The United States (US) has said Nigeria’s recently approved minimum wage of ₦70,000 for federal workers has lost value due to the free fall of the naira against the dollar. In its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2024, released by the US Department of State, Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labour, on August 12, the US noted that the new wage, valued at about $47.90 per month, had been weakened by the exchange rate of over ₦1,500 to $1. The report highlighted gaps in the law, stressing that the new wage only applies to firms with 25…
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An Abuja-based lawyer, Pelumi Olajengbesi, has dismissed claims that the stool of the Alaafin of Oyo holds supreme authority over pan-Yoruba affairs. Olajengbesi, in a statement posted on his Facebook page on Tuesday, said no Supreme Court judgment confers such power on the Alaafin, describing the monarch’s recent threat against the Ooni of Ife as “wholly gratuitous and constitutionally unsound.” Naija News reports that the controversy began after the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, reportedly conferred the Okanlomo of Yorubaland chieftaincy title on Ibadan businessman, Engineer Dotun Sanusi. The Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, considered the…
Popular Nollywood actor, Ime Bishop Umoh, also known as Okon Lagos, has appealed to the Federal Government to release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. Speaking during an appearance on The Clarity Zone podcast, the thespian asserted that Kanu should be set free in the interest of peace and national reconciliation, even if it doesn’t make legal sense. He insisted that pardoning Kanu would be morally right, arguing that the IPOB leader’s agitation for Biafra’s secession was emotional and fuelled by the perceived marginalisation of the Igbos in Nigeria. “I am one million percent…
The Olubadan-designate, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, on Tuesday held a crucial meeting with members of the Olubadan-in-Council as part of preparations for his installation as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. Naija News reports that the meeting, which was ongoing at the time of press, marked Ladoja’s first official engagement with the Council since his nomination. On his return to Ibadan on Monday, Oba Ladoja had first visited his family at Arusa Compound, Isale Osi, before receiving well-wishers at his Bodija residence. Addressing supporters, the former Oyo State governor assured that he would immediately engage the Council, the Oluwo, the Araba, and…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the request of the Department of State Services (DSS) to shield the identities of witnesses in the trial of five suspected Al-Shabaab terrorists linked to the June 5, 2022 attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, which left over 40 worshippers dead and more than 100 injured. Naija News reports that Justice Emeka Nwite gave the order on Tuesday while ruling on an ex parte application filed and argued by DSS counsel, Dr. C. S. Eze. In his submission, Eze told the court that terrorism-related cases are highly sensitive and…
Nigerian professional dancer, Kafayat Oluwatoyin Shafau, popularly known by her stage name as Kaffy, has recounted a traumatic childhood experience in which her mother accused her of having an affair with her boyfriend. Naija News reports that Kaffy shared the experience while speaking in a recent episode of The Honest Bunch podcast. Kaffy revealed that her mother dated different men after she divorced her father, and she and her siblings were close to these men, even calling them “daddies.” She, however, said that her mother became insecure due to their closeness to her boyfriends and was suspecting them of having…
Five alleged members of the Al-Shabab terrorist group, standing trial over the June 5, 2022, attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, have asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to release them on bail from the custody of the Department of State Services pending the conclusion of their trial. The defendants, Idris Abdulmalik Omeiza, Al-Qasim Idris, Jamiu Abdulmalik, Abdulhaleem Idris, and Momoh Otuho Abubakar, are facing a nine-count charge bordering on terrorism. According to the Federal Government, the defendants masterminded the deadly attack that claimed more than 40 lives and left over 100 worshippers injured. In the…
The Zamfara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed allegations by the ruling Peoples Democratic Party that it deployed military personnel to intimidate voters and party agents during the Kaura Namoda South State Assembly by-election. Addressing journalists in Gusau, the APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris, described the PDP’s claims as unfounded, insisting that security personnel were deployed strictly to maintain order. “The allegations are baseless and unfounded. Security personnel were there only to ensure peace and prevent electoral malpractice by thugs,” Idris said. The APC accused the PDP of attempting to tarnish the image of security agencies…
The Anambra State Government has condemned the brutal assault on a member of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Jennifer Elobor, by operatives of a state-backed security outfit, confirming that those involved have been arrested and placed in detention. The incident, captured in a viral video, showed armed operatives storming a corps member’s lodge, accusing the occupants of internet fraud despite their display of NYSC identification cards and uniforms. The footage revealed Ms Elobor being repeatedly beaten, stripped of her clothes, and left partly unclothed. The disturbing scenes triggered outrage across social media, with many Nigerians demanding justice and accountability…
A disturbing video has emerged online showing armed men, alleged to be members of Operation Udo Ga-Achi, also known as the Agunechemba Vigilante Group, invading a National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) lodge in Anambra State and assaulting corps members. Naija News reports that the footage, released on Monday by the Haven 360 Foundation via Facebook, captured one of the victims, Jennifer Edema Elohor, being physically attacked and stripped naked by the vigilantes. According to the Haven 360 Foundation, the vigilantes accused the corps members of involvement in internet fraud, locally referred to as “yahoo yahoo.” Despite presenting their official NYSC…
