The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has said he is neither a saint nor a criminal. The former Anambra State Governor added that he did his best and served meritoriously when he was Governor and also in the private sector. He stated that there is nothing wrong with Nigeria as…
President Bola Tinubu has appealed to all candidates participating in the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states, as well as the electorate to ensure free and fair elections. The President made the appeal in Abuja during the presentation of the All Progressives Congress’ flags to the standard-bearers in the upcoming elections….
The Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC) has said that the loss of supply currently being experienced in Imo state is as a result of the industrial action by the organised labour union in the state. This led to the union shutting down the source of supply at Egbu Transmission Station, leaving the company with…
The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, yesterday said the health condition of its President, Joe Ajaero is very critical and may be flown abroad for full medical examination after he was seriously beaten, brutalized and battered by alleged agents of the state including policemen on Wednesday in Owerri, the Imo State capital. Recall that suspected agents…
A video of a young Nigerian lady crying on her way to work in Lagos state has broken the internet. According to the caption of the video posted on X by Yabaleft, the lady wrote: “Going to work in Lagos knowing you got home by 11pm yesterday, slept at 12:30am and leaving by 4:30am in…
The Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State has dragged President Bola Tinubu to court for allegedly appointing a member of his party, the All Progressives Congress as Resident Electoral Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission. The suit was filed by the Chairman and Secretary of the state PDP, Aniekan Akpan and Harrison Ekpo,…
An Abuja High Court, yesterday, ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to release the embatled former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Mr. Godwin Emefiele. Respondents in the suit are the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Attorney General of the Federation, Chairman of EFCC and the EFCC. Recall that Emefiele, who was…
The Chief Judge of Rivers state, Justice Simeon Amadi, has granted pardon to 53 inmates standing trial for variousf offences at the Port Harcourt Maximum Correctional Centre. The exercise is part of activities outlined to kick off the 2023/2024 legal year in the state, as well as being a move to decongest the Maximum Correctional…
Tragedy was averted on Thursday as Operatives of the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority rescued some passengers after a container-laden truck rammed into their commercial bus in Marina area of the state. The incident which occurred during the morning rush hour left some of the passengers injured with varying degrees of injuries The Director, Public…
A group the United Action Front of Civil Society has demanded for an apology from President Bola Tinubu over the arrest of the National President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero. The CSO, in a statement made available in Abuja, described the arrest of Ajaero as a bid to thwart what it described as…
