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The picketing according to the statement was hinged on the unilateral decision of the National Chairman of the Party, Mr Julius Abure, to hold a National Convention of the Labour Party, amid financial rascality and contempt for the leadership of the NLC. The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has directed labour members across the country to picket all the Labour Party …

A fire broke at the intersection of Nnamdi Azikiwe and Docemo in Idumota, Lagos Island, Lagos State on Wednesday. The state Fire and Rescue Service took to their X handle to confirm the incident, saying it affected  two two-storey buildings and one three-storey building. Firefighters were at the scene to control the fire. and also reduce the rate of damages. …

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) on Wednesday stormed the secretariat of the Labour Party to protest the party’s national convention planned for end of this month.  The Congress also demanded sack of the National Chairman of the party, Julius Abure.  The NLC leadership accused Abure of planning to hold a “secret” convention without the inputs of major stakeholders.  The planned …

• 130 farmers killed in four Benue LGs, 28 in Sokoto, sorghum production falls by 90% in Borno • Benue farmers lose N1.1bn to attacks, Sokoto growers pay N3bn ransoms, N5m paid in Delta Farmers/herders clashe No fewer than 165 farmers have lost their lives to attacks by bandits, who have hindered access to farms across the country, findings by …

Zenith Bank Plc has appointed Dr Adaora Umeoji as its new Group Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (GMD/CEO), making her the first female to occupy the position in the bank. According to the statement issued by the bank’s secretary, Michael Otu, her appointment is in tune with the bank’s tradition and succession strategy of grooming leaders from within. Zenith …

•Attackers may be mercenaries or foreigners —Akpabio •Reps mandate Armed Forces to probe incident •It’s a violation of rights to life —NHRC The Senate on Tuesday mandated its Committees on Defence, Army, Air Force and Navy to immediately investigate the circumstances that led to the killing of an army commander, three officers and 12 other soldiers by yet-to-be-identified attackers in …

Elder statesman and leader of the Ijaw Nation, Edwin Clark has condemned the recent killing of soldiers in Delta State, stressing that Nigeria has never witnessed such a tragedy before. According to Clark, the incident was shocking, barbaric, and wicked. He also advised that the communities and the military should work together to find the murderer(s). He made this known on Tuesday …

McALLEN, Texas — Texas’ plans to arrest migrants suspected of entering the U.S. illegally were again on hold Wednesday after setting off uncertainty along the border and anger from Mexico flared during a brief few hours that the law was allowed to take effect. A late-night order Tuesday from a 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel temporarily put on hold — again — …

During the meeting, the Chairman of the Senate committee, Senator Isah Jibrin, (Kogi East), alleged that Emefiele unilaterally signed billions of naira in the approval of different tranches of the loans without following due process. The upper legislative chamber of the National Assembly, the Senate is set to summon the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, …

Former governors and deputy governors hailing from Abia State will no longer be entitled to pension benefits upon the conclusion of their respective tenures. In a significant move, the Abia House of Assembly passed a bill on Tuesday aimed at halting the disbursement of pensions to former governors and their deputies within the state. Dubbed the “Abia State Governors and …