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Brain Jotter visits Mike Ejeagha, iconic singer behind viral “Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo” hit

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Brain Jotter visits Mike Ejeagha, iconic singer behind viral “Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo” hit

Nigerian skit maker, Brain Jotter, on Monday paid a visit to legendary highlife singer Mike ‘Gentleman’ Ejeagha.

This visit comes after Brain Jotter’s viral dance moves to Ejeagha’s iconic song “Ka Esi Le Onye Isi Oche,” gained widespread popularity.

The dance routine involves a series of lively steps, including facing opposite directions, walking towards each other, performing a comical leg dance, and finally, chase each other to the catchy chorus of “Gwo Gwo Gwo Ngwo”.

Ejeagha, now 93, has seen his song, which tells the story of a cunning tortoise outsmarting an elephant, resonate with a new generation, bringing renewed attention to Nigerian folklore and Igbo culture.

The song, part of the Akuko Na Egwu album, Vol. 1, narrates how a clever tortoise tricked an elephant to win a princess’s hand in marriage.

The princess had declined numerous proposals until her father, the king, enquired as to why. She informed him that she was in search of a groom who would present her with an elephant. Next, the tortoise tricked the elephant by pretending to be the chairman of a ceremony. However, the cunning tortoise—a common figure in Igbo mythology—only succeeded in tricking his friend, which infuriated the giant.

Brain Jotter’s initial Instagram clip of the dance, shared on July 5, garnered nearly one million likes by July 21.

Similar videos on TikTok have been viewed massively, with over a thousand recreations and many Nigerians, including celebrities, joining in.Brain Jotter on Monday shared a photo with the highlife legend where he was seated beside Mike Ejeagha with his hand across his shoulder, on Instagram, expressing his joy over the meeting and hinting at a forthcoming story.

He captioned the photo, , “So happy I did this. Story coming soon.”

Watch the video of his visit here

NNPC boss, Kyari, denies Dangote allegations, vows to punish staff involved in overseas petroleum plant

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NNPC boss, Kyari, denies Dangote allegations, vows to punish staff involved in overseas petroleum plant

Mele Kyari, the Group Chairman of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), has strongly refuted allegations made by Aliko Dangote, President of the Dangote Group.
In a statement released on Tuesday through his X handle, Kyari addressed claims that NNPC staff established a petroleum blending plant in Malta, potentially hindering local production.
Kyari categorically denied owning or operating any business ventures outside of a “local mini Agric venture,” emphasizing his own lack of involvement.
He further stated that he’s unaware of any NNPC employee possessing or operating such a blending plant anywhere globally.
Kyari downplayed the potential impact of a Maltese blending plant, asserting it has no bearing on the NNPC’s business decisions or strategic actions. He pledged to enforce the NNPC’s compliance protocols, vowing to punish any employee proven to be involved in such activities.
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Kyari suggested publicly exposing any staff found to be linked to the alleged plant and notifying relevant government security agencies for further investigation, citing potential national security concerns.
His statement reads, “I am inundated by enquiries from family members, friends and associates on the public declaration by the President of Dangote Group that some NNPC workers have established a blending plant in Malta thereby impeding procurements from local production of Petroleum products.
“To clarify the allegations regarding blending plant, I do not own or operate any business directly or by proxy anywhere in the world with the exception of a local mini Agric venture.
“Neither am I aware of any employee of the NNPC, that owns or operates a blending plant in Malta or anywhere else in the world.
“A blending plant in Malta or any part of the world has no influence over NNPC’s business operations and strategic actions.
“For further assurance, our compliance sanction grid shall apply to any NNPC employee who is established to be involved in doing so if availed and I strongly recommend that such individuals be declared public and be made known to relevant government security agencies for necessary actions in view of the grave implications for national energy security.”
This statement follows recent comments by Dangote, who accused some NNPC staff of establishing a blending plant in Malta, potentially importing low-quality fuel and undermining domestic production.
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180 lawmakers seek release of Nnamdi Kanu

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180 lawmakers seek release of Nnamdi Kanu

The House of Representatives minority caucus has called for the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Mr Nnamdi Kanu.

