By: Leke Reddington, Co-founder and CIO of Brainiac Capitalx How quickly time flies away? It’s another Independence Day celebration for my beloved nation, Nigeria. 64 Years ago on October 1st, 1960, we received our National Independence from the Great British Government. We’ve grown up hearing and reading about the glorious old days when our nation…
The action comes amid worsening security challenges the military is currently combating in most parts of the country.No fewer than 196 soldiers in the North-East and other theatres of operation have applied to the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Taoreed Lagbaja, for voluntary retirement. The action comes amid worsening security challenges the military is…
Date: September 4, 2024 Subject: Response to Abdulaziz Abdulaziz’s Denial We maintain our position despite recent denials from Mr. Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, Senior Special Assistant to the President on Print Media. Abdulaziz has claimed: “I attended both meetings President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had with Labour leaders on the minimum wage. At neither meeting was an offer…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has instructed all its members to participate in a peaceful prayer procession on August 29. This directive was issued by Mr. Emmanuel Ugboaja, the NLC General Secretary, in a letter to affiliates and state councils, titled “Mobilisation for Peaceful Procession and Prayer Session in Solidarity.” The call for the procession…
The provocative arrest of peaceful protesters in akure is a flagrant abuse of fundamental human right and rape of the tenets of democracy. AIYEDATIWA, the governor of Ondo State has once again demonstrated his incompetence, disorientation and draconian dispositions. He ordered the arrest of peaceful #endbadgovernance protesters in Akure, the Ondo State capital today 10th…
Request the unconditional release of all comrades and protesters arrested by the security operative. Early hour of today protesters in Ondo state were arrested by security officers under the directive of his Excellence Hon Lucky Orimisan Ayedatiwa while protesting to Nape area in Akure. The security officers who comprises of Army, Civil defence, police and…
However, the traditional ruler, in collaboration with Thomas, defied the court order and sold the land. The convicts were also charged with falsehood, as they backdated the receipt of the land sale. They faced four counts, including contempt of court and falsehood. During the proceedings, the charges were read to the defendants in English and…
Food inflation has reached 40 per cent according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), pushing the prices of essential commodities beyond the reach of millions of Nigerians. “The shrinkage of land mass for agric, flooding, habitation problems, and insecurity… An ageing farming population; younger people are not going into agriculture now,” he…
STATE HOUSE PRESS RELEASE PRESIDENT TINUBU TO ADDRESS THE NATION President Bola Tinubu will address the nation on Sunday, August 4, 2024, at 7:00 am. Tunez into the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) for the broadcast. Repeats will air at 3:00 pm and 7:00 pm on the same…
After dispersing protesters, security operatives have blocked the entrance of the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja. PUNCH Online earlier reported that security operatives dispersed protesters demonstrating in front of the national stadium. The security operatives aimed at protesters and journalists who ran for cover. As a result of this, the police used armoured and patrol vehicles to…
