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Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has denied a statement by President Bola Tinubu that the federal government gave N570 billion to all the States in the country. Makinde said this while addressing Nigerians in a broadcast during the #EndBadGovernance nationwide protests against hunger and hardship. President Bola Tinubu had said his administration had disbursed ₦570bn to the 36 states, …

One of the Great Benin most prominent families in Edo State of Nigeria, the Oloke Family Organization, USA begins its annual reunion today, Friday August 9, 2024, at the LaGuardia Plaza Hotel in New York, the United States of America. This year’s reunion, which will officially be declared open on Saturday August 10, 2024, is historic as it marks the …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON In a brazen violence, heavily armed assailants, allegedly led by one Inspector Terry Eboigbe, also known as Smalli, attacked the residence of Mr. Stanley Aigbe, the Edo State Security Network (ESSN) commander for the Sakponba axis. The incident took place in Evbuomomah Community, Ikpoba-Okha Local Government Area, around 1:00 a.m. on August 5, 2024. The attackers launched …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Members of the Orogho-Nugu Community in Orhionmwon Local Government Area of Edo State on Wednesday protested an alleged fraudulent acquisition of a significant portion of their ancestral farmland by Barnsley Oil Palm Plc, the operator of SARO Farms. The protesters, consisting of elders, women, and youths, marched through the community’s main streets holding placards with messages such …

Some of the security operatives were plain-clothed, with the NLC suggesting they could have been SSS operatives. The State Security Service (SSS) has said it was not involved in the security raid on the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress on Wednesday night. PREMIUM TIMES reported the raid, as announced by the NLC, whose spokesperson said it was carried out by “heavily …

• Demands immediate withdrawal of security operatives from its office premises In a dramatic and unprecedented turn of events, heavily armed security operatives stormed the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) headquarters (Labour House) in Abuja at approximately 8:30 PM on August 7, 2024, long after the workday had ended. According to a statement made available by NLC’s Head of Media and …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced that armed security operatives raided its headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday night. NLC spokesperson Benson Upah said the ‘heavily armed’ security operatives broke into the second floor and “ransacked the bookshop… carting away hundreds of books and other publications.” “The invading troop claimed that they were looking for seditious materials used for the #EndBadGovernance …

The Federal Government yesterday warned foreign countries to steer clear of the nation’s internal affairs. The warning came against the backdrop of foreign flags being flown during the ongoing protest against hardship in the country, especially in some northern states, including Kano, Kaduna and Zamfara, and the arrest of some foreigners as sponsors of the protest. This came as the …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has called for the reversal of what it called “ill-conceived” policies that plunged the country into an economic crisis, sparking nationwide protests. According to a communique jointly signed by NLC President Joe Ajaero and General Secretary Emmanuel Ugboaja, the union disclosed this at its emergency National Executive Council (NEC) meeting on Wednesday. On Thursday, 1 August, Nigerians …

There was a fire incident at one of the retail outlets of ExxonMobil on Awolowo Road, Opposite the Airport Hotel in Lagos. Emergency responders said that a gas cylinder was reported to have exploded at about 11 am, affecting six cars (both commercial and private vehicles) and the second floor of a two-storey building close to the gas station.  There …