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The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria on Monday ordered their affiliates to withdraw their services nationwide from midnight on November 14, 2023.TUC President Festus Osifo disclosed this while addressing journalists in Abuja on Monday.Osifo said the strike would remain until “government at all levels wake up to their responsibility.”The strike is also to protest the battering of the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, and some other executives of the congress in Owerri, Imo State, on November 1, as well as the pending labour issues in Imo State.Ajaero was arrested by the police ahead of a state-wide…

Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has congratulated the Kogi State All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Ahmed Usman Ododo, on his victory at Saturday’s gubernatorial election in the state. Governor Sanwo-Olu, who was a member of the APC National Campaign Council for the Kogi State Governorship election, described Ododo’s landslide victory as a testament to the good work the Governor Yahaha Bello-led APC administration has done in Kogi State. In a congratulatory message issued on Monday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, Sanwo-Olu said Ododo’s victory is well deserved and a clear manifestation that the APC remains the…

Saudi Arabia has cancelled the visa of all the 264 passengers airlifted by Nigeria’s major carrier, Air Peace, on arrival in Jeddah from Kano and insisted that the airline should return them back to Nigeria. It later allowed 87 passengers to remain and insisted 177 should follow the Air Peace flight back to Nigeria.The flight took off from the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, Lagos via the Aminu Kano International Airport, Kano on Sunday night and arrived Saudi Arabia’s major city, Jeddah Monday morning without issues but on landing, the Saudi Arabia authorities announced that all the passengers’ visas were cancelled.Informed…

The Oyo/Osun Command of the Nigerian Customs Service (NCS) intercepted various types of goods worth ₦59,087,983,670.64k in Duty Paid Value (DPV) between January and October 2023. The Area Controller of the Command, Comptroller Ben Oramalugo, who stated this at his maiden media briefing in Ibadan, Oyo State, over the weekend, said the Command was able to seize goods worth ₦11,679,732,583.91k in DPV between September, when he assumed duties, and October 2023, through his rigorous enforcement measures and strategic initiatives. The controller disclosed that the feat was made possible by the command’s resolve to continue to prioritize trade facilitation and religiously…

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has released Kogi State’s Gubernatorial Election Results. The commission released the result yesterday, Sunday 12th of November.All Progressive Congress (APC) has the highest votes of 446,237, SDP 359,052, while Peoples Democratic Party, PDP polled 46,362. The results are as listed below. Check later for more updates. KOGIDECIDES: VOTES POLLED BY EACH PARTY ARE AS FOLLOWS: A – 1,254AA – 1,440AAC – 424ADC – 21,819ADP – 1064APC – 446,237APGA – 469APM – 130APP – 1,135BP – 82LP – 567NNPP – 136NRM – 242PDP – 46,362PRP – 781SDP – 259,052YPP – 868ZLP – 227TOTAL VALID VOTES:…

Statewide Waste Environmental Education Programme (SWEEP) has concluded a workshop on leadership and vocational skills acquisition in Lagos. The highly intensive, interactive and educational workshop attracted students from far and wide as they were lectured on Leadership, Waste management, Socialism and types of Personalities. President of SWEEP Foundation, Amb. Phillips Ozoemena Obuesi lectured the students on types of personality and mentioned types of personality namely,The thinker, The Socializer, The Supporter and The Director.Barrister Obuesi informed that Lagos state being the most populous state in Nigeria generates high volume of waste daily. He listed types of domestic waste such as, Food…

Nigeria’s music prodigy Burna Boy has made history again, having bagged four nominations for the 66th Grammy awards, billed to hold on February 4, 2024 at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. The Grammy Awards Recording Academy released the nomination list for the 66th Grammy Awards yesterday. Burna Boy, who was nominated in two categories, Best Global Music and Best Global Music Performance last year, this year, bagged four nominations for ‘Sitting On Top of the World’ (Best Melodic Rap), ‘I Told Them’ (Best Global Music Album), ‘Alone’ (Best Global Music Performance) and ‘City Boys’ (Best African Music Performance). Other…

Sequel to the fulfillment of his promise of good governance to the people of Onigbongbo LCDA, the Executive Chairman of the Council, Hon. Oladotun Olakanle, commissioned five (5) high-profile projects in his stewardship address, witnessed by party chieftains. In a press statement by the chief press secretary to the Chairman, Balogun Adebesin stated that the achievements are one of a kind in the community, which never happened in the history of Onigbongbo LCDA, and brought a new vista to the amiable Chairman, Mr. Koseleri of Onigbongbo LCDA. Speaking to stakeholders at the event, Tant’Olorun welcomed everyone and assured indigenes and…

Armed thugs have invaded polling units in the southern Ijaw and Sagbama local government areas of Bayelsa State, hijacking election materials and disrupting voting. The thugs first struck at Agorogbene units 6, 7, and 8 in Ward 11 of Southern Ijaw, where they destroyed election materials and fired gunshots at voters who attempted to challenge them.They also stormed the Registration Area Center and carted away election materials from five out of the seven polling units. In Ogiadiama Ward 9 in Unit 14 of the Southern Ijaw Local Government area, gunmen stormed the unit but were repelled by security men.Sporadic gunshots…

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the off-cycle governorship election in Bayelsa State, Governor Douye Diri, has voted at his polling unit. Truetells Nigeria understands that the incumbent governor arrived at the polling unit a few minutes before 9 a.m. and immediately went through the voting process. There is an improvement in this election compared to all other elections. Very seeming less,” Diri said. He commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The governor expressed his satisfaction with the personnel handling the process. He, however, expressed dissatisfaction with the events happening in Nembe, a region known for…