Britain’s Prince Charles said he will stop speaking out on issues he feels strongly about when he becomes king as he is “not that stupid”. Speaking to the BBC ahead of his 70th birthday next week, the son of 92-year-old…
We are Reorganising Nigeria after Mind-boggling Mismanagement, Says Buhari (ThisDay)
Hosting One-on-One Nigeria, a group from South East, President Muhammadu Buhari says his administration is trying its best to re-organise Nigeria after mind-boggling mismanagement of past administrations. Mr Femi Adesina, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President,…
Fear of Inflation Mounts as Buhari Approves New Minimum Wage (ThisDay)
As workers and their unions celebrate the N30,000 new minimum wage approved by President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday, analysts have expressed fear that the fresh wage regime could put inflationary pressure on the already fragile economy. Those who spoke to THISDAY…
Buhari Campaign Challenges PDP, Atiku on Petrol Price (ThisDay)
The Muhammadu Buhari Campaign Organisation has asked the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to tell Nigerians how they intend to bring down the pump price of petrol from N145 to N97 per litre without…
Ekweremadu, Wife, Son escape assassination attempt (ThisDay)
The Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, and son on Tuesday morning escaped being assassinated by armed attackers. The armed men, according to a release by Ekweremadu’s media aide, Uche Anichukwu, evaded the security at the Deputy Senate…
Blasphemy: Lawyer Who Defended Christian Woman Flees Pakistan (ThisDay)
The lawyer who represented a Christian woman in Pakistan, Asia Bibi, recently acquitted of blasphemy, has fled the country to Europe. Saif Mulook who is still Bibi’s lawyer said he had to flee for his life so that he could…
Gen. Alkali Buried Amid Tears in Abuja (ThisDay)
The remains of late Maj.-Gen. Idris Alkali, which was found by a team of Nigerian Army on Search and Rescue Operation, was buried at Gudu Cemetery in Abuja on Saturday. The burial, which was concluded at around 3 p.m., was…
Aviation Workers to Join Strike over Minimum Wage (ThisDay)
The National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE) has announced that it would join the nationwide strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) that will commence tomorrow. NUATE said it would ground the country’s…
Banditry, Kidnapping: Masari Gives Marching Orders to Security Chiefs, Traditional Rulers (ThisDay)
As kidnapping and banditry have surfaced in Batsari and some parts of Katsina State, Governor Aminu Bello Masari has given marching orders to security chiefs to spare no efforts in arresting the situation and those behind insecurity in the state.…
Strike: Organised Labour Adopts Strategy to Beat Court Order (ThisDay)
Members of the organised labour have responded swiftly to alleged government’s move to arm-twist them into abandoning Tuesday’s nationwide industrial action. THISDAY gathered that since the National Industrial Court barred the Nigeria Labour Congress, United Labour Congress and Trade Union…