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By Femi Alabi Workers under the aegis of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) on Monday has stated that plans have been concluded to join the 2-day nationwide protests by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC). In a statement signed by the Union’s Head of Media, Comrade John Kennedy Ikemefuna, the Union said that it is joining the NLC strike as an affiliate group of the Congress. According to the MWUN, “The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN), under the leadership of Comrade Dr Adewale Adeyanju, will join the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) 2-Day Nationwide Protest holding on the 27–28th February…
Alexei Navalny was about to be freed in a prisoner swap when he died, according to his ally Maria Pevchikh. She said the Russian opposition leader was going to be exchanged for Vadim Krasikov, a Russian hitman who is serving a life sentence for murder in Germany. Two US citizens currently held in Russia were also going to be part of the deal, Ms Pevchikh claimed. She added that negotiations were at their final stage on 15 February. The next day, Mr Navalny died in his cell in the prison colony in Siberia where he was being held on a…
Dry weather and high temperatures continued last week in most of Ivory Coast’s cocoa-growing regions, raising concerns for the size and quality of the April-to-September mid-crop, farmers said on Monday. Ivory Coast, the world’s top cocoa producer, is in its dry season which runs from mid-November to March, when rain is usually scarce. Farmers blamed a recent heat wave for weakening some cocoa trees and slowing the growth of small pods. They said abundant rainfall was needed in the next two weeks to limit damage on plantations. “We need at least one good rain. The soil is becoming dry… it’s…
By Femi Alabi The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has called on the Nigerian government to stop the trial of its leader, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. IPOB is of the opinion that both the Appeal and Supreme courts had ordered Kanu’s immediate release from detention even as it quashed the charge against him. The group made this known in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Emma Powerful on Monday. Emma noted that the group will only stand by “the judgment of the Appeals Court, which ordered that Mazi Nnamdi KANU, not to be tried anymore in any Nigerian court, no matter…
By Femi Alabi A Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, fixed March 19 for ruling in the bail application and preliminary objection to his trial commencement filed by Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Justice Binta Nyako fixed the date after counsel for the Federal Government, Adegboyega Awomolo, SAN, and that of Kanu, Alloy Ejimakor, adopted their processes and presented their arguments for and against the motions. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) earlier reported that at the resumed hearing of the matter, Awomolo told Justice Nyako that the case was coming up for hearing…
By Femi Alabi In readiness for the planned protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress NLC in conjunction with other unions on Tuesday and Wednesday, the Commissioner of Police in Delta, Abaniwonda Olufemi has warned all intending protesters to be law abiding. He held that anyone found wanting of the law will be arrested and duly prosecuted. Abaniwonda stated that has ordered massive deployment of personnel across the state to ensure adequate security and safety during the protest and to ensure that the protest is not hijacked. He said, the measure was taken in line with the directive of the Inspector…
Agency Report In what looks like solidarity with the Palestinians against Israeli war in Gaza, a United States military service member by name of Aaron Bushnell has set himself ablaze. The soldier carried out this act outside the Israeli Embassy in Washington on Sunday afternoon, authorities said. He was said to have doused himself in a clear liquid and set himself on fire, screaming “Free Palestine,” The Soldier was later taken to an area hospital after the fire was put out by U.S. Secret Service officers, DC Fire and EMS posted online. The soldier remains in critical condition, a Metropolitan…
By Femi Alabi Contrary to expectations that the Association of Master Bakers will shut down operations as from tomorrow, a group of bakers in the country, has kicked against the nationwide strike declared by some of their counterparts. In a statement on Monday, some bakers under the umbrella of Supreme Bakers and Confectioners Association of Nigeria said embarking on strike at a time Nigerians are going through a lot is uncalled for and could exacerbate the situation. The association’s Acting National President, Edmund Egbuji, urged all members of the group not to participate in the strike. The statement read, “The…
By Femi Alabi Tragedy struck on Sunday when three kids of the same parents died in a borrowed car by their father as a result of extreme suffocation in Ilorin, Kwara State. The car, it was gathered, was borrowed by their father from his sister within the same premises of their quarters for quick domestic use. The boy and two girls were playing in the car parked inside their compound and mistakenly locked themselves in the car. NPO reports gather that the incident occurred at No. 8, Boluke Line, Zango-Kulende quarters in the Ilorin East local government area of Kwara…
By Femi Alabi The last might not have been heard about the impeachment of the Speaker of Zamfara Statehouse of Assembly, Hon. Bilyaminu Moriki as 16 Lawmakers have been Suspended Over Move To Impeach Zamfara Speaker. The House under the leadership of its Moriki on Monday described as illegal, the legislative sitting by the eighteen members last Thursday. Seven out of the twenty-four members of the Zamfara State House of Assembly at a sitting on Monday suspended sixteen members who threatened to impeach the Speaker of the House last Thursday. They accused the members of breaking into the offices of…