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  The National Union of Electricity Employees (NUEE) has directed its members to commence full mobilisation to ensure compliance with the directive of the Nigerian labour unions to embark on an indefinite strike. Nigeria’s organised labour had declared an indefinite nationwide strike to pressure the government to address the hardships associated with fuel subsidy removal. The NUEE in a notice signed by its acting general secretary, Dominic Igwebike, on Thursday, urged its members to comply with the directive and stop work from the early hours of Tuesday. The NUEE members’ strike could throw the country into darkness, given the workers’ critical roles in electricity distribution in the country. Nigerians in many parts of the country including the Federal Capital Territoy, blackout , suffered blackout running into days when the organised labour embarked on a warning strike earlier in the month. The NUEE’s call on its members to join the indefinite strike as from 3 October comes on th...

  The Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, has placed a ban on Nigeria’s October 1st independence anniversary celebrations across the Southeast. IPOB’s spokesman, Emma Powerful, urged people of the Southeast to shun the Independence Day celebration in the region. Powerful claimed that the Nigerian state detests Igbos and has rejected all efforts to treat people of the Southeast equally. In a statement signed by Powerful, IPOB urged state governors and political leaders to shun the October 1st independence day celebration across the Southeast. Parts of the statement read: “The global family and movement of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) ably led by the Supreme leader Mazi Nnamdi KANU hereby call on Biafrans both home and in diaspora to shun participation in the Nigeria Independent day celebration on 1st October 2023. “Every sensible Biafra citizen must understand that Nigeria detests Biafrans, particularly Ndigbo. Nigeria has rejected all our efforts to be treated as equal cit...

  The organised labour unions, comprising the Trade Union Congress, TUC, and the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, have declared an indefinite strike effective from October 3, 2023. TUC President, Festus Osifo declared the strike at a joint press conference also attended by the President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero in Abuja on Tuesday. Ajaero, who spoke first, carpeted the Federal Government over what he described as lackadaisical stance to address demands raised by the unions since the subsidy removal policy took effect. He accused the government of deliberate refusal to engage in a meaningful and constructive dialogue within the ambits of good faith during the 21 days ultimatum and the subsequent successful 2-day nationwide warning strike on the 5th and 6th of September 2023. According to the NLC President, the National Executive Councils (NEC) of the NLC and TUC in their various meetings deeply analyzed the current situation in the country, taking into cognisance the extensive hardships ...

  The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT),   Nyesom Wike   has given a three-month grace period for 189 titleholders, who have obtained building plan approvals but are yet to commence development on their property. The property owners in question are to begin building plans within the stipulated period or have their title revoked in line with the provisions of the law This gesture has only been extended to both individuals and corporate organizations who have shown the desire to develop their property by obtaining Building Plan approvals but are yet to start proper development on their property situated within the Federal Capital City (FCC). Speaking via a statement, the Director of Information and Communication, FCT, Muhammad Sule said, “ Similarly, public institutions that have land titles within the Federal Capital City but are yet to develop same, have also been given a grace period of three months to commence development in order to avoid sanction. “Thus,...

  Mohbad's mother has disclosed the life her son was forced to live due to the physical attacks and bullying he was subjected to after he left Marlian Music.  Speaking in an interview with TVC, Promise Aloba, the late singer's mother recalled how he took good care of her and always wanted to have her around.  Below is a translation from her interview, which was granted in Yoruba:  "I don't tell people I'm Mohbad's mother, because he was scared I might get kidnapped or killed.  "I've spent just five months in the new house he rented for me, he even visited me 3 times. He took me out of where I was living before to Ikorodu, he said he wanted to be visiting me from time to time.  "He just rented a huge space comprising of 3 shops for me. I'm yet to open it. He gave me money that I used to buy 2 big freezers and a big generator. The day he died, he promised to send N5 million so I can buy goods to stock up.  "His wife said she'll come and...

  The North Central APC Forum, under the aegis of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has warned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, against taking any actions or making moves inimical to the interest of the party or the North Central region. Chairman of the Forum, Alhaji Saleh Mandung Zazzaga, stated this in Jos, the Plateau State capital, after an emergency meeting to assess and review the election tribunal judgements and how the APC has fared so far. He said all hands must be on deck to ensure that the party performs well at the court, whether tribunal, appeal or Supreme Court. According to him, “Reports reaching us suggest that some appointive office holders like Wike are still playing double games, since he is part of the APC by appointment, while he still remains a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). “We gathered he is still backing the PDP in many of their endeavours and activities, particularly in the post-election cases in the court....

The pandemonium followed the sudden collapse of a gate to the main bowl of the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba on a middle-aged woman said to be one of the athletes. There was turmoi l  on Saturday immediately after the commencement of the opening ceremony of the 7th National Youth Games (NYG) in Asaba, the Delta State capital. The bedlam followed the sudden collapse of a gate to the main bowl of the Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba on a middle-aged woman said to be one of the athletes. The victim, SaharaReporters gathered was immediately rushed in an ambulance to a yet-to-be-disclosed medical facility within the capital city. According to eyewitness accounts, the condition of the victim could not be handled by medical personnel at the clinic stationed at the stadium for the ongoing National Youth games. Last week before the commencement of the National Youths Games in Asaba, the state capital, some Delta State athletes camped for the National Youth Games (NYG) had protested against what ...

