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• Industrial action will further hurt fragile economy, NEC begs Labour, sues for patience• AGF writes Falana, warns labour unions against contempt of court• Labour insists no agreement with govt to suspend strike • Fuel scarcity looms as NUPENG, civil activists direct members on full mobilisation  Several organs of government yesterday dangled the carrot and stick approach in a bid to stop Organised Labour’s plan …

The National Deputy President of the Trade Union Congress, Tommy Etim, on Thursday, berated moves by the Federal Government to hamstring the Organised Labour from embarking on an indefinite nationwide strike from Tuesday, using the courts. Etim stated that labour leaders would not succumb to any threat by the government, noting that they were ready to go to prison in …

Embattled singer, Azeez Fashola, popularly known as Naira Marley has continued to claim his innocence as fans were still accusing him of having a hand in the death of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji, a.k.a Mohbad. Mohbad died on September 12 in questionable circumstances. He was buried the next day.The singer’s former boss, Naira Marley, and some members of Marlian Records, including Sam …

Be it in the spheres of politics, economy and security, or in education, healthcare and infrastructure, Nigerians are dispirited that the so-called giant of Africa and its first-world potential has not achieved the dreams of its founding fathers. Most disheartening is the bleak future, going by the steady slide on the slippery slope of existential crises. Since 1960, when Nigeria …

WASHINGTON — With little time left to prevent a government shutdown, the House is in a familiar position: effectively paralyzed as conservatives feud with Speaker Kevin McCarthy over matters large and small. McCarthy has pushed the Republican conference to embrace a short-term funding plan that would also include a sweeping Republican proposal for the southern border. But a small group of hardline conservatives has defied the speaker in …

Embattled Lagos socialite, Sam Larry is in its custody and currently assisting with the ongoing investigation investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death of 27-year-old singer and songwriter, Promise Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, a.k.a Mohbad, the Nigeria Police confirmed on Thursday night. According to reports, Sam Larry was apprehended at the Lagos airport upon his return to Nigeria over allegations suggesting …

New York (AP) — An appeals court Thursday rejected Donald Trump’s bid to delay a civil trial in a lawsuit brought by New York’s attorney general, allowing the case to proceed days after a judge ruled  the former president committed years of fraud and stripped him of some companies as punishment. The decision, by the state’s intermediate appellate court, clears the …

Today, the Department of State released a landmark report on how the People’s Republic of China (PRC) seeks to reshape the global information environment to its advantage.  According to the report, Beijing has invested billions of dollars to construct a global information ecosystem that promotes its propaganda and facilitates censorship and the spread of disinformation.  While formidable, the PRC’s efforts …

BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Police in Edo State have apprehended two persons for allegedly impersonating the Chairman of the Labour Party (LP) in the State, Comrade Kelly Ogbaloi. The suspects were identified as Mr. John Okugbe former Youths leader of Labour Party in Etsako-West local government area and one Mr. Elema. They were alleged to have been parading themselves as officials …

*Agency’s work is shifting narrative from Africa being victim to solution to climate change – Osinbajo The Climate Action Platform for Africa (CAP-A), a public benefit organisation working to unlock Africa’s potential as a global hub for climate action, has announced the immediate past Vice President, Prof. Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, GCON, as the new Chair of the Board of Directors. …