The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, says it has not stopped fighting for the masses as being speculated in some quarters. Recently, there have been beliefs that the labour union was no longer giving the Nigerian government a tough time, which used to be the case in the past, especially during the military regime and the…
President Muhammadu Buhari is to address other world leaders presently at the United Nations General Assembly in New York, USA, shortly. He is expected to deliver his speech after his Brazilian counterpart, Dilma Rousse, speaks with the delegates at the occasion. Other world leaders to address the Assembly are President Barack Obama of the US…
There was a short unrest at the University of Lagos on Monday morning when some students of the institution staged a demonstration. The aggrieved students claimed they have been battling with invasion of mosquitoes and bedbugs at the hostels. This led to the shutting down of the university’s two exit gates. As early as 7am…
Suspected members of Boko Haram militants attacked some villages in Konduga local council of Borno State in the wee hours of Sunday, leaving not less than 18 persons dead. Eyewitnesses claimed the insurgents stormed the town in motorcycles and Hilux vehicles while residents were fast asleep, unleashing terror on them. The terrorists were said to…
….Urges urgent probe of murders, intimidation of witnesses The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State has cried out to President Muhammadu Buhari, appealing to him to urgently institute a probe into murders in the State associated with the 2015 polls as well as the alleged intimidation of the party’s witnesses at the State Governorship…
President Muhammadu Buhari has promised to start a process that would try those involved shady oil deals in the country. The President made this known on Sunday during a meeting with President Xi Jinping of China at the 70th General Assembly of the United Nations in the United States. He further said that all those…
The senator representing Lagos West Senatorial District, Solomon Adeola has commended the choice of commissioner-nominees and advisers submitted to the State House of Assembly by the governor of Lagos State, Akinwunmi Ambode, saying they have what it takes to move the state forward. Speaking on the side of participation in a festival in Epe with…
The Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido, according to several reports, has taken a new wife, which is his fourth. The former governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, was said to have taken an 18-year old girl, who is an Adamawa princess, as wife. The wedding ceremony reportedly took place on Friday in Yola, the…
Brother to the immediate past Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Attahiru Jega, Abdulkadir, has been confirmed as one of the Nigerians that died in the Hajj stampede in Mecca, Saudi Arabia last Thursday. Abdulkadir, who is a judge, was among the two Court of Appeal Justices that lost their lives in the…
Support for the Delta State governor, Ifeanyi Okowa, mounted on Saturday as prominent Sapele political leaders lauded his leadership qualities, saying he is running a government based on honesty and fairness. The leaders also praised the Delta State House of Assembly Speaker, Ovwigho Igbuya for his contributions to the development of Sapele. “The contributions of…