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By Kamil Opeyemi Workers in the judicial sector in Osun have on Monday shut down the courts in the state capital, protesting over the sacked Chief Judge of the state, Justice Adepele Ojo. The protesters said they were protesting against high-handedness in the judiciary in the state saying they were tired of dictatorship. Among different inscriptions on the placards they displayed were “Judiciary staff deserves better,” “We are tired of oppression and stagnation,” and “Unlawful suspension of Judiciary staff without recourse to Judicial Service Commission is barbaric,” among others. State Governor, Ademola Adeleke had written to the Chief Justice of…
By Abiodun Komolafe At a programme in honour of the reconstituted North-East Development Commission (NEDC) recently, Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum, warned that Nigeria risked being wiped off the map in the near future if no proactive steps were taken to stop young people and children from being recruited by Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists. Zulums warning came at a time no fewer than 13 farmers were beheaded on their farmlands in the state by Boko Haram terrorists, with some unspecified number of farmers also kidnapped. This is also amidst reports of harvest tax by farmers to terrorists.…
The Nigeria Union of Petroleum Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has dismissed reports of planned protest by members of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers, PTD, branch of the Union. NUPENG advised Nigerians against panic, saying there are no issues at all. In a statement by its General Secretary, Afolabi Olawale, NUPENG advised the public to discountenance such rumour as the handiwork of desperate individuals aimed at creating panic in the public and cause artificial scarcity. According to the statement “The leadership of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers and the Petroleum Tanker Drivers Branch of the Union are hereby…
By Kamil Opeyemi There are fresh fears of imminent fuel scarcity as members of the Petroleum Tankers Drivers (PTD) wing of the National Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) have vowed to embark on a nationwide strike. The wing of NUPENG said the President and General Secretary of the union are not fit to lead the union. Gbenga Olawale, ExOfficio, in a statement in Ibadan said all members of PTD will carry leaves on their trucks beginning from today as a warning of an impending national strike. According to Olawale, Williams is not a member of NUPENG and…
The Israeli military has released footage which it says shows hostages being taken into Gaza’s largest hospital after the deadly Hamas attacks of 7 October. A military spokesman said one of them – a soldier – was murdered there. Cpl Noa Marciano, 19, was killed after being taken into al-Shifa hospital with minor injuries, he said. Israel said a tunnel had been found at the site which it claims was a Hamas command centre. Hamas denies that. The BBC has not been able to verify the video which was presented at a news briefing by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF)…
British actor Joss Ackland has died at the age of 95, his family said in a statement. The prolific stage and screen actor, who has been in more than 100 movies and TV series, died “peacefully” and was “surrounded by family”, they said. He was also described as a “beloved father” and had been married to his wife Rosemary for 51 years before she died in 2002. He appeared in films including White Mischief and 1989’s Lethal Weapon 2. The family statement said: “With his distinctive voice and commanding presence, Ackland brought a unique intensity and gravitas to his role.…
Former US First Lady Rosalynn Carter, the wife of ex-President Jimmy Carter, has died at the age of 96. The Carter Center confirmed in a statement that she died peacefully with her family by her side. On Friday, it was reported that she had entered a hospice care home in the state of Georgia, and was spending time with her 99-year-old husband, who has been in hospice care since February. Mrs Carter was diagnosed with dementia in May. The longest-married first couple marked their 77th wedding anniversary in July. “Rosalynn was my equal partner in everything I ever accomplished,” said…
Far-right libertarian outsider Javier Milei has won Argentina’s presidential run-off poll, according to provisional results. Mr Milei’s rival, economy minister Sergio Massa, called him to concede. Former US President Donald Trump congratulated Mr Milei on his victory, saying he would “Make Argentina Great Again!”. The election comes at a difficult time for Argentina with rising inflation and an economy in crisis on people’s minds. Mr Milei’s proposals, which included detonating the central bank, won support with voters desperate for change. He confounded pollsters by easily defeating the candidate of the governing Peronists, provisionally by more than 10 points. Provisional results…
Ebonyi will return all mission schools to their original owners by December, Gov. Francis Nwifuru promised in Abakaliki on Sunday. Nwifuru made the promise during a pastoral visit to him by Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Abakaliki, Most Rev. Peter Nworie. The governor acknowledged that the Catholic Church and others were tactical in improving quality of education in the state. He directed the Commissioner for Primary and Secondary Education, and the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice to begin the process of the return of the schools to the Missions. “We are badly challenged in the area of education. “We…
The Federal Government has resolved the passport production crisis in the U.S. as the three Missions have resumed passport services. According to a Public Notice posted in the Embassy of Nigeria Washington DC, all passport applicants scheduled earlier for biometric are expected to come to the Mission on Monday. “This is to inform all passport applicants scheduled for biometric capture from Monday November 13th to Thursday 16th have been rescheduled. “It has been rescheduled to hold from Monday 20th to Wednesday 22nd, 2023. The affected applicants can come to the Embassy on any of the days. “The change of schedule…