The military junta in Guinea has dissolved the interim government and sealed all borders. Amara Camara, the presidency’s secretary general, read the decree on Monday on national TV. Camara said directors of cabinet, secretary generals, and their deputies, will be in charge until a new government is formed. The officer did not specify when a new cabinet would be formed or why the dissolution was made. In a separate communiqué, Ibrahima Bangoura, chief of staff of the armed forces, said the dissolved government officials were mandated to return their vehicles and passports as soon as possible. Bangoura added that their…
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Political activist, Aisha Yesufu, has slammed Nigerians protesting over the high level of economic hardship in the country. Nigerians are currently going through untold economic hardship as many families can no longer boast of a square meal per day. The situation has led to protests in some parts of the country with residents of Ibadan, the Oyo State capital being the latest to take to the streets to show their anger. Correspondent reports that angry youths in Oyo State hit the streets to protest the high cost of living, food inflation and the current economic hardship in the country. Our…
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Ibrahim Tajudeen Shola, has cautioned President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to jettison the advice by the International Monetary Fund, IMF, to remove electricity subsidy. In an open letter to the president, he said the action would compound the suffering of the poor masses and may lead to serious chaos in the country. An earlier report recalls that the IMF in its report entitled ‘IMF Executive Board Concludes Post Financing Assessment with Nigeria,’ reiterated the importance of eliminating the subsidies to redirect resources towards more targeted and impactful social welfare programmes. “Temporary and targeted…
Civil servants in Niger State, operating under the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC, have resolved to embark on an indefinite strike action to express their grievances to the state government. The strike is expected to commence by 8 am on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, following the failure of the state government to meet the demands presented by the NLC, despite previous negotiations. The NLC, in a letter addressed to Governor Mohammed Bago and signed by the NLC Chairman, Idrees Lafene, and the Trade Union Congress Chairman, Ibrahim Gana, expressed disappointment over the government’s failure to meet their demands and reiterated their…
The Methodist Church Nigeria has commended the President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government for contemplating the establishment of state police to curb the growing rate of insecurity across the country. This was, even as the Church called on President Tinubu, Benue State Governor, Hyacinth Alia and relevant agencies to come to the aide of the people of Agatu, Otukpo and Apa Local Government of Benue State, who have come under sustained attacks from Fulani herdsmen for the past weeks. Rising from a 3-day apex Leadership and Prayer Retreat for the Dioceses in the Northern Region held at the Norcross Memorial Cathedral,…
The veterinary technologist in charge of the Zoological Garden of the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, Mr. Olabode Olawuyi, has been killed by a lion on the campus. The management of the institution in a statement signed by its Public Relations Officer, Abiodun Olanrewaju, explained that the incident happened when the deceased was feeding the animals in their den at the garden. Olanrewaju said other members of staff who were at the scene of the incident did everything within their power to rescue the deceased, but the wild cat had already caused severe fatalities on his body. The statement…
A former President of the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA) and governorship aspirant in Edo State on the platform of the Labour Party, Olumide Akpata, has petitioned the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over lack of preparation for the primary election by the party. He also alleged that there was no transparency by the Labour Party over the primary election. In the petition, he signed, Akpata said, “the purpose of this letter is to bring to your attention and petition you about the lack of preparedness and transparency surrounding the Labour Party’s planned primary elections to produce a…
The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of Nigeria (CBCN), has expressed deep concerns over what it described as the “escalating suffering and crime” in the country which it said were occasioned by the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s reform agenda. The Bishops particularly accused President Tinubu of championing socioeconomic reforms that only succeeded in inflicting unquantified and unparalleled hardship on Nigerians. These were contained in a statement by the President of the CBCN, Most Rev. Lucius Iwejuru Ugorji. The Bishops noted the serious challenges being faced by Nigerian families, including the soaring cost of food items and deprivation of basic necessities. The bishops…
Date: 2024-Feb-20 🎯TOPIC: TRUST THE LORD 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW👇 https://youtu.be/6WzoiozBC0U?si=Qiocbnars6JoVRgP ✝️TEXT: Psalm 56: 1-13(NKJV) 56:1. To the Chief Musician. Set to “The Silent Dove in Distant Lands.” A Michtam of David when the Philistines captured him in Gath. Be merciful to me, O God, for man would swallow me up; Fighting all day he oppresses me. 56:2. My enemies would hound [me] all day, For [there are] many who fight against me, O Most High. 56:3. Whenever I am afraid, I will trust in You. 56:4. In God (I will praise His word), In God…
Many filling stations are currently closed in the Federal Capital Territory, leading to long queues by motorists at the few outlets that are dispensing Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol. Operators in the downstream oil sector confirmed that the development was due to the suspension of operations by the Nigerian Association of Road Transport Owners, in fulfilment of their threat to down tools beginning today Monday. The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited filling station on Arab Road in Kubwa, Abuja, was closed on Monday morning. The Conoil filling station along the Zuba-Kubwa expressway had long queues. NNPCL retail outlet in…