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By Halimah Olamide Afrobeats artist and producer, David Adeleke fondly known as davido has held Atlanta spellbound midnight Saturday to Sunday as he made good his promise to give his best through his long held dream tagged “Are We African Yet? (A.W.A.Y) Festival.” The singer had started the show with his OVER DEM sending the entire crowd into ecstacy. The music star had recently disclosed to Apple Music’s Zane Lowe in an interview that the festival is to provide a platform for upcoming artistes. “Why I want to do this is because when I was going out in America and…
By Halimah Olamide The organised Labour Wednesday evening agreed with the Federal Government to put on hold its indefinite nationwide strike. The decision was announced by the National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress on Wednesday saying the suspension followed the intervention of the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu. The meeting had started at about 7 pm lasting for close to one hour during which various affiliates and state chapters reviewed the outcome of the meeting held between the leaders of the organised labour and Ribadu. The National Deputy Vice-President of the TUC, Tommy Etim, said,…
As Minister of Labour Meets NLC, TUC By Kamil Opeyemi, Halimah Olamide and David Orji Air of uncertainties pervaded the country Tuesday morning as many watched out for how effective the nationwide industrial action declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress will be. NPO Reports learnt from sources close to the government that a meeting of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong is holding today to halt the strike. As the day broke, many were in confusion whether the strike would go ahead as planned. This was just as the Academic Staff Union…
By Halimah Olamide The Federal Government has said the declaration of a nationwide strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress is illegal and not in the interest of Nigeria. The government is directive to workers to down tools isn nothing but “an ego tripping move.” In a statement by the Presidency, going ahead with the strike in spite of a restraining order issued last week by Justice Benedict Backwash Kanyip of the National Industrial Court amounts to contempt. Government, in the statement signed by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, is an…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria have directed their members to commence a nationwide strike starting at midnight on Tuesday, November 14. The directive by the organised labour to its members came in spite of an order of the National Industrial Court which said the strike is illegal. NPO Reports that the strike was declared over attacks on the president of the NLC, Mr. Joe Ajaero, in Owerri, Imo state capital two weeks ago. Ajaero had travelled to Owerri to mobilise workers for a protest against the state government led by Governor Hope…
Ex-PM David Cameron is made foreign secretary in a surprise move as Rishi Sunak reshuffles his cabinetIt is a remarkable return to government for the former Conservative prime minister, in office between 2010 and 2016.Sunak earlier sacked Home Secretary Suella Braverman following days of speculation over her future James Cleverly, who had been foreign secretary, will replace Braverman as home secretary. A leading figure on the Tory right, Braverman had angered No 10 with an unauthorised article criticising the policing of pro-Palestinian protests. Braverman says serving as home secretary was “the greatest privilege” and adds she will have more to…
By Halimah Olamide There was pandemonium at the Imo State Collation Centre on Sunday as an agent of the Labour Party was beaten and kicked out of the centre for demanding for the suspension of the collation exercise over alleged irregularities., The LP agent, whose name could not be ascertained at the time of filing this report, had alleged that results being announced by Collation officers from the various local governments did not tally with the number of accredited voters. His position was also supported by some other party agents who also called on the Returning Officer, Prof Abayomi Fasina,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shifted the collation of the governorship election results in Bayelsa State to Sunday. INEC Returning Officer, Prof Farouk Kuta, disclosed this Saturday night while briefing reporters at the state headquarters of the commission in Yenagoa. Kuta, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Minna, Niger State, said only the result of one local government area was ready out of the eight local governments in the state saying the commission could not proceed with such development. He said the collation could not start because INEC was not sure if those of…
By Kamil Opeyemi & Halimah Olamide There was tension at the Imo Collation Centre early Sunday morning as the collation of results went underway with opposition parties kicked against the continuation of results announcement without a record of accreditations. However, Prof Abayomi Fasina, Vice Chancellor of the Federal University in Oye, Ekiti, who is the Returning Officer, said he has no power to suspend the collation exercise. “I am not the last authority on this matter and I have to pas on to someone else and I have recorded all you have said down and at that level, you can…
By Kamil Opeyemi The Nigerian Railway Corporation has suspended the scheduled operations on WARRI – ITAPKE TRAIN SERVICE (WITS) over Governorship election holding in Kogi on Saturday. INEC is conducting Off-Cycle governorship polls in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi on November. Announcing the development in a statement signed by the management, NRC urged its numerous customers to bear with the corporation adding that operations would resume on Sunday. “This is to inform the general public, most especially our esteemed passengers that there will be No train operations on WARRI – ITAPKE TRAIN SERVICE (WITS) Saturday 11/11/2023 due to movement restriction in…