The federal government has invited the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) for more talks over its planned indefinite strike. On September 1, Joe Ajaero, NLC president, announced that the labour union would go on a two-day warning strike from September 5. Ajaero also said the labour body would be left with no option but to declare…
Professor Wole Soyinka, the literary icon, has categorically said that Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, did not win the 2023 presidential election as he is claiming. According to Soyinka, Obi only came third in the election, not even second. It will be recalled that the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, PEPT, on Wednesday, upheld…
Electricity distribution companies (DisCos), in different notices to customers, said the national grid collapsed at about 12.40 am today. Ndidi Mbah, spokesperson for the Transmission Company of Nigeria (TCN), also confirmed the development. “It is a system collapse, but we are trying to restore it,” she said. This is the first time the electricity national…
The city of Ogbomoso, its indigenes and residents will be on the edge of their seats tomorrow as the newly installed Soun of Ogbomosoland, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Laoye Orumogege 111, will make his first official outing. The event, called ‘Ikije’, is a ceremony where the new Soun will officially resume as King, holds prayer session,…
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has refuted claims of political motivation behind the partial demolition of a five-storey building in the state. The property – DATKEM, is believed to belong to Olufunke Daniel, the wife of former Ogun state governor, Gbenga Daniel. Abiodun said this on Monday during an inspection of the reconstruction of the…
Nigerian music executive and politician, Bankole Wellington (Banky W), has reacted to the judgment of the National Assembly election petitions tribunal sacking Thaddeus Attah of the Labour Party as lawmaker representing Eti Osa Federal Constituency of Lagos State. Attah, had Banky W of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and Mr. Babajide Obanikoro of the All…
United Arab Emirates (UAE) did not make any comment on lifting the visa ban imposed on Nigerian travellers in its statement on the meeting its president, Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, had with his Nigerian counterpart, President Bola Tinubu, on Monday. Tinubu proceeded to Abu Dahbi, UAE capital, from India, where he attended the G-20…
The Ogun State government has demolished a five-storey building, DATKEM Plaza, owned by former governor of the state, Gbenga Daniel, and his wife, Olufunke Daniel. The plaza, which is located at Folagbade Street, Ijebu Ode, was demolished in the early hours of Sunday morning. The Project Manager and Developer of the project, Olusegun Lawal, said…
Pictures have surfaced of the President of the United States, Joe Biden taking pictures with the director-general of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala. Biden could be spotted taking a selfie with Okonjo-Iweala at the G20 summit in New Delhi, India. The American president did not stop there. He also took photos of Okonjo-Iweala as she posed…
The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed the petition by the Labour Party, LP, and its candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, that the 2023 presidential election was rigged in favour of President Bola Tinubu. The court, in its preliminary ruling that was delivered by Justice Abba Mohammed, held that Obi and the…
