Month: October 2024

Teacher in police net, as student dies after 162 frog jumps in Ogun

Emporium Reporters

A teacher has landed in big trouble as a student of Obada Grammar School, in Imeko Afon local government area of Ogun state, Monday Ariyo, allegedly died after he was subjected to 24 strokes of the cane and 162 frog jumps as punishment.   An activist identified as Adetoun shared the incident on Instagram on Friday.   According to Adetoun, the teacher had reportedly brought a dustbin to Ariyo’s class with instructions that the students should not break the dustbin.   She narrated that his response had offended the teacher,…

Cabinet Shakeup : FEDOSIA congratulates Hon.Tunji Ojo, Hon. Olawande Wisdom … Hails establishment of Ministry of Regional Development by President Tinubu

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Federation of Ondo State Indigenes in Abuja (FEDOSIA), the umbrella body of all Ondo state indigenes and societies in Abuja and its environ has congratulated Hon Bunmi Tunji Ojo for being retained as the Minister of Interior and Hon Ayodele Olawande Wisdom for being elevated to the status of a substantive Minister in the Ministry of Youth Development by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the recent cabinet reshuffle.   It will be recalled that Hon Bunmi Tunji Ojo was appointed Minister of Interior from the inception of this administration…

Disregard any kind of solicitation from any number claiming to be Senator Adeola Yayi

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The attention of Senator Solomon Adeola Yayi (APC, Ogun West) has been drawn to numerous requests for financial transfers to some accounts, obviously from one of his telephone lines that has been hacked by cyber criminals.   Members of the general public, friends, relations, family members and associates are advised to completely disregard such solicitations as they are not from the Senator.   The matter has been reported to relevant security agencies and efforts are ongoing to track down the criminals behind the hacking and solicitation messages to associates of…

PDP Group reveals why some leaders want Damagum out,says it’s about 2027

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Concerned PDP League (CPDPL), a pressure within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said the 2027 presidential ticket of the party is the major reason some PDP leaders wanted the acting National Chairman, Ambassador Umar Damagum to stepdown.   The group in a statement jointly signed by its National Secretary, Alhaji Tasiu M. Muhammed, and Acting Director of Publicity & Communication ,Comrade Justina D. Dashi, claimed that former Vice President Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Bauchi State governor Bala Mohammed, who the group said has presidential ambition, believed Damagum’s leadership…

Rivers Assembly : Plot by Gov Fubara to unleash mayhem exposed

Emporium Reporters

Apparently sending the game is over, the camp of Governor Siminalayi Fubara after the series of losses recorded in the ongoing litigation are clear signs that the government is gradually coming to a decisive end.   Rivers Watch reliably gathered that the governor’s camp are preparing to stage multiple protests to cry wolf. They have been warned by their lawyers that they have bad cases at different levels of the court, and they cannot win the final battle.   Rivers Watch reports “We have it on good authority that the…

Still on Tinubu’s economic tax reform By abiodun KOMOLAFE

Emporium Reporters

Nigeria’s tax reform is underway with four Executive Bills currently before the National Assembly. These bills are the ‘Nigeria Tax Bill’, which replaces existing tax law with a modern framework; the ‘Nigeria Tax Administration Act Amendment Bill’, which seeks to strengthen the enforcement powers of the Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS); the ‘Nigeria Revenue Service Bill’, establishing an independent revenue service; and the ‘Joint Revenue Board Establishment Bill’, for the purpose of fostering inter-agency collaboration. According to Zacch Adedeji, the FIRS Executive Chairman, the reform focuses on reducing the number…

Northern Senators Forum decries incessant Power Outages in Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa States ….. calls for FG urgent intervention

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Northern Senators Forum has raised alarm over the devastating power outages plaguing Kano, Katsina, and Jigawa states. Senator Abdulaziz Musa Yar’adua, Chairman of the Forum,in a heartfelt appeal in Katsina on Friday October 25, 2024, urged the Federal Government to intervene promptly to restore electricity to these affected regions. The Northern Senators said the ongoing outages, resulting from vandalism and national grid disturbances, have brought economic hardship, compromised healthcare delivery, and imposed expensive fuel costs on citizens. Added that Small businesses were struggling to operate, hospitals were also facing…

BREAKING: Gov Umaru Bago approves N80,000 as minimum wage for Niger workers

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Niger state Governor, Umaru Bago has approved N80,000 as minimum wage for civil servants in the state. The farmer Governor disclosed this shortly after meeting with the Organised Labour in the State at Government House, Minna. He assured that the payment would be for both the State and the Local government Civil Servants, effective from November, 2024, added that the Committee on the Minimum Wage will work on the consequential adjustments. The farmer Governor further assured that the N80,000 is sustainable, especially with the State’s strides in Agriculture. He…

Civil Society Group warns against Politically-Driven Judicial Strike in Benue

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Coalition of Civil Society for Transparency in Governance has called for urgent intervention to prevent the Benue State Judicial Service Commission (BSJSC) from proceeding with a proposed strike. The group claimed that political actors, motivated by personal interests, were influencing the strike, risking a disruption in the delivery of justice in the state. In a petition addressed to the Chairman of the National Judicial Council (NJC) and submitted to the Chief Justice of Benue State, the coalition’s Executive Director, Hajia Jaiyeola Mohammed, highlighted concerns over the growing backlog of…

We’ll sustain posting of Corps Members to rural communities – NYSC DG ….. Says Nigeria’s rural areas need Corps services more than urban centres

Lukman Laleye Babalola

The Director General ,National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has assured that the Scheme will continue to post majority of the Corps Members, especially Corps Medical personnel, to rural areas for the purpose of improving the wellbeing of indigent Nigerians. The Director General disclosed this while playing host to the Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer of National Primary Health Care Development Agency (NPHCDA), Dr Muyi Aina, at NYSC National Directorate Headquarters, Maitama, Abuja. Justifying the Scheme’s posting policy, which is tilted towards deploying more Corps Members to rural communities,…