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Kogi PDP Accuses Governor Ododo of Plotting to Circumvent Supreme Court Ruling on Local Government Autonomy

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2024July 23, 20240

The Kogi State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged that Governor Usman Ododo and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are plotting to circumvent the Supreme Court’s ruling on Local Government Autonomy. In a statement signed by Alhaji Ibrahim Dansofo, the PDP accused Governor Ododo of planning...

DJ Cuppy loses grandmother

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2024July 23, 20240

Nigerian disk jockey, Florence Otedola, popularly known as DJ Cuppy, has announced the death of her maternal grandmother. The billionaire heiress said she’s finding comfort in the knowledge that her grandma was now “in heaven”. She said she was grateful for how her grandma raised her mum who in turn...

157 killed in Ethiopia landslides

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2024July 23, 20240

At least 157 people have died as a result of two landslides in southern Ethiopia. Government officials who gave the update Tuesday, warned that the number could rise. In the gruesome development, the first landslide which was triggered by heavy rains in the region of Gofa zone, happened on Monday,...

Two Benue farmers sent to prison over alleged armed robbery, abduction

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2024July 23, 20240

A Makurdi Chief Magistrates’ Court, on Tuesday, remanded two farmers, Orshi Tyohemba and Johnpaul Agbanger, in a Makurdi correctional center over alleged armed robbery and abduction. The farmers who live in Konshisha and Kwande local government areas, respectively, are being charged with criminal conspiracy, armed robbery, abduction, and acts of...

Imo LP senator defects to APC

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2024July 23, 20240

Ezenwa Onyewuchi, the Senator representing Imo East and a member of the Labour Party, LP, has defected to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Onyewuchi’s defection letter was read on the floor of the red chamber by Senate President Godswill Akpabio on Tuesday. With the latest defection, the number of LP...

Minister commends Tinubu, labour for resolving impasse

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2024July 23, 20240

Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Barrister Nkeiruka Onyejiocha, has stated that the recent agreement between the Federal Government and labour unions was a significant milestone in the ongoing efforts to improve the welfare of Nigerian workers. Onyejiocha spoke in a statement on Tuesday, noting that the three-year review...

Don’t participate in planned protest – Cross River Govt to residents

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2024July 23, 20240

The Cross River Government has cautioned residents of the state against participating in the planned August 1 nationwide protest. The Commissioner for Information, Dr Erasmus Ekpang, made the call in a statement in Calabar on Tuesday. Ekpang said that although Nigerians were passing through a difficult moment, government at all...

EFCC’s failure to file processes stalls Kwankwaso’s rights enforcement suit

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2024July 23, 20240

The inability of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, to file processes before a Kano High Court on Tuesday stalled hearing in a fundamental rights suit filed by the 2023 presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso and seven others. The other applicants are the...

Nurses suspend 2-month indefinite strike in Oyo

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2024July 23, 20240

The National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives, NANNM, Oyo State chapter, has suspended its two-month indefinite strike. The union chairman, Dr Samuel Adeyemi, made this known on Tuesday in Ibadan. Recall that the nurses and midwives in the state government-owned hospitals and health centres began an indefinite strike on...

Atiku backs nationwide protest, blasts Tinubu

NewsDeskNgJul 23, 2024July 23, 20240

The 2023 Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has backed the planned nationwide protests against hunger and widespread hardship in the country, scheduled to begin on August 1. In a statement, Atiku slammed the government of President Bola Tinubu for attempting to suppress the protesters, saying it was...

Kano Assembly Confirms Garo As Deputy Governor

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Shoreline, NUPRC Reaffirm Commitment To Nigeria’s Energy Growth And Upstream Development

Kogi PDP Accuses Governor Ododo of Plotting to Circumvent Supreme Court Ruling on Local Government Autonomy

DJ Cuppy loses grandmother

157 killed in Ethiopia landslides

Two Benue farmers sent to prison over alleged armed robbery, abduction

Imo LP senator defects to APC

Minister commends Tinubu, labour for resolving impasse

Don’t participate in planned protest – Cross River Govt to residents

EFCC’s failure to file processes stalls Kwankwaso’s rights enforcement suit

Nurses suspend 2-month indefinite strike in Oyo

Atiku backs nationwide protest, blasts Tinubu