Author: Vincent Osuwo

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Salaries Incomes and Wages Commission (NSIWC), Ekpo Nta, has stated that the Federal Government has set up a National Pay Policy (NPP) to combat workplace arbitrariness and ensure adequate remuneration for Nigerian workers. Nta who stated this while speaking with the Daily Sun, said the new federal government’s policy would analyze the amount of hours a person spends in the office as well as the quality of work done to determine income payment. He said: “What it entails is that when people are working in any country, even in your own private…

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa has stated that Lagos belongs to the indigenous Yorubas and it is not a no man’s land. Hon Obasa stated this in his acceptance speech as a third-term speaker of the Lagos Parliament and the inauguration of the 10th Lagos assembly on Tuesday. This comes against the backdrop of the ethno-political and religious divides between lagosians during the recent 2023 national elections. In the presidential and gubernatorial elections, many Igbos backed the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the LP’s state governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. However, this…

On Thursday, June 8, 2023, a knife wielding man attacked a group of preschool children playing at a lake in the town of Amnecy, France, leaving four injured along with an adult. The suspect, a Syrian Asylum seeker, was however arrested at the scene of the incident. Confirming the arrest, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin stated that he had been arrested “thanks to the rapid reaction of security forces”. Gunmen free 74 children after parents pay N20,000 ransom each in Zamfara It is reported that two of the children who are believed to be aged around three, and the adult were…

Chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Kaduna State chapter, Rev. Joseph Hayab, has called on Nigerians on Wednesday, June 6, 2023, to ignore the  Islamization claims made by the state’s former governor, Nasir El-Rufai. The CAN chairman further claimed that El-Rufai’s recent pronouncements regarding a Muslim/Muslim ticket, as well as President Bola Tinubu’s victory that silenced his opponents and CAN, were methods geared at advancing his supposed presidential ambitions and fostering divisiveness among Christians and Muslims in the country. El-Rufai claimed that the Muslim-Muslim ticket would be run in Kaduna for at least the next 20 years. According…

Ishaku Lawal, a 23-year-old man, has been arresting by men of the Nigerian Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) in Jigawa for molesting a 9-years-old boy. Public Relations Officer of the NSCDC, CSC Adamu Shehu, disclosed this in a statement signed by him on Wednesday, June 7, 2023. According to the statement, the victim’s father revealed that his daughter, the victim’s elder sister, informed him that the suspect had sexually molested her brother. Fulani herder rapes teenager in Bauchi The statement partly read, “Upon questioning, the boy stated that he was taken to an isolated place in the evening while…

The Network for Democracy and Development (NDD), has stated that, corruption in the fuel subsidy scheme, is the obvious problem that has bedevilled the scheme. After the group’s extensive consultation with stakeholders in the country over the subsidy removal, the association concluded that “corruption is the elephant in the room” affecting the policy. They stated that, the Federal Government’s “narratives, tend to criminalise fuel subsidy rather than corruption” and that the “Government has not provided empirical data that links the removal of fuel subsidy to improved wellbeing of citizens”. Fuel Subsidy: TUC demands N200,000 minimum wage The NDD who stated…

The Amalgamated Union of App-based Transport Workers of Nigeria, which represents drivers on the platforms of e-hailing companies such as Uber and Bolt, has announced a nationwide strike which began today (Wednesday). Following the increase in the price of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) also known as fuel, drivers complained about the minimal fare increase implemented by ride-hailing transportation providers. According to a union’s statement, the app-based enterprises increased their commission by 25 to 30%, falling short of the union’s demand for a 200 percent boost and a 50% drop in commission. The drivers, who stated that they could no longer…

A State High Court sitting in Benin, Edo State, has on Tuesday, June 6, 2023, convicted and sentenced 19 internet fraudsters to prison for fraud. Presiding over the cases, Justices Efe Ikponmwonba and M. Itsueli of Edo State High Court, convicted the accused who were standing trail separately on one-count charge bordering on retention of proceeds of crime, fraudulent representation and unlawful possession of fraudulent documents by the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. The convicts are Fidelis Esajini, Nicholas Azeke, Marvelous Alakpa, Adelike Ifeakachukwu Destiny, Osamwingie Osarenwinda, Mathias Friday Gbenga; Collins Etiosa Iyekeoretin, Anyanwu Miracle,…

Oliver Vershima, a Catechist of St. Martins Parish, Mbape in Adikpo deanery, Kwande Local Government Area of Benue State, is currently on the run following the death of a yet to be identified lady alleged to be his lover. It was reported that Vershima ran from his hometown after being caught with the lady’s remains. Some residents of the neighborhood stated that the catechist was attempting to dispose of the lady’s corpse when he was apprehended on Saturday. Alex Murdaugh sentenced to life for murdering wife and son It is alleged that the deceased was attempting to get rid of…

Rear Admiral Eugennio Ferriera, the Commander, Joint Task Force (JTF), South-South Operation Delta Safe (OPDS), has stated that there will be no hiding place for criminals in the region. He made the statement while leading the destruction of an illicit crude oil refinery complex at Ibaah in Emuoha Local Government Area Council of Rivers State. Admiral Ferreira who also paid a familiarization visit to the Land Component and 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, having taken over from Rear Admiral Aminu Hassan as Commander of the Joint Military Task Force on Friday, 2nd June, 2023, further emphasized that there would…