The organized labour, yesterday, gave the Federal Government, May 31, the deadline to conclude the minimum wage negotiation or face a nationwide industrial action. This came as President Bola Tinubu, promised that his administration was working on a new minimum and living wage to improve the welfare of workers in the country. The organized labour during the May Day celebration […]
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the Borno Central Senatorial election, Hon. Muhammed Kumaila has alleged that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) are still thump printing ballot papers, a month after election. Kumaila who said this amounted to destroying and tampering with evidence that would be presented before the Election Petitions Tribunal, alleged that some adhoc staff of the […]
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Ike Ekweremadu, 60, a former deputy president of the Nigerian senate, his wife and a doctor have been convicted of organ trafficking, in the first verdict of its kind under the Modern Slavery Act. The Nigerian politician, his wife, Beatrice, 56 and Dr Obinna Obeta, 51, were found guilty of facilitating the travel of a young man to Britain with a […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused the ruling All Progressives Congress and its Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Ahmed Tinubu of economic sabotage. The main opposition party accused the APC and its Presidential candidate of mopping up cash from the financial sector with the sole aim of buying votes. National Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, said this in […]
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Erstwhile Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, made a surprise appearance in court, yesterday, as the conspiracy to harvest organ trial kicked off inside Courtroom 2 at Old Bailey. On trial with his wife, Beatrice, their daughter, Sonia and Dr. Obinna Obeta, Ekweremadu was ushered into the dock just after 11:00a.m. (12 noon Nigerian time). He appeared relaxed in a grey […]
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• Catholic Church tasks Commission on BVAS • As Canadian envoy decries politically motivated violence against women Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has expressed concern over lingering fuel scarcity, warning that it could affect transportation of materials during the general elections. Consequently, the Commission said it would meet with officials of the Nigerian National Petroleum […]
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The wife of Ondo State Governor, Betty Anyanwu-Akeredolu, has threatened to deal with one of the Governor’s Special Advisers, Olubunmi Ademosu, for allegedly sneaking in concoctions to her husband. Akeredolu, who described Ademosu as “a bloody evil”, said she had warned her husband to avoid his Special Adviser. She made the allegations via a recording sent to a WhatsApp group, […]
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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, has arrived in Enugu for a political rally. Obi disclosed this in a post via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday. “I just arrived Enugu metropolis for the Enugu rally,” he wrote. The former Anambra State Governor was recently in his home state on Tuesday, where his mammoth crowd of […]
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Our With just over a month to February presidential election, three of the main protagonists will next week mount the podium at the Royal Institute of International Affairs- Chatham House – to talk about their prospects and readiness. Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, kick starts the Africa Programme event series tagged “Nigeria’s 2023 elections” on Monday afternoon, when he […]
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The Niger Delta Congress (NDC) has condemned the “terrorist attack” in Edo State, warning of rising insecurity in the region. The group issued a statement on Tuesday in reaction to the abduction of dozens of travelers in Igueben last Saturday. The incident left some passengers injured and more than 30 kidnapped as they waited to board a train from Igueben […]
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