Nigeria Labour Congress to call national strike next week after its president was beaten up by police

NIGERIA Labour Congress (NLC) officials have announced that they will be initiating a national strike as from Wednesday November 8 to protest the recent physical assault handed out to their national president Joe Ajaero.

 

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Presidency officials dismiss action of critics who oppose the purchase of presidential yacht

PRESIDENCY officials have dismissed recent criticism of the supplementary budget by President Bola Tinubu listing a yacht as an item of expenditure saying that it was procured for the Nigerian Navy.

 

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Fulham eye Nigerian striker Gift Orban with a view to signing him in January transfer window

ENGLISH Premier League side Fulham have set their sights on Super Eagles striker Gift Orban with a view to purchasing him from Belgian side Gent during the forthcoming January transfer window.

 

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When he was in opposition President Tinubu used to be a great champion of resource control. I would like to see him revisit the issue by sending a bill that looks like this to the National Assembly

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[1] Our current 36 states should be increased to 42 with seven representing each geo-political zone

[2] Each of our 42 states will control all the resources within its domain

[3] 50% of all generated revenue will be kept by the state

[4] 20% of raised revenue will be paid into the federation account

[5] 15% of raised revenue will be paid into a geo-political zone account

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Sunderland teenage defender Calvin Okike pledges his international future to Nigeria

SUNDERLAND teenage defender Calvin Okike has committed his international future to Nigeria saying he would like to start off by playing for the Golden Eaglets in the forthcoming 2025 Africa U17 Cup of Nations qualifiers.

 

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If you are looking for evidence of how unserious Nigerians are as a people, look no further than the global pram market to realise how intellectually lazy we are

 

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[1] Thinking about Nigeria everyday can be very exasperating. Our lack of productivity, intellectual laziness and refusal to adhere to global standards in all we do is at the heart of our problems. We are surrounded with all sorts opportunities but just refuse to take advantage of it. If na Owambe or religion now, we go sabi

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Protesters march on National Assembly demanding the removal of defence minister Matawalle

DOZENS of anti-corruption activists marched on the National Assembly in Abuja demanding  the sacking of minister of state for defence Alhaji Bello Matawalle following his recent indictment for corruption while he was Zamfara State governor.

 

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President Bola Tinubu should present this African Leaders Personal Responsibility Plan 2024 to his colleagues at their next summit

 

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[1] No African leaders shall seek personal healthcare outside the continent

[2] Every African leader is compelled to spend his or her holiday in a country on the continent

[3] No African leader shall hold a foreign bank account while in office

[4] All African leaders and their ministers must drive cars made by local automobile manufacturers like Innoson Motors

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Victor Osimhen voted eighth best player in the world at Fifa's 2023 Ballon d’Or awards

SUPER Eagles striker Victor Osimhen was voted the eighth best footballer in the world yesterday  making him the highest ever ranked Nigerian player as he was one of the 30 honoured at Fifa's 2023 Ballon d’Or awards yesterday.

 

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German chancellor Olaf Scholz was recently in Aso Rock for talks. I hope President Tinubu presented him with a set of proposals that looked something like this

 

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[1] We want the German GSG 9 anti-terrorist federal police unit come and train the Nigeria Police Force on combatting terrorism and anti-guerrilla warfare. Germany’s army is also arguably the best at fighting terrorism so they should train a whole Nigerian brigade up to the standards of the US Navy Seals, British SAS or French Commandoes

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