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The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday asked the federal government to jettison any planned hike in electricity tariff under any guise, threatening to lead mass resistance against such move. It also threatened to shut down operations of telecommunications companies should they fail to implement the 35 per cent hike in tariff agreed with government, against the 50 per cent earlier …

“Although we disagree with the judgment, we are bound to obey the order made therein as a law-abiding government,” Mr Fubara said, adding that the state is back to its trying time. Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has ordered the 23 Local Government Chairpersons in the state to hand over to heads of local government administration in their domains on Monday, …

The directive was issued during a plenary session in Port Harcourt on Monday by lawmakers loyal to FCT Minister Nyesom Wike, following a recent Supreme Court judgment. The Rivers State House of Assembly has issued a 48-hour deadline for Governor Siminalayi Fubara to present the 2025 budget. The directive was issued during a plenary session in Port Harcourt on Monday …

We strongly suspect the voice of Jacob and the hand of Esau in this high-stakes political comedy. The quicksand of politics has sucked in the Lagos State House of Assembly over the past couple of months, leading to the emergence of two speakers, both laying claims to the seat at the same time. The former Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, was removed from office …

“At the heart of Donald Trump’s immigration policy is a commitment to expelling unlawful migrants and fulfilling his promise of “mass deportations.” Although the US government has identified about 3,690 Nigerians to be deported under President Donald Trump’s policy of deporting undocumented migrants, it has yet to formally notify the Nigerian government, officials told PREMIUM TIMES. This newspaper contacted the …

Thirty-three world leaders have declared support for Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelensky, following a tense meeting between him and United States President, Donald Trump. The world leaders also condemned Russia’s actions in Ukraine. Zelensky and Trump’s meeting at the Oval Office on Friday, with US Vice President JD Vance also in attendance ended in a deadlock. Discussions at the meeting generated …

“My wife has confided in me about her interactions with the senate president, whom I considered a family friend. In response, I approached the matter with the utmost maturity and responsibility…” Emmanuel Uduaghan, the husband of Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has confirmed that his wife confided in him about her interactions with the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio. Mr Uduaghan, a …

For Elizabeth Mbaji, naming her fifth daughter Nkechinyere was an act of solace and defiance. The name, which means ‘What God has given’ or ‘Gift of God,’ carries a profound sense of gratitude and acceptance, showing that children, regardless of gender, are a blessing. •Five Aliu’s doctor daughters Mbaji, a mother of five lovely girls, married her husband, Ndubuisi, from Abia …

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has reacted to the ongoing allegations of sexual advances leveled against the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, by the Senator representing Kogi Central, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. In a statement personally signed by him and titled “Akpabio-Natasha: Let’s Protect the Institution, Not Individuals,” Saraki called for “an open, transparent, and honest investigation by the Committee on …

The Senator representing Kogi Central at the Senate, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, has called on Mrs. Unoma Akpabio, wife of Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, to stay out of the allegations of sexual harassment and intimidation against her husband. The dispute between Akpoti-Uduaghan and Akpabio began after she refused to sit in a designated seat during a Senate session, citing Order 10 of …