The Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, on Sunday, vowed to deal decisively with all the bad ones who are into thuggery or illegal waste disposal, no matter how highly placed in the society, in his second term. He made this known during the thanksgiving church service held at Saint Peter’s Cathedral Church, Aremo in Ibadan,…
•NLC faults negotiation team, Lagos, Nasarawa, more state chapters join strike •TUC demands salary increase, fuel importers seek equal access to forex The Nigeria Labour Congress on Sunday shunned a meeting called by the Federal Government to discuss the subsidy removal and the attendant hike in fuel pump prices across the country. The union insisted…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State is pleading with the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) not to embark on its planned strike. The NLC had threatened to strike on Wednesday after the prices of petroleum went up in the wake of President Bola Tinubu’s announcement that the fuel “subsidy is gone”. However, Governor Sanwo-Olu has urged…
Nollywood actor, Lateef Adedimeji has stirred reactions online with his latest appearance. The brand ambassador to Peju Alagbo enterprise shared a video of him promoting the brand. Lateef, who was dressed as a woman was headed to a party, when his wife, who starred as his daughter, pestered him to do a dance video. Mo…
A chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Prof Sola Adeyeye has commended former Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo for bowing out of office quietly without the usual pomp common with politicians in this part of the world. The former Chief Whip of the 7th Senate stated this on Sunday in an exclusive interview with The…
The National Commission Against the Proliferation of Arms, Light Weapons and Pipeline Vandalism, on Saturday said that in the next 100 days, it would embark on a massive mop up of light weapons, ammunition and chemical weapons with searchlight on the nation’s borders and seas. Although the Bill recently passed by the National Assembly for…
A group, Concerned Consumers, has called attention to the severe harm that energy drink importation has inflicted on the Nigerian economy, calling it “an act of sabotage and destruction to local industry.” This was contained in a statement addressed to Heads of the relevant government agencies, titled, ‘The Importation of Energy Drinks into Nigeria Despite…
The former governor of Zamfara State, AbdulAziz Yari, on Sunday, paid a courtesy visit to former president Muhammadu Buhari in his Daura hometown in Katsina State. This was made known by Buhari’s former Personal Assistant on Broadcast Media, Buhari Salllau, on his Facebook page. Sharing photos from the visit, he wrote, “04 June 2023. SENATOR…
Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has sought a review of a judgment of the Supreme Court to pay the salaries and allowances of local government chairmen and councillors he sacked upon assuming office on May 29, 2019. Makinde, in a fresh motion and notice of appeal before the Appeal Court, Abuja, urged the court…
French footballer, Karim Benzema has left Real Madrid. According to a tweet by journalist, Fabrizio Romano, official statement confirms the player and the club’s decision to part ways after 14 years. The 35-year-old forward agreed a deal to end his glittering era at the club, the Spanish side said on Sunday, AFP reports. He has…
