Author: Newsjaunts
The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG) has kicked against what it described as the deceptive move of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) over the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government. The spokesperson of the group, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, in a statement issued Thursday, said it observed that on every occasion, the NLC would deceive the public into believing they are protecting their interests, only to betray the course and negotiate with the government at the expense of the suffering masses. It said the first instance was the NLC protests over the harsh economic policies of former President Muhammadu Buhari’s government in…
The Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited is embroiled in a fresh crisis over the secret recruitment of new employees without recourse to extant guidelines.Sources said the new recruits were more than 200.According to multiple sources, the recruitment was done between January and February 2023 by the Chief Executive Officer, Mele Kyari in contravention of the due process for conducting recruitments into Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) as established by the Nigerian Government.Most of those who benefited from the secretive process included children of personal aides and ministers of former President Muhammadu Buhari.Other beneficiaries of the crooked process were family…
Olalekan Efficient, a highly acclaimed on-air personality and broadcaster, has recently been appointed as the Head of Programmes for Tungba FM in Lagos and Osun. The announcement was made by the Chairman of Tungba Communication Ltd, Prince Gbolahan Odo, on Tuesday in Lagos.Olalekan Efficient, also known as Oladigbo Oluwasogo Olalekan, graduated from Osun State Polytechnic in 2010 and is an active member of the Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists (NGIJ). Prior to joining Tungba FM Lagos in 2020, he worked as a freelance presenter with several radio stations including Osun State Broadcasting Corporation, TopRadio90.9FM, Sweet107.9FM Abeokuta and Root97.1FM Abeokuta.Furthermore, Olalekan…
The Northern Emancipation Network has come down hard on Frank Tietie for his recent remarks on the face off between Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle and Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, saying they are incoherent flip-flops.The Northern Network in a short and sharp response by its Chairman, Suleiman Abbah said the remarks by Tietie were as untrue as the man himself is fake.”We noticed the proliferation of comments since the Zamfara State Governor Bello Matawalle dared the EFCC chairman to be wholistic and not selective in the conduct of his job as demanded by the…
The Oodu’a People Frontiers (OPF) has reacted to the recent threat to the North by the Oodu’a People’s Congress (OPC) for contesting the National Assembly leadership sharing formula announced by the National Working Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC) recently. The APC had recently announced that it zoned the elective offices for the incoming National Assembly (NASS) to individuals from various zones of the country, which sparked controversy and led to a rejection of the party’s zoning formula in most parts of the country as different geopolitical zones, including the North, have insisted on contesting various elective principal offices ahead…
Ogun is losing it. Period!!!Lagos, Oyo and Ogun States are the only ones of the 6 states of the southwest completing the first term in a few days. Lagos is commissioning projects to round off! I have lost count of both private-sector projects and government-inspired ones. Oyo has done an investment summit in London and has commissioned an ultra-modern Lodge in Abuja. Pray what is my beloved Ogun doing to round off the first term, nothing absolutely nothing. Time was when the story was different, I have no recollection of any time in this democracy where Ogun was so uninspiring. It is sobering and required…
IGP Alkali Baba attends commissioning of Police Tactical Operations Centre in Rivers StateThe Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba, psc (+), NPM, NEAPS, fdc, CFR, joined Rivers State Governor Ezenwo Nyesom Wike, CON, in Port Harcourt for the commissioning of the Police Tactical Operations Centre (PTOC) on Friday, May 26, 2023. Gov. Wike spearheaded the construction of the PTOC, which boasts modern facilities designed for effective investigations and tactical operations. The objective of the PTOC, which meets the specific needs of Rivers State, is to serve as a hub for intelligence gathering and dissemination, as well as to facilitate…
The unsubstantiated claims that a certain “PDP Chieftain in trouble as police uncover shocking N2billion vote-buying scheme” by some online news platforms led by Premium Times is nothing but further evidence that Ogun APC and Dapo Abiodun have decided to go for cheap blackmail after realizing that our candidate and PDP’s Petition before the Tribunal is unequivocally tight.This has not come as a surprise to the Ladi Adebutu Campaign Organization because after failing in their efforts to coax, intimidate and harass the PDP Candidate, Hon (Dr) Oladipupo Adebutu and his family to withdraw the Petition despite pleas from their emissaries,…
As part of the efforts to promote African cultural heritage through Adire fabrics, the amiable wife of the Ooni of Ife, Ooni Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Her Majesty, Queen Aderonke Ademiluyi Ogunwusi has concluded arrangements to organize the first edition of Africa Fashion Week Brazil.Queen Aderonke who is a leading voice in the promotion of the African textile and Garment industry partnered with Businesswoman Silvana Saraiva Chairman of Chamber of Commerce and CEO of FeaFro institute in Brazil to host the 1st of its Kind Afro Brazilian fashion festival in Sao Paolo, Brazil.The founder of Africa fashion week London, Africa fashion…
Critical Northern stakeholders and the Civil Society have at the end of their meeting at the Arewa House, Kaduna, issued a communique, imploring the President-elect, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu to reclaim the people’s confidence in his untainted democratic credentials and commitment to entrenching sustainable democracy, restoring the glory of governance, reclaiming the sanctity of constitutionalism and respect for rule of law, by coming out openly to renounce any purported annointment of preferred candidates by his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC). They also insisted that Senator-elect “Abdul-Azeez Yari and all other contestants to the Senate Presidency be given their fair constitutional…