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By Kamil Opeyemi Few hours after President Bola Tinubu met the leadership of the labour in his office on Wednesday, his government has dragged them to court saying it is illegal for them to call out Nigerians in protests. NPO Reports gathered that government on Wednesday filed a suit challenging the labour for contempt of court over a subsisting order of the National Industrial Court. The “notice of consequences of disobedience to order of the court” also called “form 48” was filed before the national industrial court in Abuja on Wednesday. The labour leaders led by the NLC President, Joe…
By Halimah Olamide Amidst anger over the death of a female doctor in the elevator at the Lagos Island Hospital Odan Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has ordered an investigation. The female doctor Vweare Diaso reportedly died when the elevate developed mechanical failure and came down from the 20th floor. She was said to have died immediately. Responding to the death on Wednesday, the Governor said it was painful for such to have happen. “I was deeply saddened to hear about the tragic loss of Dr. Vwaere Diaso, a dedicated medical professional whose life was taken due to a mechanical failure within…
By Kamil Opeyemi President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is currently meeting with leaders of labour unions in the State House, Abuja over the nationwide protests as a result of subsidy removal. The Organised Labour, comprising the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), embarked on protests across the country on Wednesday over the removal of petrol subsidy without adequate palliative measures. The protests, initiated by NLC and TUC raised concerns about the impact on citizens’ cost of living, especially the vulnerable. President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had on May 29 during his inaugural speech removed fuel subsidy. The decision which has…
By Kamil Opeyemi Immediate past Vice President of Nigeria Yemi Osinbajo has written to the leadership of the All Progressive Congress informing them he won’t attend the coming National caucus meeting of the party. Osinbajo said he had traveled abroad when the notice for the meeting came saying he had previously canceled other engagements he had before the dates were changed. Osinbajo, in a statement by his media office reaffirmed his commitment to the ruling Party, APC, even as he expressed his regrets for his inability to attend the caucus meeting of the Party scheduled for Wednesday 2nd August 2023.…
By Kamil Opeyemi Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Wednesday, unveiled 19 more ministerial nominees submitted by President Bola Tinubu. NPO had earlier reported that the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila, submitted the supplementary ministerial list to the Senate. Already, the Senate has screened the 28 nominees in the first batch submitted by Gbajabiamila on Thursday on behalf of President Bola Tinubu. Some of the nominees who made the second batch include, the immediate past governors of Osun, Kebbi, Plateau and Zamfara states. THOSE LISTED AS MINISTERIAL NOMINEES INCLUDE AHMED TIJJANI BOSUN TIJJANI DR MARYAM SHETTI ISHAK SALAKO…
By Halimah Olamide There was a mild drama on Wednesday at the Senate when the Minority Leader of the Chamber asked a ministerial nominee Mr. Dele Alake to recite the second stanza of the National Anthem of Nigeria. The Minority Leader Leader Simon Mwadkwom, who represents Plateau North Senatorial District, had accused Alake who is currently the Special Adviser to the President on Special Duties, Communication and Strategy, of calling some people “wild dogs” during the campaign. The senator then asked Alake to confirm if he truly made the statement, asking if he (Alake) was inspired to make the utterance…
By Halimah Olamide President Bola Tinubu, Wednesday afternoon submitted the second list of his nominees for ministerial positions to the senate. The Chief of Staff to the President Femi Gbajabiamila, had brought the second list to the senate President while the screening of the first batch was ongoing. Anxieties are on as the President of the senate is yet to read out the names on the second list. The president had last week submitted 28 names of nominees in what was said to be the first batch of the appointees. In the first list, 11 states were missing. The president…
By Kamil Opeyemi An elevator accident has claimed the life of a young doctor at Odan General Hospital on Lagos Island, Lagos State. Dr Vwaere Diaso died while using an elevator that reportedly crashed from the 10th floor of the General Hospital. A harrowing video of the destroyed elevator, now widespread on social media, depicts the tragic series of events that led to her death. Suspicions of corruption and a persistent failure to effectively maintain and repair the equipment have fanned public fury. According to reports, the hospital’s lift had been inoperable for well over a year. It has been…
Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, on Wednesday asked Nigerians to demand for meetings with their representatives at the National Assembly over the proposed exotic cars which will cost about N110bn. Speaking in Ikeja, Lagos state during the protesters by the organised Labour, Falana said representatives of Nigerians must be tasked to make sacrifices before they task Nigerians to their deaths. “N70bn added to N30bn for the acquisition of exotic cars, that is N110bn. if you divide N110bn by 360 federal constituencies, N305m will go to every constituency. We are therefore asking the National Assembly if they want to make sacrifice…
SAO PAULO, Aug 1 (Reuters) – On their tenth day at sea, the four Nigerian stowaways crossing the Atlantic in a tiny space above the rudder of a cargo ship ran out of food and drink. They survived another four days, according to their account, by drinking the sea water crashing just meters below them, before being rescued by Brazilian federal police in the southeastern port of Vitoria. Their remarkable, death-defying journey across some 5,600 kilometers (3,500 miles) of ocean underlines the risks some migrants are prepared to take for a shot at a better life. “It was a terrible…