiday to commemorate this year’s Democracy Day. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo in a statement on Tuesday by the Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Dr Aishetu Ndayako, congratulated Nigerians on the celebration. The statement partly read, “As we mark another Democracy Day in the…
BELGIAN PM RESIGNS AFTER CRUSHING DEFEAT BY FAR RIGHT IN GENERAL ELECTION
The Belgian prime minister has formally tendered his resignation following a visit to the King, after his Flemish Liberals and Democrats party (Open VLD) suffered heavy defeats in Sunday’s general election. Alexander De Croo will remain caretaker prime minister until a new coalition, involving seven parties, is formed, a process that could take months. In line…
REPS GROUP PROPOSES SIX-YEAR SINGLE TENURE FOR PRESIDENT, GOVERNORS
A group of lawmakers in the House of Representatives, on Monday, proposed some amendments to the 1999 Constitution which they believe will improve governance in the country. The group led by Ikenga Ugochinyere, member representing Ideato Federal Constituency, proposed a six-year single tenure for the President and the 36 state governors. The lawmakers also sought…