BREAKING; PHILIP SHAIBU REMAINS EDO STATE DEPUTY GOVERNOR – APPEAL COURT DECLARES The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has dismissed an appeal by the Edo State House of Assembly, affirming that Comrade Philip Shaibu remains the Deputy Governor of Edo State. The Appeal Court upheld the earlier decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which voided Shaibu’s impeachment and …

EX-ANAMBRA DEPUTY-SPEAKER, HARFORD OSEKE SLUMPS, DIES Former Deputy Speaker Anambra House of Assembly, Rt. Hon Harford Oseke is dead. Oseke tragically passed away yesterday after collapsing during his exercise routine at Alex Ekwueme Square in Awka. Following his collapse, he was pronounced dead, and his body was deposited at Apex Medical Centre in Awka. The former lawmaker who was born …

IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW MINIMUM WAGE BEGINS AUGUST ENDING – ORGANIZED LABOUR Organised Labour has announced that the implementation of the new N70,000 minimum wage is expected to begin by the end of August. The Deputy President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Political Commission, Prof. Theophilus Ndubuaku, shared this update, explaining that the slight delay is due to the necessary …

ALARM OVER HARASSMENT, INTIMIDATION OF NLC BY NIGERIAN GOVT Amnesty International Nigeria has raised the alarm over what it describes as a concerted effort by Nigerian authorities to undermine and intimidate the Nigerian Labour Congress and its leadership. In a statement released on Tuesday, the Country Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, condemned the fresh allegations of terrorism levelled …

NLC THREATENS NATIONWIDE SHUTDOWN IF AJAERO IS ARRESTED, DETAINED The leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress has threatened to down tools nationwide in the event that the Nigeria Police detains its President, Comrade Joe Ajaero. The union handed down the threat on Tuesday morning at its headquarters, shortly after holding an emergency National Executive Council meeting to discuss the invitation …

ABIA GOV, ALEX OTTI, ASSIGNS NEW COMMISSIONERS, REDEPLOYS OTHERS The Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has rejigged his cabinet and assigned portfolios to the newly appointed commissioners who were sworn-in on Wednesday. The governor had, during the swearing in, disclosed his plans to effect a minor reshuffle of his cabinet and create a few more ministries. As a result therefore, …

BREAKING:: Ogun REC SLUMPS, DIES AFTER INEC MEETING IN ABUJA Olaniyi Ijalaye, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Ogun State, is dead. The Ogun REC was said to have slumped and died in Abuja on Monday evening after he attended a meeting with other RECs at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) headquarters. Ijalaye had returned to his hotel room, …

TELL NIGERIANS NATURE OF TINUBU’S VISIT TO FRANCE – ATIKU’S AIDE The spokesman to former Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, Paul Ibe, on Tuesday, charged the President to explain to Nigerians the duration of President Bola Tinubu’s visit to France. Ibe also charged the Presidency to explain to Nigerians the nature of Tinubu’s engagement in France. A …

NIGERIAN GOVT BEGINS SALE OF CRUDE OIL IN NAIRA TO DANGOTE REFINERY OCTOBER The President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government has announced that the sale of Crude Oil to Dangote refinery in naira will commence on October 1. This was posted on the official X (formerly twitter) handle of the Federal Ministry of Finance on Monday. “The Honourable Minister of Finance …

ANOTHER #ENDBADGOVERNANCE PROTEST BEGINS OCTOBER Organisers of the just concluded #EndBadGovernanceinNigeria protest held nationwide from August 1 to 10, 2024, are planning to stage another protest in October. The Director of Mobilisation of the Take It Back Movement, Damilare Adenola, confirmed the planned protests to our correspondent on Monday. Adenola said the protesters’ demands would remain the same unless there …

RIVERS RESIDENTS MOBBED WIKE UPON HIS RETURN FROM FCT The former Governor of Rivers State received a warm welcome upon his return from the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), where he now serves as a Minister. The FCT Minister arrived in Rivers State on Saturday with his wife, Justice Suzzette Eberechi Nyesom Wike, at Rumuepirikom community in Obio Akpor LGA for …

NNPC DECLARES N3.3 TRILLION PROFIT FOR 2023 AMIDST FUEL SCARCITY The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Ltd (NNPCL) has achieved a profit after tax of N3.3 trillion for the 2023 financial year. On Monday, Chief Pius Akinyelure, Chairman of the NNPC Ltd Board, disclosed this news during a media briefing. Akinyelure, pioneer Vice Chairman of Nigeria’s ruling party – the All …

POLICE INVITE NLC PRESIDENT, AJAERO, OVER ALLEGED TERRORISM FINANCING The Nigeria Police Force has invited the National President of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero for questioning over an alleged link to terrorism financing and other allegations. This was contained in a letter issued from the office of the Deputy Commissioner of Police Intelligence Response Team, Department of Force …

MOVE TO REMOVE GANDUJE AS APC CHAIRMAN THICKENSA fresh move to oust the national chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje is afoot by power brokers in the presidential villa.It was learnt that the move would entail easing off the embattled former governor of Kano State through an ambassadorial appointment in order not to disgrace him out of …

Political leaders from the North, a region in Nigeria which holds a huge chunk of Nigeria’s voting population, are working behind the scenes to convince former President Goodluck Jonathan to join the 2027 presidential race, reliable sources told THISDAY last night.Sources with the knowledge of the plan said that recent comments by the Governor of Bauchi state, Bala Mohammed, to …