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National Anthem: House of Reps Speaker Withdraws Bill
The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, has withdrawn the counter subversion bill. The bill prescribes a 10-year jail term, N5 million fine or both for those who refuse to recite the national anthem and pledge. The decision, announced in a press statement issued by the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to…
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‘109 Nigerian Senators take Home N2.3 Billion Monthly’ – Senator Kawu
A recent revelation by Kano South Senator, Sumaila Kawu that he takes home ₦21 million every month as a member of the Red Chamber shows that the 109 senators take home ₦2.3 billion monthly. Senator Sumaila Kawu on Wednesday morning, while speaking in an interview with British Broadcasting (BBC) Hausa Service disclosed that although his…
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National Anthem Jail Term: Fresh Nationwide Protest Looms
A fresh nationwide protest is looming over the proposed bill regarding anyone’s refusal to recite the national anthem. The alleged threat is said to coming from The Take It Back Movement, a rights advocacy organization behind the just concluded #EndBadGovernance protests. A bill seeking to penalize Nigerians who refuse to recite the national anthem is…
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UNIPORT Parents, Students Cry out over Imposition of N649,400 Final Year Clearance Fees
Parents of final-year students at the University of Port-Harcourt (UNIPORT) have expressed their frustration after the university authorities issued an ultimatum for students to pay N649,400 for clearance by October 4, 2024, or face the consequences. According to Sahara Reporters, stakeholders say the money being demanded is not for school fees but to obtain a…
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Lawmakers Propose Prison Terms for Refusal to Sing National Anthem, Separatist Agitations
House Of Reps has proposed a 10-year prison sentence, N5Million Fine For Nigerians who refuse to recite the National Anthem or agitate for separation from Nigeria. The House of Representatives has introduced the Counter Subversion Bill 2024,which aims to impose stringent penalties on Nigerians who fail to recite the national anthem. The bill, sponsored by…
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Resident Doctors Threaten Nationwide Strike Over Prolonged Colleague’s Abduction
The Nigerian Association of Resident Doctors has threatened to embark on a nationwide strike if their kidnapped colleague, Dr. Ganiyat Popoola, is not released by August 26. The President of NARD, Dr Dele Abdullahi, made this declaration at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday, stating that the association has lost patience with the government’s…
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‘Why Atiku, Obi, Osinbajo, Kwankwaso, Amaechi Must Form New Party to Rescue Nigeria’ – Former APC National Vice Chairman
A former national vice chairman, North-west of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Salihu Lukman, has called on opposition leaders such as Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi and Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso to step forward to provide the needed leadership to reform the nation’s democracy and ensure the emergence of a functional political party capable of rescuing…
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67% of UK Medical Practitioners Were Trained in Nigeria – Health Minister
Minister of Health, Ali Pate has disclosed that 67% of medical practitioners trained in Nigeria now work in the United Kingdom (UK). He stated that if the health workers of Nigerian origin pull out of the National Health Service (NHS), the service will struggle. He, however, opined that countries that recruit Nigerian doctors should also…
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Sister to Mohbad’s Widow Reveals She Has a Hand in Singer’s Death (video)
Wunmi’s sibling, Karimot, has disclosed the part allegedly played by Wunmi, the singer’s widow in the d3ath of the late artiste, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, also known as Mohbad. Karimot insisted in a Tik Tok video on Monday that Wunmi cannot deny complicity in the sudden demise of the late singer. She noted that the couple…
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Finnish Government Gives Update on Request by FG over IPOB’s Simon Ekpa
The Finnish government has stated that it has began acting on the complaint by the Nigerian government against a Nigerian-Finnish citizen, Simon Ekpa. The Nordic country’s Minister for Foreign Affairs of Finland, Elina Valtonen, disclosed this in Abuja on Tuesday during a press conference. She explained that Ekpa’s case is now before Finnish courts. “We…