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By Halimah Olamide The House of Representatives on Wednesday accused the leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress of using the shutting down of the national grid to increase the suffering of Nigerians. In a statement by Akin Rotimi, spokesman of the lower chamber of the national assembly, said that though it is the fundamental rights of workers to protest and go on strike, they overstepped their bounds by shutting down national infrastructure, He called the move by the workers economic sabotage. “We also find it troubling that the leadership of Organised Labour, the majority of…

By Halimah Olamide Former Governor of Kaduna state, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, has broken his silence over the report of the ad-hoc committee which indicted him on Wednesday. The former Governor, whose response was contained in a statement by his Media Adviser, Muyiwa Adekeye, said the details of the report was not available to the former governor yet adding that a “robust response” would be made after going through it. NPO Reported earlier that the Kaduna House of Assembly had indicted the former Governor saying he diverted public funds. The committee also concluded that the bulk of the loans obtained during…

By Kamil Opeyemi Angry lawmakers in Nigeria’s lower chamber on Wednesday accused the leadership of the organised labour of spreading falsehood over their take home pay and allowances. The lawmakers said with the exaggerated salary strcutures being alluded to the lawmakers, the leaders of Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress are setting Nigerians against them. The House made this known in a statement signed by its spokesperson, Akin Rotimi, on Tuesday. The statement read, “The House of Representatives acknowledges the recent industrial action undertaken by the NLC and the TUC due to the breakdown in negotiations for a…

By Halimah Olamide The Nigerian Army on Wednesday said those spreading falsehood over a purpoted mass killings in the `south East part of Nigeria are enemies of the country. Simon Ekpa, a self acclaimed leader of the proscribed Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB), had alleged that the Nigerian forces are killings mass of easterners in what he called a deliberate attempt to wipe the people out. The Director of Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, on Wednesday in Abuja, said that Ekpa, one of the leaders of the IPOB terrorists had been carrying out mischievous and systematic campaign of calumny…

By Kamil Opeyemi A bill that seeks to prescribe improved salaries, allowances and fringe benefits of judicial office holders in Nigeria was on Wednesday passed by the Senate. Presenting the report, the Chairman of the committee, Sen. Mohammed Monguno (APC-Borno) said that stakeholders at the public hearing of the bill were unanimous in their support. The presentation was after the adoption of a report of the Committee on Judiciary, Human Rights and Legal Matters at plenary.. Monguno said that the purposes of the bill were sacrosanct to the justice sector reform initiative of the present administration. He said that the…

By Halimah Olamide The committee recommended that el-Rufai be prosecuted along with some other members of his cabinet A special committee of the Kaduna state House of Assembly has recommended that former Governor Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, should be probed for alleged diversion of public funds. The chairman of the ad hoc committee, Hon. Henry Zacharia, alleged that most of the loans obtained during the tenure of the former governor were not spent on the purposes for which they were obtained. Speaker of the Kaduna House of Assembly, Yusuf Liman, said that a total N423 billion was siphoned by the…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Force Headquarters of the Nigeria Police on Wednesday expressed regrets over the death of a service Deputy Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Guri, who slumped and died in his office. NPO Reports learnt that the Deputy Commissioner of Police in Charge of Police Mobile Force slumped and died in his office on Tuesday. Also, Retired Commissioner of Police Alayeluwa Oba Emmanuel Adebayo FCIA, JP, the Elemure of Emure Ekiti, died in Ekiti on Tuesday. “Guri was known for his compassion, punctuality, and unwavering commitment to his duties. His exemplary service to our country will continue to inspire…

By Halimah Olamide Former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon is in attendance as the Nigerian Army on Wednesday hold a civil war symposium in Abuja. Chief of Army Staff, Taoreed Lagbaja, is leading other army generals and heads of various formations at the symposium. The symposium holding at the Army War College, is themed, “The Dynamics of Leadership and Decision Making During the Nigerian Civil War: Lessons for Operational Level Commanders.” more details later….

Kanye West says he will counter-sue his former assistant, after she filed court documents accusing him of sexual harassment and breach of contract. In her lawsuit, Lauren Pisciotta alleged the star sent her vulgar texts and performed sex acts while on the phone with her. West’s legal representative has now called those accusations “baseless” and accused Pisciotta of engaging in “blackmail and extortion” after the star rejected her sexual advances. “In response to these baseless allegations, Ye will be filing a lawsuit against Ms. Pisciotta,” they added, using the rapper’s current preferred name. Pisciotta is believed to have worked for…

After Israeli forces pulled out of Gaza City’s vast al-Shifa hospital complex on 1 April, following their second raid there, stunned Palestinians who pored over the burnt-out ruins said it reeked of death. During the past eight months of war, hospitals have come under repeated attack, with Israel claiming they are used as bases by Hamas; something the group denies. But events at al-Shifa – once the biggest and best equipped medical facility in the Gaza Strip – have arguably been the most dramatic. The two-week surprise raid, launched after Israel said Hamas had regrouped at the site, was described…