The Abia State Harmonized Task Force (ASHTF) has expressed worry on the recent assault on its members and the destruction of its vehicles by touts and other accosted law offenders in the State. The Chairman of the Harmonized Task Force and Commissioner for local government and Chieftaincy affairs, Uzor Nwachukwu raised the alarm in a press release made available to journalists. He added that personnel of the Harmonized Task Force have been facing unjustified threat from touts and other accosted law offenders. Nwachukwu vowed that dire consequences await anyone caught assaulting the Harmonized Task Force members or destroying their properties,…
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Abia State Government (ABSG) and the organized labour in the State have signed the agreement on the implementation of the new national minimum wage of N70,000 and the consequential adjustments. This is coming two days after the organized labour issued a November 2, 2024 strike notice to the Abia State government. Speaking during the occasion, the State Governor, Alex Otti said that the government hopes that the gesture would be rewarded by the commitment of workers to higher productivity in the state public service. Otti, who was represented by his Chief of Staff, Caleb Ajagba, said that the Abia State…
Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, says the Northern Nigerian states have continued to experience blackouts because of a security threat. Adelabu disclosed this during a press conference on Tuesday. Giving an update on the persistent blackout in Northern Nigeria, Adelabu explained that the delay in fixing the vandalised Shiroro-Kaduna Line was due to security threats. “This time was more severe, and the repairs have been delayed because of security threats,” he stated. DAILY POST reports that Adelabu assured that power supply will be restored to the region by the end of this week. The minister’s update comes after President Bola…
Al-Ittihad striker, Karim Benzema has insisted that Vinicius Jr. deserved to win the 2024 Ballon d’Or. Recall that Vinicius finished second in the 2024 Ballon d’Or rankings behind winner Manchester City’s Rodri. The award was given to the Spain midfielder in Paris, France on Monday. As a result, Vinicius and members of Real Madrid boycotted the award ceremony by not attending. Speaking on the development, Benzema also revealed that he spoke with Vinicius and the Brazilian was sad for not winning the Ballon d’Or ahead of Rodri. “I spoke to Vini, he’s sad… it’s also normal. He deserved to win…
US President, Joe Biden says Nigeria deserves a permanent seat at the United Nations security seat. This is as he said his country was committed to seeing Africa have two permanent seats at the United Nations, UN, security council. Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Yusuf Tuggar, said Biden made his stance on Nigeria’s quest for a permanent UN security council seat during a phone call to President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday evening. Tuggar said the 30-minute phone call between the two leaders was against the backdrop of the release of Tigran Gambaryan, Binance’s head of finance crime compliance, on October…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has again said that he did not become a minister to sell lands in Abuja. Wike said the only reason he became a Minister in the All Progressives Congress, APC, government was to support the administration of Bola Tinubu. The Minister said this during the flag off of the construction of the 15.4-kilometer Pai-Gomani road project in Kwali Area Council on Tuesday. “The government of President Ahmed Tinubu will allow everybody to benefit, to participate, to have the dividends of democracy,” Wike said. Speaking further, the Minister said, “That is what I…
Business owners and residents of Calabar-Itu Road, Uyo, Akwa Ibom State and its environs are counting their losses as the road remains closed to traffic for over five months. Recall that the Commissioner for Works and Fire Service, Professor Eno Ibanga on May, 2024 announced a temporary closure of Calabar-Itu Highway by Park Road intersection and Calabar-Itu dual carriageway by Mandela Street intersection to enable the deep excavation work involved in the ongoing construction of 0.97km underground drainage system at Tabernacle Road. The drainage aimed to evacuate water from Ikot Ekpene Road and its environs was expected to be completed…
Al Nassr superstar, Cristiano Ronaldo, missed a late penalty as his team were eliminated by Al-Taawoun from the King’s Cup on Tuesday. Ronaldo had the chance to level the scores from the spot in second-half stoppage time. But the former Manchester United and Real Madrid striker blazed his effort over the bar. Al-Taawoun beat Al-Nassr 1-0 at Al-Awwal Park in the Round of 16 clash to progress. Waleed Al-Ahmed scored the only goal of the game in the 71st minute. Ronaldo is yet to win a major trophy since signing for the Saudi Arabian club almost two years ago. Al…
Napoli have opened a seven-point gap at the top of Serie A, following a 2-0 win at AC Milan on Tuesday night. Antonio Conte’s men scored both goals in the first half of the match. Romelu Lukaku opened the scoring within five minutes, before Khvicha Kvaratskhelia sealed victory with a long range effort. Milan saw Alvaro Morata’s goal chalked off two minutes into the second half after a VAR review for offside, but that was the closest they came among a handful of decent opportunities. Napoli continue to set the pace in Italy’s top flight with their fifth consecutive league…
Al Nassr striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, has given Ruben Amorim the nickname “the poet”, the UK Mirror reports. Amorim is believed to be closing in on the Manchester United job. The 39-year-old is regarded as one of Europe’s brightest young managers. Since he was appointed by Sporting Lisbon, he has won two Portuguese league titles. United now want Amorim to replace Erik ten Hag who was sacked on Monday, following a 2-1 defeat at Manchester United. Ronaldo has observed Amorim and gave him his nickname because of how he talks to the media as well as his players. Coincidentally, Ronaldo has…