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The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum to reverse all perceived anti-poor policies or face an indefinite nationwide strike from August 2nd. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has issued the Federal Government a seven-day ultimatum to reverse all perceived anti-poor policies or face an indefinite nationwide strike from August … [Read more…]
The Senate, on Wednesday, condemned the Monday sit-at-home in the South East geopolitical zone and asked the Federal Government to collaborate with the Finnish Government and extradite a pro-Biafran agitator, Simon Ekpa, for prosecution. The upper chamber also resolved to invite the Minister of Foreign Affairs (when appointed) and relevant stakeholders to carry out thorough … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu has said the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, would not tolerate actions that incapacitate democratically-elected government in the sub-region, a direct message to soldiers who have held Niger Republic’s President, Mohamed Bazoum, hostage at the palace. President Tinubu gave the warning in his capacity a the ECOWAS Chairman in a … [Read more…]
Niger President Mohamed Bazoum on Wednesday was being held by disgruntled members of the elite Presidential Guard, who in turn were given an “ultimatum” by the army, a source close to Bazoum said on Wednesday. The West African bloc ECOWAS condemned what it called an “attempted coup” and called on the “plotters” to release Bazoum … [Read more…]
The Enugu State Police Command has reacted to the protest by traders over sealing of their shops by the state government. In a statement released by the state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, he revealed that normalcy have been restored by men of the state police command. While stating that the peaceful protest … [Read more…]
Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu An unidentified male has been feared killed on Wednesday as traders of Ogbete Main Market in Enugu State protested the sealing off of their shops by the state government. Following the state government’s ban on the illegal sit-at-home declared by Simon Ekpa, the Governor Peter Mbah administration in Enugu State had sealed … [Read more…]
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS), on Tuesday, re-arrested suspended Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, after a tussle with officials of the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCS). Emefiele’s re-arrest occurred on the premises of a Federal High Court in Lagos sitting in Ikoyi after Justice Nicholas Oweibo admitted the … [Read more…]
Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has been granted a N20 million bail. The bail condition includes producing a suretee with landed property within the jurisdiction of the court in Ikoyi, Lagos, depositing his passport and also producing a Civil servant not below level 16 to perfect bail. Emefiele was … [Read more…]
Former Vice President and presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that four persons, who plotted to attack him, have been arrested by the police in Yola, the Adamawa State capital. Reacting to the incident, PDP said it was alarmed, and it demanded a comprehensive investigation into the matter. Former Deputy … [Read more…]
Suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday morning, was arraigned at the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos on two counts of illegal possession of firearm and ammunition. Emefiele was arraigned before the vacation judge, Justice Nicholas Oweibo, after over six weeks since his arrest and detention by the Department … [Read more…]
‘ENOUGH IS ENOUGH’ was the message written in bold letters on a banner displayed by hundreds of Enugu residents who staged a protest against the sit-at-home orders in the South-East on Monday, July 24. The protesters, mostly youths and middle-aged persons gathered at Okpara Square, close to the government house, from where they marched around … [Read more…]
The Delta State Government has notified owners of buildings and structures on natural drainage and waterways to vacate or face imminent demolition of such structures. The Director to the State Government on Special Duties, Frank Omare, during a sensitisation exercise in Warri South and Uvwie councils, insisted that no illegal structure would be spared no … [Read more…]