•Old wage expired March 31 BY GODWIN OBI There are strong indications that workers will wait for a longer time to receive a new national minimum wage as negotiations have stalled amid excruciating economic hardship and mass suffering in the country.In fact, the delay is allegedly caused by the FederalContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI A massive, fiery carnage on the East-West Road in Rivers State has destroyed more than dozens of vehicles, scourged goods worth estimated billions, and claimed at least five lives. Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, who visited the scene of the devastating tragedy on Saturday, confirmed five deathsContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI AND CHIGOZIE EZEH However, the All Progressives Congress, APC, and the Presidency hailed the report but said the party did not need external validation of it’s victories at the polls. The report published by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour, US Department of State, highlightedContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI One hundred and nineteen inmates have escaped from the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Suleja, in Niger State after a rainstorm. “A heavy downpour that lasted for several hours on the night of Wednesday, 24 April 2024 has wreaked havoc on the Medium Security Custodial Centre, Suleja, Niger State,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Italian shipping company Grimaldi has taken delivery of Great Abidjan, the fourth ship in a series of six multipurpose roll-on/roll-off (RORO) units belonging to its new G5 class. This is coming four months after the Grimaldi unveiled the MV Great Lagos at the PTML Terminal in Lagos.Continue Reading
BY OUR REPORTER More than 12 residents of Okuama-Ewu community in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, trapped in the forests since last month, in the aftermath of troops’ invasion of the riverine settlement over the killing of 17 military officers and men have died of starvation, illContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Federal Government has revoked an additional 924 dormant mineral licences with immediate effect. The revoked mineral licences which include 528 exploration licences, 20 mining leases, 101 quarry licences, and 273 small-scale mining licenses, were disclosed to journalists by the Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dele Alake,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Justice Ambrose Allagoa of a Federal High Court in Lagos, on Wednesday sentenced two men, Moses Ifeuwa and Festus Emeka, to two years imprisonment, over the illegal importation of 1,570 firearms. The convicts were sentenced to two years in prison with an option to pay a sumContinue Reading
***As Organisers Say, “SEDS Will Creat Entrepreniural Spirits Among Nigerian Youths, Help Make Them Employers of Labour Instead of Job Seekers” PASTOR AMBROSE OKEHI The management of Richword Communication and Media Services, the Publishers of News Emperor magazine said the planned maiden edition of its Students Entrepreneurial Development Seminar, SEDSContinue Reading
•Says ex-gov Bello stole $720,000 from Kogi State, on global watchlist BY GODWIN OBI Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, has made startling revelations that banks in the country lost over N8 billion to internet fraud, otherwise known as Yahoo-Yahoo Boys, in 2022 and how formerContinue Reading