The Trade Union Congress has backed out of the planned two-day nationwide protest declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress over the high cost of living, inflation, insecurity, and hardship in the country. The Vice-President of the TUC, Tommy Etim, told coresspondents on Wednesday that the decision to protest on February 27 and 28 as announced by the NLC was not taken collectively by both unions. The TUC in a letter dated February 19, 2024, written by its Secretary General, Dr Nuhu Toro, said the NLC unilaterally took the decision on the planned protest. Etim in the interview with one of…
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The Labour Party deputy governorship candidate in Lagos State, Islamiyat Oyefusi, on Wednesday, resigned her membership of the party. Oyefusi contested alongside Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour in the 2023 governorship election won by incumbent governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Oyefusi made her resignation known in a letter dated February 22, 2024 and addressed to the chairman of the party in Isele 1 ward, Ikorodu area of the state. In the letter, a copy of which was obtained by our correspondent, Oyefusi said it was time for her to move as the party’s values no longer align with hers. The letter read, “I can no…
The national chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure, who was arrested on Wednesday in Benin, Edo State capital by operatives of Zone 5 Police headquarters, has been released on bail. It was gathered that his arrest was a result of a petition forwarded to the zone from the office of the Inspector General of Police in Abuja. After his release around 2am on Thursday, Abure, while addressing his supporters, said the struggle to liberate the people does not come easy. He said his persecution, meant to destabilize the party, started after the general election in 2023. Abure said the…
Date: 2024-Feb-22 🎯TOPIC: GOD JUDGES WICKEDNESS 📺 WATCH THE DEVOTION VIA THE LINK BELOW👇 https://youtu.be/qyIBJQXLlo0?si=S6_K8e19kTIKqetP ✝️TEXT: Psalm 58: 1-11(NKJV) 58:1. To the Chief Musician. Set to “Do Not Destroy.” A Michtam of David. Do you indeed speak righteousness, you silent ones? Do you judge uprightly, you sons of men? 58:2. No, in heart you work wickedness; You weigh out the violence of your hands in the earth. 58:3. The wicked are estranged from the womb; They go astray as soon as they are born, speaking lies. 58:4. Their poison [is] like the poison of a serpent; [They are] like the…
Labour Party, LP, National Chairman, Julius Abure, has, reportedly, been arrested by operatives of the Nigerian Police Force in Edo State. According to Vanguard, the LP chairman’s arrest followed a petition by the party’s Youth Leader, Comrade Eragbe Anselm Aphimia. The youth leader petitioned the Edo State Commissioner of Police alleging that he was attacked by some party members in December 2023. The petition was addressed to the Commissioner of Police, Edo State Command, and dated February 13. Parts of the petition read, “I, Comrade Eragbe Anselm, write to you with utmost urgency and grave concern regarding a heinous act…
The United States has urged the Federal Government to prioritise investment in agriculture to tackle the prevailing food crisis and the hunger pummelling the country. The US Charge d’Affaires in Nigeria, David Greene, said that leveraging on abundant agricultural potentials remained a crucial way to bolster food security and fast-track Nigeria’s socio-economic development including the creation of job opportunities. Greene, who spoke on Wednesday at Ipao Ekiti, in Ikole Council area of Ekiti State during a visit by the US Embassy to the 15,000 hectares Agbeyewa Farms, a private initiative of Cavista Holdings, urged Nigeria to harness its abundant arable…
Amid the continuing depreciation of the value of the Naira, a former lawmaker and social critic, Shehu Sani, has asked Nigerian Muslims and Christians to pray for a miracle. In a post on his X handle on Wednesday, Sani advised adherents of both religions to fast if the miracle didn’t happen in seven days. He said, “Muslims should pray for Naira this coming Friday. Christians should pray for Naira on Sunday. You will see a miracle on Monday. If you don’t see it, fast for 7 days. If you still don’t see miracle, it means even miracle hath left thee…
An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the state capital has sentenced six persons to death over their involvement in bank robberies which took place in Akure and Idanre in 2011. The convicts include a pastor, Adewale Adelu, and five others – Ikechuckwu Maduagwu, Fayemi Olubusuyi, Ropo Adeleye, Dele Otopka, and Bayo Omotosho. They were found guilty of robbing two commercial banks in Akure and Idanre on November 19 and December 8, 2011 in Akure and Idanre respectively. They were arrested by the men of the state police command and were charged to court. The court delivered the judgement…
The Department of State Services (DSS) said some persons are planning to use the planned protests by Organised Labour slated for February 27-28 to foment crisis and widespread violence. The Service called on labour to shelve the action meant to protest the economic situation in the country in the interest of peace. Director, Public Relations and Strategic Communications, DSS National Headquarters, Abuja, Dr Peter Afunanya, in a statement on Wednesday, urged they should pursue dialogue and negotiation rather than engaging in conducts that could heighten tensions in the country. He said the protest, without doubt, will worsen the socio-economic situation…
The National Working Committee, NWC, of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has declared the Saturday governorship primary election in Edo State inconclusive. The decision followed the controversy that trailed the poll which produced about three different candidates for the September 21 gubernatorial election. News correspondent reports that while Governor Hope Uzodinma, Chairman of the Electoral Committee of the primary election announced Dennis Idahosa as winner of the election, returning officer, Stanley Ugboaja, declared Monday Okpebholo as winner. Similarly, Ojo Babatunde, who claimed to be a spokesperson for returning officers for all the local governments, declared Anamero Dekeri as the…