Saudi Arabia Welcomes One Million Pilgrims
Authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia stated that nearly one million foreign pilgrims had arrived for the 2024 Hajj season. A report by Saudi Gazette stated that by the end of Sunday, a total of 935,966 pilgrims arrived through all the kingdom’s air, land and seaports. Recall that over two million are billed to attend the annual pilgrimage in Makkah...
Umahi Angered Over Vandalisation Of Onitsha Second Niger Bridge
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has frowned at the recent vandalism of structures on the second Niger bridge. A statement by Orji Uchenna Orji, a lawyer and special adviser (media) to the minister, on Tuesday said the destruction of the joints used to absorb the thermal expansion of the bridge was a ‘cowardly’ act. “The minister condemns this ruthless destruction...
Sen. Abaribe Says He Was Not Harassed By Soldiers In Abia
Former Senate Minority Leader, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has denied social media reports that he was molested and had an altercation with the army somewhere in Obingwa, describing it as false. He, instead, commended the officers and men of the Nigerian Army for being professional in their engagement with the civil populace. Abaribe, in a statement by his Media Adviser, Uchenna Awom, described...
Journalist Monitoring Labour Strike In Abia, Attacked, Injured By Bank Security Personnel
Emmanuel Nwazue, Abia State Bureau Chief of Afia TV, was attacked and assaulted on Monday by two security guards attached to a First City Monument Bank branch on Akanu Ibiam Way (Bank Road) in Umuahia while monitoring the compliance of the indefinite strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress. Nwazue, who confirmed the attack to our correspondent on Monday said he...
Operators Beg Labour To Suspend Strike Till After Hajj
The Association for Hajj and Umrah Operators of Nigeria (AHUON) has appealed to the organised labour to shelve its ongoing strike until after Hajj, saying the timing of the industrial action is wrong. The association said it “understands the position of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) to press for a better working condition for the...
Passengers Stranded In Airports Over Strike By Organised Labour
Thousands of passengers are stranded at airports across the nation following the strike embarked upon by the Labour Union. Aviation unions comprising the National Union of Air Transport Employees (NUATE), Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSSAN), Association of Nigerian Aviation Professionals (ANAP), National Association of Aircraft Pilots and Engineers (NAAPE) who are affiliated to either NLC or...
Labour Commences Strike As Intervention By National Assembly Fails
The organised labour Sunday insisted that its indefinite strike would begin today as planned following the federal government’s refusal to increase the minimum wage above N60,000. Labour, which is demanding N494,000, said this in Abuja last night after a three-hour meeting with the National Assembly leadership and top officials of the Executive arm of government. The president of the Nigeria Labour...
Sending Me To Prison Could Be ‘Breaking Point’ For My Supporters, Trump Warns
Donald Trump has warned that it could prove to be a “breaking point” for his supporters if he is sentenced to prison or house arrest following his historic criminal conviction. In an interview aired Sunday on Fox News, the former president and current Republican White House hopeful acknowledged the possibility that he could be handed jail time or a period...
Abia Killings: Tinubu Vows To Crack Down On Those Calling For Sit-At-Home In Southeast
President Bola Tinubu has ordered security agents to go after the killers of five soldiers in Aba, Abia State and those behind the call for sit-at-home in South-East. Tinubu said on no account should anyone, under any guise, have the audacity to kill agents of the state. This was contained in a statement on Saturday night. READ ALSO: Otti Pays Condolence Visit...
Abba Kyari’s Family Welcomes Him After Release From Prison (Photos)
The suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, has received a warm welcome from his family members after being released from detention. ABN TV reports that Kyari was released from the Kuje Custodial Centre in the Federal Capital Territory after spending 27 months in detention. He was arrested on February 14, 2022, by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, Kyari...
