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Gov. Uzodimma Sacks Commissioner As Govt, Labour Face Off Lingers
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State has sacked the Commissioner for Labour and Productivity, Mr Ford Ozumba. Ozumba was removed from the office through a press statement from the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba, and signed by the Chief Press Secretary and Media Adviser, Oguwike Nwachuku. Though no reason was adduced for the action, our correspondent gathered that it...
INEC Challenges Judgement Allowing Temporary Voter Card Holders Vote In March 18 State Elections
The Independent National Electoral Commission, on Saturday, appealed the judgement granting the request of two plaintiffs to use their Temporary Voter Cards. The Chief Press Secretary to the INEC Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, in a statement on Thursday, had expressed the intention of the commission to approach the appellate court. “The Independent National Electoral Commission has been served a copy of the...
Imo NLC Explains Reasons For Ongoing Strike, Cautions Govt Against Interference
The Imo state chapter of Nigeria Labour Congress has blamed government's interference in the union's affairs as reason for the industrial action currently embarked upon by the NLC. The Acting chairman of the caretaker committee of the union in Imo State, Comrade George Oforegbu while addressing newsmen in Owerri on the reasons for the labor union strike in the state. He...
He Left A Vacuum In Our Party – President Buhari Mourns Nwosu
President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), following the passing of the National Welfare Secretary, Friday Nwosu. This was contained in a statement issued on Friday by his Senior Special Assistant to the President, Garba Shehu. Mr. Garba said Buhari condoled with family members, friends, and associates of the lawyer, who...
NBC Vows To Shut Broadcast Stations Airing Programmes Detrimental To Peaceful Co-existence
The National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, has vowed to shut down broadcast stations whose activities can undermine peaceful co-existence. Its spokesman, Mr. Ekanem Antia, stated in Abuja on Friday that NBC’s Director-General, Malam Balarabe Ilelah, gave the warning at a meeting with broadcast stations on the coverage of the Feb. 25 presidential and National Assembly elections. READ ALSO: Court Grants 22-Year-Old Nursing...
Court Grants 22-Year-Old Nursing Mother, Brother Bail In Akwa Ibom
The Akwa Ibom State High Court sitting in Uyo has granted bail to a 22-year-old prison inmate who delivered a baby girl in prison. The nursing mother, a PoS operator, and her younger brother, a sales boy in a bakery, both indigenes of Edem Idim Ibakesi in Ini LGA, were held in prison while awaiting trial for allegedly receiving a...
Nigeria Not In Support Of Cannabis Legalization For Non-Medical Use – NAFDAC
The Director-General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, NAFDAC, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye on Thursday said Nigeria will not support the trend of legalization of cannabis for non-medical use as the country lacks the financial capacity to fight cultivation, production, and illegal use of the substance. Meanwhile, the agency has launched the 2022 Annual Report of the International...
2023 Census: Ensure You Are Counted – Gov. Adeleke Tells Osun Residents
The Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has called on residents of the state to support the National Population Commission, NPC, by presenting themselves for headcount when the exercise begins. The national population and housing census is due to begin by March 29, 2023. Governor Adeleke made the call during the official inauguration of an advocacy committee set up on the...
Former Director Says Trust In INEC Dwindling
As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) gears up for the governorship and state house of assembly elections on March 18, a former INEC Director, Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, says confidence in the electoral body is at an all-time low. The conduct of the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections has widely criticised as falling below the...
Popular FCT Monarch Slumps, Dies In Palace
Alhaji Abdullahi Adamu, the traditional ruler of Yaba in Abaji area council of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is dead. A member of the deceased family, Shuaibu Abdullahi, confirmed the monarch’s death to our reporter on Thursday night. He said the late Etsu of Yaba chiefdom died while on his way to observe Magrib prayers, within his palace. READ ALSO: APC NWC...