In a meeting held in Abuja, over 180 lawmakers elected on the platform of minority political parties made the call following the adoption of a motion moved at the special meeting of the caucus on Monday night by Mr Obi Aguocha.

In a statement issued on Tuesday, the lawmaker who represents Ikwuano/Umuahia North/ Umuahia South Federal Constituency, Abia State urged his colleagues to take a definitive position on the ongoing lobby to explore possible political solution to the continued detention of the IPOB leader.

The minority caucus is made up of the Peoples Democratic Party which has 115 seats, Labour Party- 35, New Nigeria Peoples Party-19 and the All Progressives Grand Alliance with five seats.

Others are the Social Democratic Party-two seats, the Young Progressives Party and the African Democratic Congress with two seats apiece.

Aguocha emphasised the importance of a common front within the minority caucus, noting that the resolution on Nnamdi Kanu’s case is crucial for national peace, stability, and unity.

“Today, the opposition parties have taken a decisive stand on M
Nnamdi Kanu, the planned protest, insecurity, the dilapidated infrastructure, and the economy,” Aguocha said.

This is just as he called for immediate and strategic engagement with relevant stakeholders to advocate for a peaceful and political resolution to the matter, which he said, “has significant implications for the socio-political landscape of Nigeria.”

He added that dialogue and reconciliation rather than a prolonged abuse of legal processes and confrontation, remain the best option in dealing with the matter.

He expressed his belief that a political solution could pave the way for enhanced national integration and the restoration of trust among various communities.

The adoption of the motion followed the lawmaker’s recent visits to the former President, Muhammadu Buhari, among other interventions.

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Tinubu writes NASS over quick passage of Minimum Wage Bill

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Tinubu writes NASS over quick passage of Minimum Wage Bill

President Bola Tinubu has formally requested the National Assembly to enact the minimum wage bill into law, paving the way for the implementation of the recently agreed upon N70,000 minimum wage.
In letters read by Speaker Tajudeen Abbas and Senate President Godswill Akpabio during Tuesday’s plenary sessions, Tinubu urged lawmakers to expedite the passage of the bill. This move aims to formalize the new minimum wage agreed upon by the federal government and organized labor.
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This development comes on the heels of Tinubu’s request last week to increase the 2024 Appropriation Act by N6.2 trillion, with N3.2 trillion allocated for infrastructure projects and N3 trillion for recurrent expenditure.
The swift passage of the minimum wage bill is expected to bring relief to Nigerian workers, who have been awaiting the implementation of the new wage structure. The National Assembly’s prompt action on this matter will be crucial in ensuring the timely realization of this significant policy initiative.
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Alleged land grabbing: Detention of my husband, staff, infringement on their rights – Wife begs Tinubu

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Alleged land grabbing: Detention of my husband, staff, infringement on their rights – Wife begs Tinubu

