By Bayo Onanuga NLC President Joe Ajaero has asked workers to go on strike next Wednesday over the removal of petrol subsidy, despite being privy to the distressing financial figures, which justified why subsidy ought to have been scrapped a long time ago. My advice to the perceptive workers and the Nigerian populace is simply to ignore Ajaero and his ilk. He is playing politics and is actually acting the script of the opposition Labour Party, out to destabilise the young Tinubu administration. Besides, one wonders whose interest Ajaero is championing, when he did not oppose the position of his…
Author: Spade Nigeria
By: Ahmed Garba-ja Abdulkadir, Sarkin Sudan Katsina. 1. The HISTORY Soon after the Nigerian Civil War ended in January, 1970 the sale of Nigeria’s crude oil began in earnest. By early 1972 the money influx into Government coffers was so relatively suddenly huge that the General Yakubu Gowon regime (1967-75) was awash with money. To cut a long story short, the Govt was looking for ways and means of allocating/distributing or otherwise spending these monies. The political leaders increased, oftentimes by a factor of 1000%, their own salaries, allowances and other welfare packages. Public/Civil servants got their share in the…
Governor of Delta State, Rt Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori has pledged that his administration would be fair, just and equitable to all parts of the state. He said that every senatorial district would be treated equally in terms of projects and appointments. Oborevwori gave the pledge at a grand reception in honour of immediate past Governor of the state, Senator Dr Ifeanyi Okowa held on Saturday at Owa Model College, Boji-Boji, Owa, Ika North-East Local Government Area of the state. According to him, we have promised to do more for Deltans for entrusting us with this cherished mandate and we will…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD ORHERUATA The President, University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA) worldwide, Prof. Saawua Gabriel Nyityo, has congratulated Senator George Akume on his appointment as the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. This was contained in a statement he made available to journalists on Friday in Ibadan on behalf of the University of Ibadan Alumni Association, describing the appointment as, ”deserving and well-thought-out by President Tinubu”. Praising President Tinubu for making the appointment, Prof. Nyityo, commended Senator George Akume’s unwavering commitment to serving Nigeria, saying “after secondary education Senator George…
The Stability Group in the 10th Senate rooting for Senators Godswill Akpabio and Jibrin Barau leadership of the Senate from June 13th on Thursday, hosted over 70 Senators-elect to a dinner at the Transcorp Hotel, Abuja. Information pieced together at the venue of the well attended dinner revealed that it was organized to enable the Senators-elect the opportunity to rub minds and compare notes on the progress so far recorded since it started consultations with relevant party structures, stakeholders, leaders of thought and Senators-elect on the aspirations of Senators Akpabio and Barau for the leadership of the 10th Senate. It…
Delta State Commissioner of Police CP Wale Abass has called on all stakeholders in the state to take security seriously, noting that security is the business of all. CP Abass, who holds a bachelor’s degree in philosophy and political science from the University of Lagos State, insisted that “if and when you see something; say something” reiterating that security is everyone’s business. The well breed Police officer that knows the nooks and crannies of the state haven served here at three different capacities before coming as CP this fourth time made these statements at his office in the…
By Oghenero Orovwuje The newly sworn in Secretary to the Delta State Government (SSG), Dr. Kingsley Emu, has charged the management and staff of the office of the SSG to apply themselves always in whatever duties that is assigned to them. Dr. Emu gave the charge during his maiden meeting with management and staff of the SSG office on his first day in the office. The SSG stated that so much is expected from the office and for him to deliver on his mandate, everyone must be on top of their duties for the desired goals to be achieved. He…
Olufemi Hakeem Gbajabiamila is the Speaker of Nigeria’s House of Representatives. He is a lawyer and politician with over two decades of active participation in the political life of Nigeria. Rep. Gbajabiamila was born on the 25th of June 1962. He had his secondary education at Igbobi College, Yaba, Lagos and proceeded from there to the King Williams College, Isle of Man, the United Kingdom for his Advanced Level. He graduated at the top of his class and went on to the University of Lagos for a three-year LLB (Bachelor of Laws) degree programme. He graduated from the University of…
Delta State Governor, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, Friday, said he is an unrepentant believer in the unity of the State even as he assured Deltans that his administration has zero tolerance for sectionalism and nepotism in the management of government business. Oborevwori stated this while swearing-in Dr Kingsley Emu as Secretary to the State Government, SSG and Senator Emmanuel Aguariavwodo as Senior Political Adviser, SPOLAD on Friday, in Asaba. The Governor who congratulated the appointees on their well-deserved appointments, urged them to key into the M.O.R.E agenda of his administration in order to break new grounds in infrastructural renewal, human…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD The group, Southern Nigeria Youth Congress (SNYC) have called on every Southern leader and aggrieved party candidates who have gone to court to reconsider their actions in the overall interest of the region and withdraw every litigation against the President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. The youth group stated this during their World Press Conference on the State and Stake of Southern Nigeria Region in the Nigeria Project granted at the NUJ Press Center at Maryam Babaginda Way Asaba, on Friday, 2 June, 2023. According to the statement read by the President General, Southern Nigeria Youth Congress Comrade Emordi…