Day: September 9, 2024

BREAKING: DSS Releases NLC President Ajaero on Bail

Emporium Reporters

The Department of State Services (DSS), Nigeria’s domestic intelligence agency, has granted administrative bail to the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero.   Following an extended period of detention, spanned several hours, in the federal capital city of Abuja, Ajaero has finally been released by the secret police.   As the country’s apex labour union leader, Mr. Ajaero’s detention had sparked widespread concern and intense speculation regarding the circumstances surrounding his arrest and detention.   Emporium Reporters on Monday morning reported that Ajaero was arrested at…

APC postpones National Caucus, NEC meetings

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The ruling All Progressive Congress APC in a release by Felix Morka, Esq.National Publicity Secretary announced postponement of the National Caucus, National Executive Committee Meetings to a later date.   The statement read; Members of the National Caucus and National Executive Committee (NEC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) are hereby informed that the National Caucus and National Executive Committee meetings scheduled to be held on September 11 and 12, 2024, respectively, have been postponed.   New dates for the meetings will be communicated in due course.   Signed: Felix…

Woke reacts to attack on FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike by Chief Ada George

Lukman Laleye Babalola

Former Chief of Staff to the former Rivers State Governor and FCT Minister,Nyesom Wike, Engr Emeka Woke ,has reacted to attack on the FCT Minister by Chief Rufus Ada-George.Engr.Emeka Woke in his response made available to Emporium Reporters described Chief Ada-George’s actions as misguided attack with an ulterior motive aimed at widening the gap between the FCT Minister and the Rivers State Governor, Similaye Fubara.     Engr Emeka Woke response read in full;   “In light of Chief Rufus Ada-George’s recent diatribe against Chief Nyesom Wike, delivered through a…

Roll Out Your Refined Petrol, Stop Deceiving Nigerians – Group tells Dangote

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Justice Action Alliance (JAA) has called out the Dangote Refinery to be transparent about its dealings, especially on petrol, saying that Nigerians are tired of the confusion trailing the availability and pricing of the product from the private refinery. Dangote Refinery had, on Tuesday, revealed that the Federal Executive Council would be the one to determine the price for the petrol produced in the refinery. The FEC, it declared, was already working on a new pricing arrangement for petrol produced from the facility. It equally announced that its 650,000-barrel-per-day…

River Basins: 100 Civil Society Groups hail Water Resources Minister, Utsev’s innovative approaches

Lukman Laleye Babalola

100 civil society groups across Africa have commended Prof. Joseph Utsev, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, for his groundbreaking initiatives in transforming Nigeria’s river basins. Dr. Kolawole Alabi, the Executive Director of Transparency Watch Initiative (TWI) and Comrade Dangana Davies, the President of Good Governance Advocates in Africa (GGAA) made this known in a press statement. Under Professor Utsev’s leadership, the groups said the Ministry has introduced innovative approaches to sustainable management and development of river basins, revitalizing ailing irrigation schemes, and promoting integrated water resources management. These efforts, they said,…

BREAKING: DSS arrests NLC President Joe Ajaero

Emporium Reporters

Operatives of the Department of the State Service (DSS) have arrested the President of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero.   According to Vanguard, Ajaero was arrested on Monday morning, September 9, 2024, at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.   Ajaero was about to board a flight to the United Kingdom, UK, for an official assignment when DSS picked him up.   Alhough details of the arrest and the reasons are still sketchy, sources said he has been handed over to the National Intelligence Agency, NIA.   According to…

Teaching of Nupe Language commence soon – Commandant PSS Nami Agaie assures ILLEC

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By Umar Idris Ndadzuru, Minna     The Commandant, Police Secondary School, Nami In Agaie Local Government Area Of Niger State, DCP MK Haruna, has granted request for the inclusion of the Indigenous Nupe Language to be thought in the school to enable the students understand their mother tongue better.   The Commandant PSS Nami Agaie, gave the approval when he hosted the management of the Indigenous Language learning Center, ILLEC led by its Director Adamu Idris Manarakis, at his Residence In Minna.   DCP Haruna explained that education would…

‘Those who are about to die salute you’ By Lasisi Olagunju

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From William Bascom, American folklorist and anthropologist, I got a Yoruba story. It is here retold, substantially in my own words, in some areas using his words: A certain Chief Lowa was careless with his tongue. Every priest has a priest; Lowa’s own warned him to be careful so that his mouth would not disgrace him. Chief said he had grown taller than disgrace; he was too surefooted to be put to shame. Because he had money and medicine in super abundance, he thought there was nothing he said or…

When A Child Turns Out Bad, By Funke Egbemode

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It is God who gives babies. It is the God-assigned duties of parents to nurse and nurture those babies into adulthood. It is a long journey, onerous task to grow babies into adults. Every parent, every aunt and uncle knows that that long journey is bumpy, painful and lonely. Many times we stumble. Many times we get it right. Occasionally parents fail, sometimes woefully. Sometimes because they did not do the right thing at the right time or failed altogether to do anything. Sometimes, circumstances just work against both parents…