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NULGE CHAIRMAN SLUMPS, DIES WHILE WAITING TO BUY FUEL The persistent fuel scarcity in the country has claimed another casualty as the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) chairman in Akure South local government of Ondo State, Oluwatuyi Olasoji died few days after collapsing while waiting to buy the Premium Motor Spirit. According to a local tabloid in the …

DANGOTE A BUSINESSMAN, NOT FATHER CHRISTMAS – SHEHU SANI Former federal lawmaker, Shehu Sani has advised Nigerians not to expect Dangote refinery to be their ‘father Christmas’ for petrol. The statement comes after the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, said the pricing of petroleum products from any refinery, including the Dangote Refinery, is determined by global market forces. Sani, …

PETER OBI REPLIES JULIUS ABURE ON STAKEHOLDERS MEETING, SAYS IT’S AIMED TO RESOLVE LINGERING LP CRISIS The Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has responded to allegations of betrayal made by Barrister Julius Abure, the embattled national chairman of the party. At a recent National Executive Council (NEC) meeting, Abure accused Obi and the party’s sole governor, Alex Otti …

NO PARDON FOR ANYBODY FOUND GUILTY OF CORRUPTION – AGF FAGBEMI Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), has said those found guilty of corruption should not enjoy state pardon. He also counselled law enforcement agencies against shoddy investigations, urging them to have their facts before summoning anyone for questioning. The AGF spoke at …

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 …