A Lagos-based law firm, Pro-lex Solicitors, represents over 114 clients who allege they were unfairly denied winnings by the sports betting platform SportyBet. At a press conference via Zoom on Friday, the Lead Partner of the law firm, Mr. Kunle Bamidele, revealed that the clients …
Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa, representing the Arochukwu/Ohafia federal constituency, has voiced concerns over the lack of public power supply in Ohafia for the past five years. Speaking at a press conference in Umuahia, he expressed shock that despite the prolonged blackout, the community received a …
Rep. Ibe Osonwa, representing the Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency of Abia, has urged the Federal Government to prioritize a stable electricity supply in Nigeria. During an interactive session with newsmen in Umuahia on Saturday, Osonwa emphasized that achieving stable and affordable electricity would unlock Nigerians’ productive …
Residents of Aba, Abia State, are experiencing significant disruptions following a series of reprisal attacks by soldiers after the killing of five of their colleagues at a military checkpoint at Obikabia Junction, Ogbor Hill, Aba, on Thursday, May 30. The unknown assailants not only killed …
Minister of Women Affairs Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye announced that the Federal Government has initiated an investigation into a viral video showing 10 Nigerian teenagers trafficked to Ghana for prostitution. Among the victims, three girls, aged between 15 and 16, were reported to be siblings. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, …
Chief Sunny Onuesoke, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta State, has asserted that the solution to Nigeria’s economic problems lies not in raising the minimum wage but in deflating the economy. In an interview with Vanguard, Onuesoke argued that increasing wages …
Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State has declared a state of emergency on education, revealing alarming conditions in the state’s primary schools upon his assumption of office on May 29, 2023. He disclosed that over 4.7 million pupils are forced to sit on bare …
The upcoming Democracy Day celebration on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, is anticipated to be significant and notably different from previous years. Here’s why: This will be the second Democracy Day President Bola Tinubu will mark since assuming power on May 29, 2023. Additionally, it marks …
Labor unions have rejected the assertion made by state governors, represented by the Nigeria Governors’ Forum (NGF), that they cannot afford a minimum wage of N60,000. They urge the governors not to push the country into a major crisis. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), a …
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has canceled Heritage Bank’s operating license. Hakama Sidi Ali, the Acting Director of Corporate Communications at CBN, revealed this information. She stated, “The Central Bank of Nigeria, in line with its duty to maintain a stable financial system in …
