Maryam Shettima aka Maryam Shetty was nominated a minister by President Bola Tinubu, but Mariya Mahmoud, her classmate is on her way to being sworn in as a cabinet member. Shetty got the shock of her life when she arrived the National Assembly for screening on Friday, news filtered in that her name had been withdrawn. She got the news ...
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August, 2023
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4 August
NLC angry as FG sues, vows to resume strike Aug 14 !
Barely 24 hours after meeting with President Bola Tinubu where an agreement was reached to call off their protests, the rapprochement between the organised labour and the Federal Government appeared to have collapsed as the unions on Thursday night vowed to embark on a nationwide strike from August 14 if their leaders were summoned for contempt of court orders. According ...
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4 August
Knocks on APC for chosen Ganduje as Chairman
Negative remarks are trending more than positives, about the within party decision to appoint Former Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje by the ruling All Progressives Congress. Some insultively refer to him as one of the thieves, bribe takers and treasury looters.” The former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, is the new National Chairman of the ruling party. Many are ...
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4 August
BREAKING: Tinubu withdraws nomination of Maryam Shetty as minister, picks Keyamo, Mahmud
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has nominated former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Mr Festus Keyamo, as minister. The president also withdrew the ministerial nomination of Maryam Shetty from Kano and replaced her with Dr Mairiga Mahmud. Tinubu announced this is a letter addressed to Senate President Godswill Akpabio and read during plenary on Friday. The ministerial nomination of ...
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3 August
Stella Damasus’ snatched hubby, Ademinokan, dumps her abruptly, Marries New Catch, Tope
It’s dramatic moments in Nollywood, as, fans and followers were shocked on Monday when a wedding video of Nollywood producer/gospel musician, Daniel Ademinokan, surfaced online. He got married to a certain lady called Tope in Houston Texas. It was also his birthday. This is Daniel’s third marriage as he walked out on Nollywood actors, Doris Simeon and Stella Damasus. While, ...
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3 August
Canadian PM divorces wife after 18 yrs
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie, have signed a legal agreement to separate after almost 18 years of marriage. Trudeau announced this in a post via Instagram on Wednesday evening. Hi everyone, Sophie and I would like to share the fact that after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate. “As always, ...
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3 August
Shocker ! “Tinubu’s a liar, no Kobo saved since Subsidy Removal”
A lie has been put to claims making round by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that N1trn was saved within two months of the subsidy removal. President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, claimed that the committee that the Federal Government set up to negotiate with the unions disclosed that not a single kobo had been saved since subsidy was ...
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3 August
AGF to be, Fagbemi,(SAN), plans EFCC, ICPC, merger
One of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s ministerial nominees, Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has announced his intention to seek the merger of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related matters Commission (ICPC) and other anti-graft agencies if made Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice. Fagbemi said this during his screening ...
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3 August
NLC Calls Off Nationwide Strike After Meeting With Tinubu
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called off its nationwide strike after meeting with President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday evening. Dele Alake, the President’s spokesperson, in a press statement signed on Wednesday, 2 August, noted that the striking workers agreed to discontinue further protests. The statement reads: “The leadership of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led by its President, Comrade ...
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2 August
Doctors in Lagos go on indefinite strike over colleague’s tragic death
The Nigerian Medical Association, Lagos State chapter, has directed all the doctors working in the three government hospitals on the Lagos Island to begin an indefinite strike over the death of its colleague, Dr Vwaere Diaso. The NMA also declared a five-day mourning period in the state and asked doctors in the other government-owned hospitals to scale down activities as ...