Labour Unrest: Edo NLC Rejects Ajaero’s Caretaker Committee

.     Edo State chapter of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, has rejected the five-member caretaker committee recently constituted by the Congress’s National President, Comrade Joe Ajaero. In a…

Obi Warns Nigerians Against Vote Buying, Describes It as Investment in Corruption

  Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, has urged Nigerians to resist vote buying, describing it as an investment in corruption. Obi gave the admonition in…

Lawyer Dele Farotimi Probes Peter Obi’s Motives Behind One-Term Presidency Proposal

  A lawyer and human rights activist, Dele Farotimi, has shared his thoughts on the proposed one-term presidency by the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi.…

Babangida’s Leadership Qualities Make His Residence a Pilgrimage Site for Nigerians- Jonathan

  Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said that the hilltop residence of former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, is a “Mecca of sort” to Nigerians because of his leadership qualities.…

Body of Missing Nigerian Woman Found in Illinois Forest Preserve

  Authorities in Illinois have discovered the body of a missing Nigerian woman, Olasinmibo Abosede, popularly known as Sinmi. The remains were found on Thursday at about 1:55 p.m. in…

Ogbadibo Local Government Imposes Emergency Dusk-to-Dawn Curfew Following Deadly Kidnapping Surge in Orokam Community

  The Executive Chairman of Ogbadibo Local Government Area, Hon. Sunday Ameh Ajunwa, has declared a dusk-to-dawn curfew in and around Orokam community following a surge in kidnappings and violent…

Nigeria Police Force to Investigate Allegations of Extrajudicial Killings and Human Rights Abuse

  The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has ordered a comprehensive institutional review of the report by Amnesty International, alleging extrajudicial killings and human rights abuse by the…

Ondo State Residents Stranded as Youths Block Benin-Akure Road Over Kidnappings

  Youths in Ayede Ogbese, Akure North Local Council Area of Ondo State, on Friday barricaded the busy Benin–Akure–Ilesa road while protesting the surge in kidnappings in the state. The…

They Rained Bullets on My Body”: Anambra Governorship Hopeful Speaks on Assassination Survival

  Anambra State Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate, Jude Ezenwafor, has claimed that surviving an assassination attempt is a sign that he is destined to be governor. UGAMATV reported…

Police Clamp Down on Movement in Four Kano LGAs Ahead of Re-run and By-elections

  The Kano State Police Command has announced movement restrictions in four Kano Local Government Areas ahead of Saturday’s re-run and by-elections. This was contained in a statement signed by…