The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) will hold a two-day nationwide protest over the hardship being experienced by Nigerians as well as the deteriorating security situation in the country. NLC President, Joe Ajaero, disclosed this during a press briefing in Abuja on Friday after an emergency meeting of the National Executive Council (NEC) of the union….
A Nigerian man, whose name was withheld, has been arrested for allegedly assaulting and battering a fellow Nigerian in Ubari city in Southern Libya. Ekweanaedo News reports that Migrant Rescue Watch made this known in a post via X on Thursday, February 15, 2024. The post read, “Police (CID) in response to a hospital report…
Parents have been warned to take the health status of their children seriously so as to recognise potential signs of health issues. A medical expert from the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Dr Samuel Oyeleke stated this on Thursday during a sensitisation programme in Ibadan tagged ‘Childhood Cancer Awareness Walk’ organised by Akanimo Cancer…
The most wanted suspected notorious kidnapper in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Dahiru Adamu, has been arrested. The development comes barely three days after the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike, placed a N20 million bounty on him and one Abu Ibrahim. The two terrorists have been allegedly causing mayhem in the nation’s capital, kidnapping and killing…
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says Mohamed Salah is back in full training and in contention to return to the team for Saturday’s lunchtime trip to Brentford. The Egyptian returned early from the Africa Cup of Nations with a hamstring injury but now looks set to play again for the Reds for the first time since…
France striker Kylian Mbappe has told his club Paris St-Germain about his intention to leave at the end of the season. His contract with the Ligue 1 champions is scheduled to expire and he has been heavily linked with a move to Real Madrid. Mbappe’s future was the subject of a major stand-off with PSG…
Newcastle striker Callum Wilson has had chest surgery and could miss much of the rest of the season. The England international, 31, sustained a pectoral muscle injury in the 3-2 Premier League win at Nottingham Forest on Saturday. He has scored eight goals in 22 games in all competitions for Newcastle this season, but has…
The Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) Caucus in the House of Representatives has written to President Bola Tinubu informing him of Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s alleged misconduct for his yet-to-be buried deceased predecessor and principal, Rotimi Akeredolu. The open letter was signed by six federal lawmakers: Hon. Adesida Abiodun Cornelius (Akure North/South), Hon. Timehin Adelegbe…
The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, FCCPC, has sealed Sahad Store, a popular supermarket in the Garki area of Abuja. The management of the supermarket was accused of shortchanging customers by charging prices other than the price tag on the shelves. The development came twenty-four hours after President Bola Tinubu unveiled plans to tackle…
Russia’s opposition leader for the past decade, Alexei Navally, has died in prison. Seen as President Vladimir Putin’s most vociferous critic, Navalny was serving a 19-year jail term for offences widely considered politically motivated. He was moved to an Arctic penal colony, considered one of the toughest jails, late last year. The prison service in…
