Julius Abure Wins Court Case For Labour Party Chairmanship
A Court of Appeal has confirmed Comrade Julius Abure as the national chairman of Labour Party (LP). The affirmation comes in response to an appeal court ruling sitting in Benin, the capital of Edo State, in a lawsuit with reference number CA/B/93/2023 brought by Lucky Shaibu, a party chieftain, against Shaibu and five other party […]
Air Force MI-171 Helicopter Crashes In Niger State
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed a crash in Niger State involving one of their MI-171 Helicopter. When the tragic incident occurred on Monday, the ill-fated aircraft was said to be heading to Kaduna State. Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, the Force’s director of public relations and information, said in a statement that the aircraft […]
President Tinubu Appoints Adebiyi As New Permanent Secretary For State House
Engr. Olusesan Olufunso Adebiyi has been appointed to serve as the new Permanent Secretary of the State House, by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Tijjani Umar, who held office from April 5, 2020 until his retirement on August 10, 2023, is succeeded by Adebiyi. On Monday in Abuja, Adebiyi took over in a formal capacity. He […]
CBN To Implement Fresh Policies To Stabilize Naira
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has said that fresh steps will be taken to stabilize the value of the naira in relation to the dollar. This was said by Folashodun Shonubi, acting governor of the CBN, in a conversation with State House correspondents on Monday following a meeting with President Bola Tinubu at the […]
NLC Threatens Another Nationwide Strike If Petrol Price Rises Again
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has threatened to embark on another nationwide strike over the speculations that the Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol could rise again. According to recent reports, the Trade Union Congress (TUC) has joined the NLC in its opposition to the recently planned fuel price increase. The NLC President, […]
Himachal Pradesh: Nine Dead, Dozens Trapped In India Temple Collapse
Nine people have died and dozens more are feared trapped after an ancient Hindu temple collapsed in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh due to heavy rains. Rescue operations are underway after the temple in the popular tourist town of Shimla was hit by a landslide. Himachal Pradesh has received heavy rain over the past […]
Israelis Seek Opportunities Abroad Amid Unrest At Home
As tens of thousands of Israelis continue to join weekly protests over the government’s highly controversial plans to change the justice system, as many as one in three citizens is thinking of leaving the country, according to a poll. Professor Chen Hofmann is one of them. Together with his wife and their children, they start […]
Bakare To Tinubu, “Kill Corruption Not Nigerians”
The general overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, formerly known as the Latter Rain Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to tackle the problem of corruption rather than implementing ‘anti-people’ economic policies that are killing Nigerians. Bakare speaking in his Church auditorium on Sunday in Ikeja, Lagos, on the […]
“Don’t Attack Niger” NLC Advise ECOWAS
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has urged the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on the use of military force to remove the military junta in Niger Republic. NLC president, Mr Joe Ajaero, gave the advice in a statement signed by him yesterday in Abuja. Remember, that at the end of the second extraordinary summit […]
Niger Coup Leader Opens Dialogue With Tinubu-Led ECOWAS
The leader of the military junta in Niger Republic, General Abdourahmane Tchiani, is said to have indicated interest in dialoguing with the leaders of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Report has it that the development comes after a team of Islamic scholars from Nigeria met with the junta leaders in Niamey. The […]
