Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have stormed the National Assembly (NASS) complex in Abuja on Tuesday as they continued their protests over the rising cost of living in the country. The protesters who were carrying placards with diverse inscriptions, arrived at the National Assembly around 10...
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A lawyer, Emmanuel Ekpenyong, has dragged the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) to Supreme Court over alleged failure to promulgate an order to bring Part 1 of the Foreign Judgment Reciprocal Enforcement Act, 1990 into operation since its enactment in 1960 to commence on Feb. 1, 1961. Ekpenyong,...
Governor of Benue State, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia on Tuesday inaugurated two judicial commissions of inquiry to investigate the administration of former governor, Samuel Ortom. The commissions are the Benue Income and Expenditure Commission of Inquiry 2024 and the Sale/Lease of Government Assets, Companies, and Markets (both State and...
No fewer than five persons have been confirmed dead following Lassa Fever outbreak in the Katsina State. The state Commissioner for Health, Hajiya Umma Ahmed, confirmed the outbreak of the disease to newsmen on Tuesday in Kaduna. She stated that an initial six samples were collected to confirm...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) protest in Borno State has been truncated with security threats from uniform policemen, who stationed themselves within the vicinity of the labour office as early as 6.03 am and blocked all major roads linking the NLC State Secretariat...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Benue State chapter has risen from an expanded caucus meeting with the readiness to reclaim power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Speaking during the meeting, the immediate past Governor of the state, Samuel Ortom said...
By TYAV SAM TYAV, Makurdi – As days continue to pass and the ultimatum given to the Fulani herdsmen to leave Benue lasts. the violent herdsmen have also continued to attack and kill the innocent Benue people without any form of provocation. Few days ago, the Benue State...
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Lagos converged under the Ikeja bridge early on Tuesday to begin their two-day protest over the high cost of living in the country. Traffic on the Awolowo Road leading to the under bridge Ikeja mounted as the protesters gathered, chanting...
Justice Peter Kekemeke of an FCT High Court on Tuesday convicted a false investigator, Mohammed Momoh for defrauding Mrs Mario Al -Makura, wife of former governor of Nasarawa state. Kekemeke convicted Momoh based on the charge preferred against him by the Economic and financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) bordering...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) of the United Kingdom has appointed the Acting Executive Secretary of the National Universities Commission (NUC), Chris J. Maiyaki, into its International Advisory Committee (IAC). Maiyaki’s appointment, which was conveyed in a letter by the Director of International...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has commenced the sale of Direct Entry nationwide and in selected foreign centres. A statement issued by the board’s spokesman, Dr. Fabian Benjamin, said the registration process starts on Wednesday, 28th February, 2024, and closes on Thursday,...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The All progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State has passed a vote of confidence on the State Chairman of the party, Alphonsus Ogar Eba. This is coming on the heels of a section of the stakeholders calling on the state chairman of APC...
U.S. President Joe Biden has expressed optimism about an imminent ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant Hamas movement in the Gaza war. “My national security adviser tells me that we are close. “We’re not done yet. My hope is by next Monday we’ll have a ceasefire,’’ he...
Last week, Chude Jideonwo, host of the popular TV show – #WithChude, hosted the first ever #ChudesBookClub event since 2019. The book chosen for the event was Jay Shetty’s 8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go. The book, according to Jideonwo,...
In a jaw-dropping interview on #WithChude, Abimbola Osundairo, one of the brothers at the center of the Jussie Smollett scandal, shares his side of the story for the first time on an interview with Chude Jideonwo. In 2019, Empire actor, Jussie Smollett, accused Abimbola Osundairo and his brother...
The Commissioner of Police in Lagos State, Mr Adegoke Fayoade, has met with the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in the state ahead of the two-day protest planned to begin on Tuesday. The Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the meeting in a statement on Monday...
Here are some of the highlights of the far reaching decisions taken today at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting, chaired by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. 1. FEC approved construction of Lagos-Port Harcourt-Calabar Coastal Superhighway to Messrs Hitech Construction Africa. The First phase made up of 47 kms will...
The Federal Government says it will launch a national deratisation framework to tackle the occurrence of Lassa fever in states that experience consistent annual outbreaks. The Minister of State for Environment, Iziaq Salako said this on Monday in Abuja at a news conference on the outbreak of the...
Former Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, has said the current hardship being experienced in the nation did not start with President Bola Tinubu led administration. Ambode spoke at the Akinjide Adeosun Foundation (AAF)’s 2024 Leadership Colloquium and Award: Chapter 8, with the theme: “ Economic Asphyxiation – The wisdom...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved the merging, scrapping and subsuming of some Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of the Federal Government in line with its policy of reducing cost of governance. Special Adviser to the President on Policy Coordination, Hajiya Hadiza...