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By Emmanuel Adeleke The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) have suspended the planned strike scheduled to commence on Wednesday, March 29, over the scarcity of naira notes. NLC and TUC Presidents, Comrades Joe Ajaero and Festus Osifo respectively, made the disclosure at a joint press conference at the end of their respective National Executive Council (NEC)...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo Senate Chief Whip, Sen Orji Uzor Kalu, on Tuesday, visited President Muhammadu Buhari, to inform the latter of his ambition to become the next Senate President in the incoming 10th national assembly. Kalu, who is a former governor of Abia State, disclosed this via his verified Facebook page shortly after conferring with Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. “I...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has said he will wait for the outcome of the petitions filed by his party's candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi, at the tribunal over the conduct of February 25 presidential election before he will decide to leave the country. Recall that George had pledged...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) has named Umar Iliya Damagum as the party's acting national chairman. The party's National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, disclosed this at a press conference in Abuja, on Tuesday. Damagum's appointment follows a Benue State High Court order restraining Ayu from parading himself as the party’s national chairman. Until his appointment,...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo Ahead of the April 15 supplementary election in Adamawa State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to remove the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Mallam Hudu Yunusa. Addressing a press conference at the PDP headquarters in Abuja on Tuesday, the National Publicity Secretary of the party, Debo Ologunagba, alleged that Yunusa attempted...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo There is confusion within the rank and file of the Central Council of Ibadan Indigenes (CCII) following the disqualification of Barrister Niyi Ajewole, who is contesting against the incumbent President-General, Prince Yemisi Adeaga, by the electoral committee for the election. Ajewole's disqualification, according to a reliable source within CCII, was allegedly orchestrated by Adeaga, who wanted to seek re-election...

By Emmanuel Adeleke Nigerian singers,Ayodeji Balogun, popularly known as Wizkid, and Temilade Openiyi, aka Tems, have won the 2023 iHeart Radio Awards. The duo who delivered the international smash hit, Essence, shared the Best Afrobeat Artist award at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, California. They defeated other Afrobeat stars, including Ckay, Fireboy,and Burna Boy to take home the award. Tems...

By Emmanuel Adeleke The Strategic Prayer Group (SPG) has felicitated with the Oyo State Governor, Engr. Seyi Makinde on his re-election for a second term in office. A statement signed by the coordinator of the group, Dr. Olatunde Oladoyinbo, which was made available to newsmen by the Media and Public Relations Officer of the group, Pastor Ayotunde Ayodiran, described Makinde's victory...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo A man, simply identified as Gabriel, on Monday, attacked medical workers at the Mother and Child Hospital in Akure, the Ondo State capital, following the death of his five-year-old son. The action of the man, who was said to be a commercial driver, paralysed activities at the hospital for several hours, as both staff and patients scamper dor safety...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo Parents of all Chrisland School units across the country under the aegis of the Parents Teachers Association (PTA), on Monday staged a peaceful protest against the continued closure of Chrisland High School, Ikeja. The parents called on Lagos State Government to reopen the school to allow students, especially those in Year 9 and Year 12, to write terminal external...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo Oyo State Government has reacted to a garnishee order placed on its local government accounts by a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Prof Oyelowo Oyewo (SAN), who spoke on Monday said cash swap policy disrupted the payment plans of the state government. Recall that a High Court of the...

By Emmanuel Adeleke A Benue State High Court has granted an interim order restraining Dr Iyorchia Ayu from parading himself as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national chairman. A PDP chieftain from Benue State, Terhide Utaan, filed a suit seeking an order restraining Ayu from parading himself as national chairman of the party following his suspension on Sunday. Recall that Ayu...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dr Iyorchia Ayu, has dismissed his purported suspension by the party's executive in his Igyorov Ward, Benue State, describing those behind the action as ignorant. Recall that the PDP executive in Igyorov Ward of Gboko Local Government Area, Benue State had on Sunday evening suspended Ayu with immediate effect. Addressing...

By Emmanuel Adeleke The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed Saturday, April 15, for the conduct of supplementary governorship elections in Kebbi and Adamawa States. INEC declared the March 18 governorship elections in both states inconclusive. But a statement signed on Monday by the commission's National Commissioner and Chairman, Voter and Information Education Committee, Festus Okoye, said national and state...

Akinwande Soji-Ojo A Lagos-based law firm, Lawflex, has asked the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) to prosecute the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, for failing to declare the assets he stashed in tax havens while serving as Anambra State governor. In a letter dated March 23, and signed by Olukoya Ogungbeje, the firm said the purpose of the letter...