Pressure on Merz as German employers back rebels on pension reforms

Pressure on Merz as German employers back rebels on pension reforms

BERLIN (DPA, CONVERSEER) – German employers’ representatives are demanding that the government’s controversial pension reform package be modified, piling further pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz as he seeks to hold his coalition together. Rainer Dulger, president of the Confederation of German Employers’ Association (BDA), told the Employers’ Day summit in Berlin on Tuesday that “Cabinet…

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DSS arrests Civilian Task Force personnel for allegedly killing father of bandit leader in Katsina

By Joe Udo KATSINA (CONVERSEER) – The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested all Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) personnel in Malumfashi Local Government Area of Katsina for allegedly killing the father of a bandit leader. According to Zagazola Makama, 60-year-old Alhaji Ibrahim Nagode, the father of a known bandit leader, Haruna Ibrahim, also…

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UniCal VC Commissions Ultramodern Fuel Station

By Our Reporter The Vice‑Chancellor of the University of Calabar (Unical), Prof. Florence Obi, has officially commissioned the university’s ultramodern fuel station. Incorporated as Unical Petroleum and Gas Ltd, the new outlet located at Eta Agbor, close to the school campus, is a joint venture between the institution and DonCally Resources Limited. UniCal authorities said the gesture…

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Rejoinder to Aliyu Tilde’s narrative on violence in Nigeria

Rejoinder to Aliyu Tilde’s narrative on violence in Nigeria

By Shu’aibu Usman Leman Dr Aliyu Tilde’s article, “Genocide Nomenclature in Nigeria,” attempts to rewrite Nigeria’s recent history and minimise the well-documented suffering of Christian communities. His argument is built on selective recollection, deliberate omissions, and sweeping accusations that collapse under even modest scrutiny. Nigeria’s conflicts are complex, multi-layered and tragically widespread. But complexity is…

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OPINION: BLERF: Where Stories Live Forever

Uboho Bassey (right), presenting copies of her books to Nyaknno  Osso in Abuja …recently. By Uboho Bassey A few days have passed, yet I still cannot get over the thrill of my visit to BLERF—the Biographical Legacy and Research Foundation. This is one man’s dream that seems like a projectwhich only the most foresighted and…

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