Following a meeting with the federal government, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) announced in a press release issued Tuesday that it will proceed with the planned nationwide mass protest. The meeting attempted to address the NLC’s requests on behalf of Nigerian workers and citizens.The NLC leadership, led by Comrade Joe Ajaero, president of the organisation, … Read more
Olumide Akpata, the former president of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), has joined the Labour Party. This was announced by Akpata in a tweet on Tuesday. He claims to have joined LP in March and that he went to his first ward gathering on Saturday. “Quite a few people have called or messaged me to … Read more
Political parties in Edo State are getting ready to select a candidate for the governorship race since Governor Obaseki’s mandate is about to expire. Even though it is the state’s opposition party, the APC seems to have more candidates seeking for its governorship ticket. In advance of the party’s primary election, the following candidates are … Read more
On Sunday evening, the Adamawa State Police Command announced that its agents had apprehended 25 teenagers suspected of being involved in the looting that occurred earlier in the day in Yola, the state capital. Hoodlums went into government warehouses and some private establishments early Sunday morning and stole food and non-food products stored there. In … Read more
Justice Mary Itsueli of the Edo State High Court, sitting in Benin City, found Yahoo fraudsters Kelvin Ifeanyi Aneke and Leonard Emmanuel Osaretin guilty of fraud and sentenced them to prison. The Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, charged them each with a single count of unauthorized possession of false … Read more
Former transportation minister, Ibrahim Bio claimed that it is clear that Nyesom Wike, the former governor of Rivers State, is leaving the PDP. In response to Wike’s ministerial nomination by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Bio revealed this during an interview on Arise Television on Thursday. According to Bio, it is clear that Wike will leave … Read more
The Senate received the eagerly awaited cabinet list on Thursday from President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu’s chief of staff, Femi Gbajabiamila gave the Senate the list. Some former state governors, technocrats, and current presidential personal aides are among the individuals on the ministerial list. Ahmed Bola Tinubu While Nigerians awaited the list, it was anticipated that … Read more