A Human Rights Activist based in Warri Delta state Israel Joe, has urged the federal government to place all Nigerian politicians including the president on seventy thousand naira, minimum wage like civil servants whose monthly salary has just been increased by the president. Comrade Joe said this in a statement sent to newsmen in Warri,…
Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has denied promising to pay a minimum wage of N80,000 to workers in the state and local government areas. The denial came following reports circulating online that the governor had promised to pay the said sum. But his Chief Press Secretary, Nelson Chukwudi, in a statement issued in Port Harcourt,…
Italian side AC Milan have signed victorious Spain Captain Alvaro Morata from Atletico Madrid on a four-year contract with an option for a further 12 months. Milan are reported to have triggered Morata’s release clause of about £11m in order to sign him. The 31-year-old captained Spain to victory in Euro 2024 earlier this month….
The reinstated Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philips Shaibu, on Friday, said he was already an unofficial member of the All Progressives Congress. He said the only thing still keeping him in the Peoples Democratic Party was because he was yet to officially dump the ruling party in Edo. Reacting to questions on why he…
A man arrested for attempted suicide in Abuja, Yushau Shuaibu, has been released on bail to his lawyer. According to a statement by FCT Police Command Public Relations Officer, Josephine Adeh, in Abuja on Friday, it said Shuaibu was released on bail to his lawyer, Deji Adeyanju on Thursday. Yushau had attempted to commit suicide…
Information reaching EKWEANAEDO ONLINE has it that the recently-arrested Anambra crypto vendor, Mr. Linus Williams Ifejika (popularly known as BLord) has been released from the police custody. The 26-year-old Anambra billionaire was arrested by the Nigeria Police Force on Tuesday in Abuja, following allegations of cryptocurrency fraud, terrorism funding, and aiding internet fraud, among others,…
Youths in Anambra State have showered praises on the State Commissioner for Power and Water Resources, Engr. Julius Chukwuemeka for his good works in the Ministry and massive support for youths-oriented activities in the state. This is coming shortly after the Ministry of Power and Water Resources bagged an outstanding award from the Anambra State…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has dismissed an appeal by a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, seeking to quash the drug trafficking charge filed against him. In a judgement, a three-member panel of the appellate court dismissed Kyari’s appeal for lacking in merit. Justice Adebukol Banjoko, who read the lead judgement, held…
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Thursday won a second five-year term that she vowed would tackle the EU’s challenges head-on, including bolstering its defence capability and strengthening Europe’s industry. The German ex-defence minister, who became the first woman leader of the European Commission in 2019, had presented herself as the best and…
A 2023 presidential aspirant of the Peoples Democratic Party, Dele Momodu, has advised President Bola Tinubu to ensure there is discipline within the administration, especially looking at the ongoing political situation in Rivers State. Momodu who gave the advice in an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, on Thursday on his verified X handle @DeleMomodu,…
