The High Court in Abuja on Wednesday sacked Senator Samuel Anyanwu from office as the National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Â The court, in the ruling that was delivered by Justice M. M. Adamu, ordered Senator Anyanwu, who was the candidate of the PDP in the just concluded governorship election in Imo State,…
Some major opposition parties in Nigeria have welcomed suggestions of a merger ahead of next general election to dislodge the ruling All Progressive Congress Former Vice president and PDP candidate in the 2023 presidential election Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday called for a merger by major opposition parties to remove APC from power The Labour Party…
The Newly appointed Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Tunji Disu, has ordered policemen posted to the troubled Ahoada area of the state to arrest those involved in the killing of the Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada Police Division, SP Bako Angbashim. Disu said he would not tolerate the killing of policemen in the state,…
Members of the Imo Elders council have met with the pesident of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Joe Ajaero in Abuja to intervene in the ongoing impasse between the state government and the NLC. This is as the nationwide strike declared by the leadership of the NLC and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC)…
Organised Labour made up of has Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has suspended the indefinite nationwide strike which began on Tuesday November 14. The decision was reached at a meeting on Wednesday that deliberated on the outcome of an earlier interface with the Federal Government led by the…
The UK government has said it will introduce emergency legislation to mark Rwanda as a safe country. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said this after the UK Supreme Court ruled the flagship asylum policy was unlawful. According to the Prime Minister, the UK is working on a new treaty with Rwanda following the court’s decision. The…
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has listed six conditions that must be met for it to call off their ongoing indefinite strike. The six conditions were listed in a series of posts via its official X handle (formerly known as Twitter). Chinasa Nwaneri, A Special Adviser to the Imo Governor on Special Duties stated that…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said the Federal Government’s plan to automatically deduct 40 percent from universities’ Internally Generated Revenue will impoverish the university system. This is a sequel to the notification of the academic institutions across the country in October, by the Ministry of Finance of its plan to automatically deduct 40…
Francis Ngannou has been ranked the number 10 heavyweight by the WBC after his fight against Tyson Fury.The 37 year old former UFC heavyweight champion narrowly lost to Fury on points after knocking the Briton down. Fury’s WBC title was not on the line for the bout as Ngannou was not previously ranked by the…
Former heavyweight world champions Anthony Joshua and Deontay Wilder will fight separate opponents on the same night as part of a stacked card on 23 December in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Briton Joshua will face Otto Wallin, with American Wilder taking on former champion Joseph Parker. If Joshua and Wilder both win, they could fight each…