Mrs Rebecca Omokamo Godwin-Isaac has appealed to President Bola Tinubu to intervene in the alleged unlawful detention of her husband and staff by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC.
Mrs Isaac, who begged the President to direct that the rule of law take its course in the release and prosecution of her husband and staff, alleged a flagrant violation of section 35 of the Nigerian constitution.
Making the appeal in a press statement she signed and made available to journalists on Tuesday in Abuja, Mrs Isaac said the continuous detention of her husband and staff despite satisfying all bail conditions required by law to release them, amounts to an infringement on their fundamental human rights.
Mr Godwin-Isaac, husband to Mrs Rebecca Omokamo Godwin-Isaac and their staff were arrested over two weeks ago following allegations of land grabbing by the EFCC.
The duo was said to have been arrested without investigation into a reported matter at the anti-graft office.
”Section 35 of the Nigerian constitution prescribes that no law enforcement agency has the right to detain one in a civil matter for more than 48 hours.
“This is 13 days and still counting that my husband and several workers are detained by EFCC operatives without prosecuting or releasing them.
“It is a contravention of section 35 of Nigeria’s constitution and an infringement on their right to freedom,” she said.
Mrs Isaac, who is known in the Real Estate sector, condemned the alleged undue detention and asked the EFCC not to take laws into their hands.
She affirmed that her husband and others had satisfied all bail conditions required by law to release them and yet were denied bail, insisting that they ought to be released or charged to court according to the laws rather than incarceration without trial.
Omokamo Godwin-Isaac who expressed her belief in the democratic leadership qualities of President Tinubu, appealed to him to let justice prevail.
“The EFCC Chairman has asked the Elizabeth Eke-led E&SS department to release my husband and yet they refused.
“I don’t know her personal interest in the matter that she has refused to obey the law and her boss ”
She explained that she had never met the Yesufu family who are alleged to be behind the arrest of her husband and staff over a non-existent land-grabbing allegations.
“My husband and I are people of integrity without any record of corruption or fraud or land grabbing, so I wonder why EFCC should be terrorizing us.”
Omokamo Godwin-Isaac appealed to President Tinubu, men and women of good conscience to help preserve Nigeria’s law by calling on EFCC to release her husband and staff.
Alleged land grabbing: Detention of my husband, staff, infringement on their rights – Wife begs Tinubu

BREAKING: Senate passes National Minimum Wage bill into law

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BREAKING: Senate passes National Minimum Wage bill into law

The National Minimum Wage Amendment Act, which introduces a new N70,000 national minimum wage, has been passed into law by the Senate.
The executive bill, which was received from the executive arm of government, seeking amendment to the Act to enable upward review of workers’ salaries, was laid for first reading.
Reading the general principles of the bill, Senate Leader Bamidele Opeyemi also explained that the bill, if passed, would reduce the period of review of the minimum wage from five years to three years in line with economic realities, given that the Act was last amended in 2019.
Senators were unanimous on the need to approve the bill, which followed negotiations between the executive and organized labour.
The Senate immediately passed the bill for second reading after which senators dissolved into the committee of the whole for its passage for the third reading
BREAKING: Senate passes National Minimum Wage bill into law

DSS denies arresting Kano man for printing protest T-shirts

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DSS denies arresting Kano man for printing protest T-shirts

The Department of State Services, DSS, has denied reports alleging that operatives of the Service arrested one Bashir Abubakar for printing T-shirts with the inscription ‘#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria’ ahead of the planned nationwide protest.
TVN reports that African Action Congress, AAC, presidential candidate in the 2023 election, Omoyele Sowore, had in a post on his official X handle on Monday, alleged that Bashir was arrested by the DSS.
According to Sowore, who is one of the organizers of the EndBadGovernment protest scheduled for August, Bashir was released from the DSS custody on Monday.
He wrote, “The team of lawyers sent to the @OfficialDSSNG today secured the release of Bashir Abubakar from the DSS dungeon.
“Bashir was the youth activist from Kano who was accused of producing #EndBadGovernanceInNigeria T-shirts in Kano”.
However, when contacted by TVN, the spokesperson of the secret police, Peter Afunanya simply said, “It is not true”.
DSS denies arresting Kano man for printing protest T-shirts

Lagos Govt arrests 40 persons for night street trading

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Lagos Govt arrests 40 persons for night street trading

