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PCC wades in as ERC condemns minister’s walkout on students The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has developed a charter of demands it will present to political office-seekers for the 2023 general elections. At the Workers’ Political Conference organised by NLC in Abuja, yesterday, the President of NLC, Ayuba Wabba, listed the charter to include equity, fairness and social justice. “Our …

The Federal Government has commenced moves to extradite a suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, to face fraud charges in the United States of America. Vanguard Newspaper reports that the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF), Abubakar Malami, filed an extradition application at the Federal High Court in Abuja following a request by the Diplomatic Representative of the U.S. Embassy in …

As HURIWA tasks Senate on attempts to sabotage bill The Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE) has accused some governors of plans to scuttle councils’ autonomy in the ongoing constitutional review in the National Assembly. Specifically, the union accused Chairman of Nigerian Governors Forum (NGF), Kayode Fayemi, of plans to truncate councils’ autonomy in the constitutional review in which …

The United Nations General Assembly Wednesday approved a non-binding resolution condemning Russia for the invasion of Ukraine and demanding an immediate withdrawal, Al-Jazeera reported. The vote saw 141 countries in favour, five against and 35 abstaining. “People in Ukraine desperately need peace and people around the world demand it,” UN chief Antonio Guterres said in an interview after the vote. Russia last …

The Bayelsa State Government on Wednesday directed chairmen of the eight local councils to create sub-committees to partner with its Anti-Open Grazing Law Implementation Committee to check the activities of errant herders. The Deputy Governor, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, gave the directive during a meeting at Government House, Yenagoa, with a delegation of women from Otuasega community, top security officers and others. The News …

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and wife, Dolapo, have congratulated Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), on his 80th birthday. Osinbajo’s birthday message to Adeboye was conveyed in a tribute he personally authored on behalf of his wife, Dolapo, on Wednesday in Abuja. The vice-president said that Adeboye had impacted many lives and overseen …

The Federal Government’s plan to retain the collection of Value Added Tax despite a Federal High Court ruling, hit a brick wall on Tuesday as the National Assembly rejected a proposal seeking to shift the collection of VAT from the concurrent to the exclusive legislative list, effectively leaving the decision to the Supreme Court which is hearing the matter. A …

Journalists Wednesday were prevented from covering the trial of the suspected killers of Kano schoolgirl Hanifah Abubakar. Reporters arrived at the court premises as early as 9 am to cover the hearing of the criminal case against three suspects Abdulmaliq Tanko, Hashimu Isyaku and Fatima Musa. But they were barred from gaining entrance to the court premises by security operatives …

President Joe Biden sounded an optimistic note in wrapping his first State of the Union address, citing the response of the American people and lawmakers in the House chamber to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as a reason to be confident in the face of a critical moment. In a speech that focused on the war in Ukraine before pivoting to …

Zhytomyr, Ukraine – For Sister Franciszka Tumanevych, the first day of the full-scale Russian invasion was the most difficult, The Catholic News Agency reported on Monday. The 42-year-old member of the Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth told CNA that fear spread in Zhytomyr, the northern Ukrainian city where her convent is based, when Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered …