Nakuru Town East Member of Parliament (MP) David Gikaria and his wife, Violet Nzisa Katua, have made a surprising gesture of apology for supporting the Finance Bill 2024. On Friday, June 28, 2024, they were photographed wearing matching white t-shirts emblazoned with the message “I am sorry,” which quickly went viral on social media. This unconventional method of expressing regret has drawn significant attention and sparked discussions among netizens. Gikaria’s bold move underscores his acknowledgement of the controversy surrounding his support for the bill. “I am sorry, Please forgive me…
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281,341 NYSC Members Disqualified As 2,659 Jostle For NNPC Foundation Business Pitch
▪️’50% reduction in registration fees for corps members’ businesses with CAC, others,’ NNPCL’s Olufemi Soneye speaks on package for winners A total of 2,659 members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) across Nigeria have been pre-qualified for the final phase of the NNPC Foundation Business Pitching Exercise. Billed to hold from July 2nd to 10th, 2024, the exercise is an integral part of the NNPC Foundation’s Financial Literacy Program for Nigerian youths that witnessed the engagement of over 284,000 corps members, who underwent rigorous training and assessments. Speaking…
Read MoreJapa: 103 Nigerians Deported From Turkey
The Federal Government has received no fewer than 103 Nigerians deported from Turkey over migration-related issues such as expired visas and irregular migration, among others. Alhaji Tijani Ahmed, the Federal Commissioner, National Commission for Refugees Migrants and Internally Displaced Persons (NCFRMI), stated this on Friday evening during the deportees’ profiling in Abuja. Represented by Amb. Catherine Udida, the Director Migration Affairs in the commission, Ahmed said that the commission expected 110 deportees but received 103, all males. “Some of them have been in the deportation camp for some months, and…
Read MoreMinimum Wage: You Can’t Dictate What To Pay, Labour Replies Govs
Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has rejected the suggestion by governors that they should be allowed to determine the wages of their workers, saying it is not only dictatorial but against the concept of the minimum wage. The Southern Governors Forum, in a communique issued on Thursday at the end of their meeting held in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital advocated that each state should be allowed to negotiate what it could pay with labour. The Forum argued that the minimum wage should be reflective of the cost of living and that…
Read More‘I’ll Defeat Him,’ Biden Vows To Finish Trump At Election
. Acknowledges age, bad debate performance President Joe Biden said on Friday he intended to defeat Republican rival Donald Trump in the November presidential election, giving no sign he would consider dropping out of the race after a feeble debate performance that dismayed his fellow Democrats. “I know I’m not a young man, to state the obvious,” an ebullient Biden said at a rally one day after the head-to-head showdown with his Republican rival, which was widely viewed as a defeat for the 81-year-old president. “I don’t walk as…
Read MoreAppeal Court Affirms 5-Year Jail Term For Baba Ijesha
The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division on Friday affirmed the judgement of a Lagos State High Court, which sentenced Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly called Baba Ijesha to five years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor. The appellate court in its lead judgement delivered by Justice Folashade Ojo (presided) found the Appellant (Baba Ijesha) guilty on counts 4 and 5, where he was accused of indecently touching a minor and sexually assaulted her. Other members of the panel, Justice Abdullahi Bayero and Justice Paul Bassi aligned themselves with the…
Read More‘She Missed #CHIVIDO2024,’ Emotional Story of Davido’s Mother Who Died At 39
“Dr. Veronica Hailey Imade went to the church in the morning for service, on return, she locked herself in a room where she was found dead on her husband’s 40th birthday, exactly 21 years and three months before her son’s day of joy.” Music superstar David Adeleke, popularly known as Davido, tied the not with his long-time girlfriend, Chioma Rowland, at a world-class wedding tagged #Chivido2024. The event on Tuesday, June 25, graced by the high and the mighties, including billionaire father of Davido, Adeniyi Adeleke, had a face…
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