The Economic Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday released 58 out of 69 students of Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Osun State, earlier arrested for suspected internet fraud. Earlier in the day, the anti-graft agency arrested the students EFCC in a midnight raid on hostels outside the campus. According to the commission, they w...
•Brutalised NLC President Ajaero The Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has put its members on alert for a nationwide strike over the attack and brutalization of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, President, Joe Ajaero and other labour leaders by perceived agents of the Imo State government. Ajaero and other leaders of NLC ...
•Suspected thieves set on fire Two suspected thugs have been set ablaze by a mob near Sokoto Road, Main Market in Onitsha, Anambra State. It was gathered that the incident happened around 3.30 p.m. today, reports The PUNCH Eyewitnesses in the area said the mob first lynched the suspects before setting them on fire. “The […]
President Bola Tinubu today declared that he must succeed by all means to deliver on the expectations of Nigerians who brought him into office and has therefore charged his ministers and other government officials to help him in this direction. He spoke at the opening of a three-day retreat with the theme, “Delivering on the […]
•Fubara and Wike Rivers State elders today revealed why the crisis in the state escalated to the level it is today. Addressing a press conference in Abuja, the 21 elders led by Chief Ferdinand Alabraba, disclosed that the hasty reaction of Rivers State governor, Siminilaye Fubara escalated the issue, reports Daily Independent. The elders, who ...
•Luis Diaz Residents of the Colombian town of Barrancas have held a candle-lit march to demand the release of the father of Liverpool footballer Luis DÃaz. Luis Manuel DÃaz was kidnapped at gunpoint along with his wife on Saturday, reports AFP. The player’s mother was left behind in a car by the kidnappers as police […]
A move by Kenyan authorities to tax travellers on new or used goods brought into the country has caused an outcry, with lawmakers and even a government minister denouncing the scheme. Although the Kenya Revenue Authority has said the directive is not new, it has triggered confusion and concern, with some complaining of harassment by […]
•Senate President Godswill Akpabio The Senate has approved the appointment of seven of the nominees of President Tinubu as Resident Electoral Commissioners of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The remaining three nominees were not present for screening, reports Channels TV. The nominees approved are Mr Etekamba Umoren – Akwa Ibom;...
•NLC President Joe Ajaero The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has accused the police authorities in Imo State of brutalising its President, Joe Ajaero which has left him hospitalised. It was earlier reported how Ajaero was arrested in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Ajaero was picked up from the NLC State Council Secretariat by heavily armed [&h...
•NLC President Joe Ajaero The Organised Labour has threatened to embark on an immediate nationwide action if the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, is not released by the end of today (Wednesday). Recall that Ajaero was arrested in Owerri, the capital of Imo State, earlier today during a protest by workers […]

