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Labour Declares Indefinite Strike
The organized labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), has declared an indefinite strike beginning on June 3, 2024. According to the organized labour, the strike has become necessary as the Federal Government appears recalcitrant in its refusal to increase the N60,000 it offered at the resumption of the tripartite committee meeting in Abuja...
Abia Reps Member, Ogah Loses Mum
Member representing Isuikwuato/Umunneochi federal constituency of Abia State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Amobi Ogah has lost his mother. Lady Deborah Ezinne Paulina Ogah died at an undisclosed medical facility in Abia State. The lawmaker who took to his social media page to announce his mother's death described her passage as translation of a good woman to eternity. READ ALSO: Ebem...
Don’t Allow Embittered, Ethnic Jingoists Mislead You On Yahaya Bello’s Case, Kogi Indigenes Tell EFCC
Indigenes of Kogi State have cautioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) against those they described as embittered and desperate ethnic jingoists who are strengthening the public opinion that the Commission is collaborating with certain opposition figures to persecute the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. The indigenes said since the allegation of corruption by the EFCC...
Ebem Ohafia Ancient Kingdom Hails Governor Otti’s One Year Achievements
The good people of Ebem Ohafia Ancient Kingdom in Ohafia, Abia State, have congratulated Governor Alex Chioma Otti and his Deputy, Engineer Ikechukwu Emetu, on their remarkable achievements within their first year in office. In a statement signed by HRH Eze Ukoha Kalu Ukoha JP, Kpoke 1, the Natural and Paramount Ruler of Ebem Kingdom, the kingdom expressed their joy...
Level Of Poverty, Decay In Infrastructure Unacceptable, Tinubu Decries
President Bola Tinubu has decried the level of poverty and infrastructural decay in the North, saying that it is unacceptable. Tinubu, who also lamented the number of out-of-school children in the country, called on elders and leaders in the country to prevail on State Governors to stay in their states and work for the people, especially those in the rural...
I Will Sack Non-Performing Ministers — President Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has vowed to relieve any non-performing cabinet member from his or her ministerial responsibilities. Tinubu disclosed this on Thursday evening while speaking at a meeting with the leadership of Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The President, who did not specify when to wield the big stick, declared that he would continue to do...
Nnamdi Kanu Has Nothing To Do With Killing Of Soldiers In Abia — Ohanaeze Ndigbo
The President of Ohaneze Ndi-Igbo, Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, has distanced himself and the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, from the killing of soldiers in some parts of the South-East. He described the incident as saddening, stating that Kanu was not behind the order for the sit-at-home. Iwuanyanwu appealed to President Bola Tinubu to use his political...
Ohaneze Ndigbo Leaders Visit Nnamdi Kanu In DSS Custody
The leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo is currently meeting with the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu at the Headquarters of the Directorate of State Services (DSS) in Abuja. The delegation led by the President of the apex Igbo Socio-Cultural body, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, entered the DSS Complex at about 1:05pm. Although the meeting details are yet to...
Keyamo Demands Solution From Turkish Authorities Over Transit Visa Issues
Mr Festus Keyamo, the Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, has urged Turkish authorities to address the problems of transit visas resulting in Nigerians being stranded in Istanbul. Keyamo further told the country’s authorities to upgrade the aircraft used for flights to Nigeria. Special Assistant on Media and Communications to Keyamo, Mr Tunde Moshood, in a statement, said the Minister also...
Tinubu Says No Community Will Be Left Behind As He Inaugurates Wuye Flyover, FCT Link Bridge Constructed By Wike
President Bola Tinubu has reassured Nigerians of his administration’s resolve to prioritise their welfare, and make it the centrepiece of his national development agenda. He gave the reassurance on Thursday, at the inauguration of the Wuye bridge interchange linking Wuse and Wuye Districts in the Federal Capital City (FCC) completed by FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike. Speaking at the inauguration, he also...
