BY GODWIN OBI Flight operations would be grounded across airports nationwide as four major aviation unions have indicated readiness to join the indefinite strike which would be embarked upon by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Tuesday, October 3. The Air Transport Services SeniorContinue Reading
The Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has upheld the election of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 18 election. The three-member tribunal headed by Justice C.H. Ahuchaogu dismissed the petition filed by former Deputy President of the Senate, Ovie Omo-Agege of the AllContinue Reading
The Chairman of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, (NDLEA) Gen. Buba Marwa, rtd, on Thursday advised Nigerians, particularly the youth to desist from taking illicit drugs. He, gave the advice at the 2023 Press Week Lecture/Symposium, organised by the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) News Agency of Nigeria (NAN),Continue Reading
The Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuma Soludo, says the South-East must have the self-belief to turn things around despite insecurity and other challenges facing the zone. Speaking on Thursday at the 2023 South-East Summit on Economy and Security in Owerri, the Imo State capital, Soludo said the region must makeContinue Reading
Protesting workers Minister of Works Dave Umahi has been locked inside his office by protesting workers who accuse him of highhandedness. The minister was said to have prevented workers who came to work late from gaining access to the ministry. The union members comprising the Housing and Works Ministry decidedContinue Reading
The Kaduna State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in the state capital has dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the 2023 election, Isah Ashiru against the victory of Governor Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a dissenting judgment ofContinue Reading
INEC chairman, Yakubu Mahmood BY GODWIN OBI The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has raised the alarm that the growing level of violence and insecurity in Imo and Kogi States, is not only “unacceptable, unnecessary and worrisome”, but also capable of scaring potential voters. The INEC National Commissioner and memberContinue Reading
FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike BY GODWIN OBI Minister of the Federal Capital Territory Abuja, Nyesom Wike has relieved about heads of 21 parastatals, agencies and government establishments of their appointments with immediate effect. Those affected are the Group Managing Director of the Abuja Investment Company; Managing Directors of Abuja MarketsContinue Reading
No fewer than six people have been killed and four others injured after bandits attacked Takanai community in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The police authorities in Kaduna State are yet to confirm the incident, but the president of Atyap Community Development Association, Sam Achi told ChannelsContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI The Nigerian Air Force has bombed camps housing members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its paramilitary wing, Eastern Security Network (ESN) Air Force spokesman Gabriel Gabkwet, in a statement on Wednesday, said several strikes were carried out on Tuesday at separate locations ofContinue Reading