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STOP ARRESTING PEOPLE WITHOUT THOROUGH INVESTIGATION – AGF WARNS SECURITY AGENCIES The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi, SAN, has warned anti-graft agencies in the country against arresting individuals without thorough investigations.Naija News reports that Fagbemi noted this while declaring that any Nigerian convicted of corruption should not be granted a state pardon. On …

WHY AJAERO WAS ARRESTED BY DSS The Department of State Services (DSS) has revealed the reasons behind the arrest and detention of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero. According to sources within the agency, Ajaero was taken into custody on Monday morning due to his failure to honour an invitation extended to him by the …

AJAERO: AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL CONDEMNS ARREST, SAYS TINUBU GOVT SETTING NEW RECORD OF IMPUNITY Global rights group Amnesty International has condemned the arrest and detention of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, by the Department of State Services (DSS). In a statement on Monday, the Director of Amnesty International Nigeria, Isa Sanusi, said with the attack on …

DSS RELEASES NLC PRESIDENT, JOE AJAERO ON BAIL The president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, has been released from custody on bail. A top source at the Department of State Services (DSS) made the disclosure, saying, “The NLC President has been released on administrative bail and he is on his way out.” The development was also confirmed …

BREAKING: NLC CONVENES EMERGENCY MEETING OVER AJAERO’S ARREST BY DSS The Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, converged in Abuja for an emergency meeting on Monday. The meeting followed the arrest and detention of its President, Joe Ajaero. Ajaero was arrested at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on his way to the United Kingdom, UK, for a meeting. The union demanded …

BENUE GOVT SEALS EX-GOVERNOR’S COMPANY OVER TAX EVASION The Benue State Government has sealed Oracle Business Limited and its subsidiaries over allegations of tax evasion amounting to N130 million, reportedly owed over the past five years, News360 Nigeria reports. During a press briefing, Sunday Odagba, the acting Executive Chairman of the Benue State Board of Internal Revenue, emphasized that the …

PETER OBI IN KIGALI, MEETS PRESIDENT PAUL KAGAME, OTHERS Former Anambra Governor and 2023Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, had travelled to Kigame, Rwanda, where had discussions with the country’s President, Paul Kagame. In his verified X handle, Peter Obi wrote:In pursuit of my desires and soul-searching for solutions for our country’s and continental challenges, I was in Kigali, …

DSS TAKES OVER SERAP’S OFFICE IN ABUJA Men from the Department of State Services (DSS) have stormed the Abuja office of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP). Upon arrival at the office, DSS officers demanded to see the directors of the organization. The rights group took to social media to condemn the invasion, calling on President Tinubu to intervene. …

NO FOOD, NO FUEL, NO POWER, NO FOREX, NO HOPE, BY DELE SOBOWALERight now several millions of Nigerians’ stomachs are empty; and movement has virtually stopped. Unfortunately, it is not only the scarcity of food and high prices which are slowing us down, scarcity of all the things which make life worth living in the new millennium imperil us. Fuel …

BREAKING: DSS ARRESTS JOE AJAERO, NLC PRESIDENT Operatives of the Department of the State Services have arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero. Ajaero was arrested on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on his way to the United Kingdom for an official assignment. The NLC president was billed to attend the Trade Union …