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Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress during the protest at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja…on Wednesday. Photo: Olatunji Obasa •Giving a bag of rice to 12 people, N100m to each lawmaker insulting – Labour •Govt has absconded from negotiation table, fails to meet workers’ demands, says NLC Barely one …

FILE PHOTO: Flooding The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has warned the people and governments in 50 communities across 13 states to be prepared for heavy rainfall and accompanying flood between today, September 13 and 17. The states, as contained in an alert issued by Ibrahim Farinloye, Lagos Territorial Coordinator, …

The slain DPO of Ahoada Division of Rivers Police Command, Bako Angbashim, The Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Emeka Nwonyi, has revealed how the slain Divisional Officer of Ahoada, Bako Angbashim, was tricked into death by members of the cult gang who brutally murdered him. The DPO was killed during a …

In defiance of the African Union (AU), head of Gabon’s junta, General Brice Oligui Nguema, on Tuesday swore in fresh justices of the country’s Constitutional Court as well as members of his cabinet. He also chaired the first council meeting with the ministers of his transitional government in Libreville, Gabon. …

ECOWAS Court The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is set to launch a security initiative. The initiative will be called “Platform for Advancing Cybersecurity in West Africa” and will be launched in Abuja, on Tuesday 12 September 2023. The West African body said the platform will uphold data …

  N2.9 billion fraud: George Turnah, two others bag six years jail terms Justice A. T. Mohammed of the Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has convicted and sentenced a former Special Adviser to Dan Abia, erstwhile managing director of Niger Delta Development Commission, George Turnah. Turnah …

The Oyo State Government has said it remained committed to winning the war against insecurity in Oke-Ogun Zone. The Deputy Governor of Oyo State, Barr. Bayo Lawal said this on Thursday, during a Stakeholders meeting ahead of the 2024 fiscal year, held at Kisi for all the Local Government in Oke-Ogun …

United Arab Emirates (UAE) government has lifted with immediate effect the travel ban placed on Nigerian travellers. Recall that President Tinubu met with his UAE counterpart, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on Monday in Abu Dhabi to discuss bilateral relations. Both leaders agreed in the meeting to remove the Visa …

A United Nigeria Airlines aircraft on Friday night overshot runway at the Murtala Muhammed Airport (MMA), Lagos causing panic among passengers. The incident happened at about 7:35 pm on Runway 18 Left during a heavy rainfall at the airport. It was learnt that rescue operations began immediately with the arrival  …

Late Deborah The Ekiti State Police Command, on Thursday, said it had arrested 10 suspects in connection to the death of a student of the Federal University, Oye Ekiti, Modupe Deborah. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abutu Sunday, made the announcement via the command’s handle on X (formerly Twitter). …