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F With 12 days to the general elections, the Federal Government has alerted the public “to the evil machinations of the opposition” to scuttle and discredit the 2019 polls. The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed at a media briefing on Monday in Abuja, alleged that the opposition was dispatching a 10-member delegation to some Western capitals, to sell the idea that government had perfected the plan to rig the election. He said the opposition was also instigating widespread violence and widespread attacks on key institutions including INEC and the Police to discredit the forthcoming election. “Specifically, they…
F IBADAN – Barely three weeks after a reporter was sacked by the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, for filling ‘fake news’, the agency has sanctioned another two reporters.Prompt News Online gathered exclusively that the two reporters are from the Agency’s office in Port Harcourt, Rivers state.It was learnt that the duo filled separate reports that turned out to be fake news after investigation, prompting the management to summarily dismissed one and asked the other to proceed on suspension.The management of NAN is said to be determined to get rid of what is now known as ‘Fake News Syndrome’ in…
The Presidency has reacted to a sixteen-page letter former President Olusegun Obasanjo, wrote to President Muhammadu Buhari and released this afternoon describing it as the last push by desperate politicians who can’t handle the President politically and have resorted to subterfuge. According to Senior Presidential Media Aide Garba Shehu, “Our first message to the former President is that he needs a good doctor for good treatment and to say to him, “Get well soon.” “As repeatedly said of him, since Chief Obasanjo left office in 1979, he never let every succeeding leader of the country function freely, and this included the…
SEARCH ON INEC 1. “Democracy becomes a sham if elections are carried out by people who should be impartial and neutral umpires, but who show no integrity…” 2. “The transmission and collation of results are subject to interference, manipulation and meddling. If the INEC’s favourite political party wins with all the above infractions, the result will be conclusively declared and if not, there will be a ‘rerun’.” 3. “The track record of the present INEC is fairly sordid and all men and women of goodwill and believers in democracy must be prepared for the worst from INEC and their encouragers…”…
SALVAGING THE ERODING POWER OF TRADE UNION AND RELEVANCE OF LABOUR LEADERS The quest to creating opportunities for and having everyone get work that is productive and delivers fair income, security in the workplace and social protection for families, better prospects for personal development and social integration has been and must be at the heart of labour movement. The need to improving living conditions for the millions of women and men who are working, but not earning enough to lift themselves and their families out of poverty is and ought to be the cause most rigorously pursue by trade union…
A man who claimed he is a pastor, was apprehended with a bag full of female pants and bra in Auchi, Edo state. According to reports, the pastor is known for going about to preach in the mornings. He was accosted by members of the state vigilante and asked what was the content of a Ghana Must Go bag he was always going about with. A search carried out showed the bag contained different types of female pants and bra. He was taken to his church where more pants and bra were also discovered.
…Calls On Lagosians To Vote Enmass For ADP. The Action Democratic Party (ADP), Lagos State Chapter has hailed it’s governorship candidate, Mr Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi (BOG) for performing exceptionally well at the Platform governorship debates, stating that he has no match among the other candidates of the other political parties. Mr Babatunde whose exceptional brilliance was showcased at the platform’s governorship debate, organized by the Convenant Christian Center on Sunday in Lagos, which was greeted with positive commendations across the social media networks, he was rated as the overall best by an online news portal “Premium Times” and others, all the…
A 35-year-old man suspect, identified as Uwaila, on Sunday shot dead his wife and two sons in Edo, accusing her of infidelity. The incident happened at Ovbiogie village in Ovia North East Local Government Area of the state. The Commissioner of Police in the state, MR Hakeem Odumosun, ,who visoted the scene of the incident, promised that the suspect would be charged to court after the conclusion of investigation.into the case. The suspect was said to have shot through the door into the room where his wife and children ran into for safety and locked themselves in, following an argument.…
By Ikenna Asomba IT was Theordore Roosevelt, statesman and writer who served as the 26th President of the United States from 1901 to 1909, who famously said, “the more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.” So, Yours Truly, do not expect anything less to come from Jamiu Abiola, one of the many sons of the winner of the annulled June 12, 1993 presidential election, late Chief Moshood Kashimawo Abiola. REASON: Jamiu, is a member of President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign train- he is a member of the Directorate of Contact and Mobilisation of the…
The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) reached possible agreement on Monday toward resolving the ongoing lecturers’ strike. Sen. Chris Ngige, Minister of Labour and Employment, said this after a reconciliatory meeting with ASUU in Abuja. Ngige said the meeting was fruitful as an agreement had been reached between the Federal Government and the striking university lecturers. According to him, the Federal Government has released N15.4 billion for the payment of the salary shortfalls, which was one of the major demands of the union. “On the issue of salaries in tertiary institutions, especially in universities, the…