The Lagos State Taskforce on Environment and Special Offences, Enforcement Unit, has arrested 40 persons for allegedly trading on the street at night and causing heavy traffic in Ikeja.
The agency’s spokesperson, Mr Gbadeyan Abdulraheem, confirmed the arrests to the News Agency of Nigeria on Tuesday.
Abdulraheem said that the suspects had been operating illegal, night makeshift shops and restaurants at Alade Avenue, Orishe and Johnson streets, all off Obafemi Awolowo Way in Ikeja.
“They have converted streets to mini- markets and restaurants, thereby causing serious human/vehicular traffic obstructions and serious environmental pollution along those routes and adjoining streets,” he said.
The spokesperson said that the two-day night raid led by the agency’s chairman, CSP Adetayo Akerele, was carried out when the traders erected makeshift shops and placed barricades on parts of the road, causing traffic impediments.
Abdulraheem noted that the suspects also flouted the state’s laid down environmental laws through indiscriminate disposal of waste and solid materials into the gutters in the area.
He said: “The raid will be a continuous exercise as a step made in the interest of the citizenry who have longed for solutions to the menace of street trading.
“Some of these locations serve as safe haven for suspected criminals and they enjoy the proceeds of their criminal activities there.
“The flooding experienced in some parts of the state is also as a result of improper disposal of waste that end up clogging the drainage channels.
“They also sell drugs indiscriminately there, which is counter-productive to the society,” he further said.
The spokesperson appealed to other recalcitrant street traders and vendors to relocate their stores to designated outlets designed for trading and vacate the streets and inner roads.
Lagos Govt arrests 40 persons for night street trading

Youths warn groups threatening to invade Kogi Govt House

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Youths warn groups threatening to invade Kogi Govt House

Youths in Kogi State have warned those they described as agents of enemies of the state to desist from painting the wrong picture to outsiders.
The youths, under the aegis of the Kogi Youths Stakeholder Forum, said any attempt by outsiders or defeated politicians to go near the Kogi Government House in the guise of occupying the complex will be vehemently resisted.
The youths described those threatening to occupy the Kogi Government House as a faceless group of ethnic jingoists doing the bidding of embattled paymasters.
They dared anyone to try such and test the popularity of the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello and his successor, Governor Usman Ododo.
The youths spoke in a statement jointly signed by the Coordinator, Comrade Tunde G. Muhammed, Yunisa Idris, Yusuf Ndako, Idris Kabir, Osovehe Jimmoh, Itoba Momoh, Agali Oluwafemi, Mayowa Williams, Ocholi Idris, Hassan Gambo and Oloruneffa Jegede.
Parts of the statement read, “Our patience has been tested enough, no one should try anything to undermine democracy in Kogi State or the consequences will not be palatable. They will be shocked.
The youths condemned the talk of invasion being spread by political actors and echoed by ethnocentric agents of destruction in the state as suspicious and an attack on democracy, saying any further oppression would be met with stiff resistance.
According to them, there is a pending court case that has been adjourned and the illegally obtained warrant of arrest is a subject of appeal as it was obtained against a valid court order.
“This needless noise is clearly persecution taken too far as we, the bona-fide citizens of Kogi State, know that no Governor has performed better than Alhaji Yahaya Adoza Bello since inception. His successor is riding on this solid foundation to deliver even better dividends.
“We categorically reject even the thought of disrupting the peace and stability of our state through unlawful occupation. Our dutiful Governor Usman Ododo was duly elected and the current occupier of the Lugard House. Such threat from whatever quarters is an attempt to overthrow democracy and pave way for anarchy.
“We know the voice of Jacob and hand of Esau and warn all those trying to cause chaos because they have lost at the polls, those conniving with enemies of Yahaya Bello outside, to desist. We have been patient enough in the face of the endless persecution and defamation. We will not allow anything that will be counter-productive to the peace, progress, development and well-being of all bonafide residents of Kogi. Our dear State is currently undergoing a critical period of development and consolidation of democratic values.”
Youths warn groups threatening to invade Kogi Govt House

Tinubu sends minimum wage bill to N’Assembly

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Tinubu sends minimum wage bill to N’Assembly

President Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, presented the Minimum Wage Bill to the National Assembly for consideration and passage into law.

In separate letters to both the Senate and the House of Representatives, the President requested an expeditious consideration of a bill to amend the National Minimum Wage Act, 2019, to increase the National Minimum Wage from ₦30,000 to ₦70,000.

The bill also sought to reduce the period for reviewing the minimum wage from five years to three years.

Tinubu had agreed on ₦70,000 as the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers during a meeting with Organised Labour last week.

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Tope Omogbolagun

Tope, The According journalist, has over a decade of experience in health reporting, environmental issues and investigative journalism, and currently covers the National Assembly, specifically the Senate

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