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REVERSE PETROL PUMP PRICE IMMEDIATELY – NLC TELLS FEDERAL GOVT The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday, lampooned the federal government over fresh hike in price of Premium Motor Spirit popularly known as petrol. The labour movement specifically demanded immediate reversal of the fuel price, saying it is illogical that a private firm is the one determining …

SEEK PERMISSION BEFORE USING THE NATIONAL ANTHEM – FG The Federal Government has urged Nigerians to seek permission before using the national anthem. A statement by the Director General of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu on Wednesday, said seeking permission was necessary to avoid misinterpretation. He further announced that press conferences will be held across all states …

CONFUSION IN SENATE OVER LOCAL GOVT AUTONOMY The Senate Wednesday ran into trouble on enforceability of Financial Autonomy granted the 774 Local Government Councils across the country by the Supreme Court in August, 2024. Senator Tony Nwoye ( LP Anambra North), had at commencement of plenary, rose through orders 41 and 51 of the Senate Standing rules , to move …

NIGERIAN ARMY GENERAL DETAINED FOR STEALING RICE PALLIATIVE A Nigerian military commander, identified Brigadier General M.A. Sadiq of 3 Brigade Kano State is currently detained in a military police guardroom in Abuja over the alleged diversion of rice palliatives, and selling of military equipment, including generator sets and operational vehicles, to scrap yards. The Nigerian Defence Headquarters gave the rice …

DOZENS KILLED, OTHERS INJURED AS SOLDIERS CLASH WITH GUNMEN IN IMO A violent clash between soldiers and armed gunmen in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of Imo State has left many Dead and others injured. The shootout took place late last night. The fight took place in the Aba branch area, with sources confirming that several soldiers were attacked and …

APPEAL COURT SACKS PDP REPS MEMBER, ATIGWE, DECLARES LP CANDIDATE, AGBO WINNER The Court of Appeal sitting in Enugu has upheld the sack of Hon. Simon Atigwe of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, from the House of Representatives by Election Petition Tribunal. The court also affirmed the declaration of Hon. Dennis Nnamdi Agbo of the Labour Party, LP, as the …

CONCERNED IGBO CLERICS ACCUSE SOUTH EAST GOVS OF FRUSTRATING NNAMDI KANU’S RELEASE The Concerned Igbo Ministers Commission, an inter-religious group, has accused South-East governors of conspiring to keep the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, in detention for political reasons. In a statement signed by the group’s President/Coordinator, Rev. Tony Uzo Anthony, and General Secretary, …

MIXED REACTIONS TRAIL CONFLICTING COURT ORDERS IN RIVERS Conflicting orders and ex parte injunctions by judges of courts with coordinate powers and jurisdiction in same matters, especially politically sensitive cases have been a source of discourse over time; the recent happenings in Rivers State have, however, made the issue a cause for concern.Legal practitioners, while holding a consensus that it …

PETER OBI, LP CARETAKER COMMITTEE REJECT COURT JUDGEMENT ON ABURE The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 election, Peter Obi and members of the 29-man caretaker committee have announced plans to appeal the Federal High Court judgment affirming Julius Abure as the party’s national chairman. The Abuja-based court ruled that the contentious national convention that returned Abure …

PDP LEADERS CLASH IN ABUJA OVER ATIKU, WIKE Leaders of the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed in Abuja over those responsible for the lingering crisis in the party. The PDP has been engulfed in crisis since the conduct of the Presidential primary of the last election won. The crisis also contributed to the defeat of the party by …