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SEDC: Group Slams Joseph Onoh Over Desperate Attempt to Undermine Kalu’s Efforts

NewsDeskNgSep 10, 2024September 10, 20240

The Coalition of South-East Youths for Democracy (CESYD) has condemned attempts by a certain Dr Josef Onoh to rewrite the history of the South East Development Commission (SEDC). In a press statement signed by its coordinator, Comrade Wisdom Akunna Fabulous, the CESYD described Onoh’s claims as “a joke taken too...

DSS Under Fire: AUPCTRE Denounces “Gestapo-Style” Arrest of NLC President as “Unacceptable”

NewsDeskNgSep 10, 2024September 10, 20240

The Amalgamated Union of Public Corporations, Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees (AUPCTRE) has strongly condemned the arrest of Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) President by the Department of State Security Services (DSS). In a press release issued on Tuesday in Abuja, AUPCTRE General Secretary, Comrade Sikiru Waheed, described the...

Northern scholars warn saboteurs against distracting military onslaught on bandits

NewsDeskNgSep 10, 2024September 10, 20240

Some Northerners under the platform of the Concerned Scholars for Peace and Development, CSPD have thrown their weights behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s renewed efforts to tackle banditry in the region. Recall that following the incessant attacks by bandits and terrorists in the region, President Tinubu directed the Minister of...

ASUU kicks off protest against victimization of lecturers

NewsDeskNgSep 10, 2024September 10, 20240

The Academic Staff Union of Universities today commenced a rally against the dismissal of five lecturers at Lagos State University, Ojo. The rally commenced at 10 am. A statement released by ASUU Owerri Zone said the lecturers were illegally dismissed. The union also listed other institutions where its members are...

Peter Obi’s aide clears air on LP presidential candidate, wife being arrested by DSS

NewsDeskNgSep 10, 2024September 10, 20240

Val Obienyem, the Media Adviser to Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 general elections, has debunked rumours making the rounds that his principal was arrested by the Department of State Services, DSS, at his home in Anambra State. Obienyem, in a statement released...

HURIWA urges IGP, AGF to investigate pending petition against top Police officers

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has urged the Inspector General of Police, IGP, Kayode Egbetokun to investigate a longstanding petition written to his offices by a Nigerian-American citizen Mr. Bonaventure Ezekwenna, alleging series of corrupt practices by some top police officers at the Police Headquarters in Abuja. The...

TUC demands immediate release, says arrest sets dangerous precedence

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

Trade Union Congress, TUC, on Monday said the arrest of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, President, Joe Ajaero by the Department of State Security, DSS, has set a dangerous precedence for the labor movement in Nigeria. Festus Osifo, the President of TUC, who said this in a statement, also demanded...

Makinde returns from one-month leave, announces fresh appointments

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has returned from his one-month leave, according to reports. Makinde had last month embarked on one-month leave and handed over the leadership of the state to his deputy, Barrister Abdul-Raheem Adebayo Lawal. According to reports, the governor who resumed on Monday has announced more...

River Basins: 100 Civil Society Groups Commend Minister Utsev’s Innovative Approaches, Repositioning of Agencies for Productivity

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

100 civil society groups across Africa have praised Professor Joseph Utsev, the Minister of Water Resources and Sanitation, for his groundbreaking initiatives in transforming Nigeria’s river basins. Dr. Kolawole Alabi, the Executive Director of Transparency Watch Initiative (TWI) and Comrade Dangana Davies, the President of Good Governance Advocates in Africa (GGAA) made this...

Nigerian Army debunks reported mass resignation of soldiers

NewsDeskNgSep 9, 2024September 9, 20240

The Authority of the Nigerian Army has debunked reports of mass resignation of its soldiers from the service due to corruption, low morale, among others The Authority in a statement by Major General Onyema Nwachukwu, Director, Army Public Relations, described the reports as baseless. A news platform had alleged mass...