  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has intercepted fresh attempts by members of some transnational drug trafficking organisations to export various quantities of methamphetamine and skunk through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, MMIA, Ikeja, and courier companies in Lagos. This is even as NDLEA announced that an intending passenger, Ugwu Peter Tochukwu, was arrested with drugs while trying to board a Qatar Airways flight to Oman on Tuesday. The anti-narcotic agency explained that 7.50 kilograms of skunk were discovered concealed inside crayfish mixed with dry bitter leaf upon a thorough search of the suspect’s luggage. This was disclosed in a statement issued on Sunday by the NDLEA Director of Media & Advocacy, Femi Babafemi. Babafemi similarly stated that NDLEA officers of the Directorate of Operations and General Investigations attached to some courier companies also intercepted Dubai-bound 2.9 kilograms of skunk and 14 grams of methamphetamine conc...

  The Osun State Police Command has appealed to indigenes of Ilobu and Ifon Orolu communities to remain calm and refrain from taking the law into their hands over the killing of one Sodiq Alamu. It was reported that 28 year old Alamu was killed along Opapa village in Ilobu on Saturday, September 16, 2023. Alamu hailed from Aganna compound in Ilobu, Irepodun local government area of Osun State. The Commissioner of Police, Patrick Kehinde Longe in a statement signed by the Command’s spokesperson, Yemisi Opalola, confirmed that the police was aware of the incident and assured that investigation has commenced to unravel the circumstances which led to Alamu’s death. While revealing that the police was aware of clandestine meetings by some groups of people who are plotting to cause mayhem over the development, Longe added that he has been having meetings with the Olobu of Ilobu and relevant stakeholders to ensure that peace reigns in the area. The statement added, “The Osun State Police ...

Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has warned against the diversion of palliatives given by the Federal Government to states to cushion the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy. Mohammed gave the warning at the flag off of distribution of palliatives in the state at the Sir Abubakar Tafawa Memorial Stadium, Bauchi, at the weekend, where part of 89,000 25kg bags of rice were shared among Persons Living with Disabilities (PLWDs). “We will not spare anyone that becomes a clog in the wheel of progress in our efforts to bring succour to the people,” the governor said. Mohammed, who is also a member of the committee set up by the National Economic Council, NEC, to draw the roadmap for the roll-out of Federal Government palliatives, said part of the interventions includes the provision of five trailer loads of rice as well as N5 million to each state in either cash or grains. He added that the palliatives comprise a grant of 52 percent with the remaining 48 percent as loan payable over 20...

 Hon. Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, the head of the judicial arm of government will on Wednesday, September 20, administer oath of office on the newly appointed nine Justices of the Court of Appeal. The new Appellate Court Justices are to be inaugurated at the Main Court auditorium of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. A statement on Sunday by the Supreme Court’s Director of Press and Information, Dr Festus Akande, indicated that the CJN will administer oath of office on the new Court of Appeal Justices by 11:00 am. The new appellate court Justices are: Hannatu Azumi Laja-Balogun from Kaduna State, who was appointed a High Court Judge on 24th May, 1999; Binta Fatima Zubairu from Kaduna State, appointed a High Court Judge on 31st October, 2001; and Peter Chudi Obiora from Anambra State, who was sworn-in as High Court Judge on 17th January, 2005. Others are Justices Okon Efreti Abang from Akwa Ibom State, who was appointed a High Court Judge on 22nd June, 2009; Asma’u Musa Mainoma from the ...

 Many  communities in Lagos State have been submerged by floods, which resulted from heavy downpours that swept away a commercial motorcyclist, more commonly called Okada rider and displaced hundreds of residents. According to a source, a motorcycle rider simply identified as Mr Abe, was swept away on Saturday after he reportedly failed to listen warnings from his colleagues not to ride along the Ile Epo Bus stop canals in the Alimosho Local Government Area of the state. It was gathered that the heavy rainfall which started at about 2am on Saturday continued till about 2pm, leading to torrential flood that wreaked havoc in several communities in the state including Papa Ashafa and Fashola communities in the Orile-Agege Local Government Area in Alimosho. The flood has submerged several houses, offices, business premises and roads. It was also gathered that residents of Ago-Palace in the Isolo area of the state which has become a regular flood prone area, were battling flood wat...

   A Nigerian playwright, novelist, poet, and essayist in the English language,  Akinwande Oluwole Babatunde Soyinka Hon. FRSL known as Prof.  Wole Soyinka , has insisted that Peter Obi of the Labour Party and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) did not win the 2023 presidential election in Nigeria. Soyinka on Saturday noted that Obi “jointly with his erstwhile colleague of the PDP donated the outcome (of the presidential election) even before the voting.” SaharaReporters had during the week reported how Soyinka stated categorically that Peter Obi, who came third at the presidential polls, did not win the 2023 presidential election. Soyinka had stated this while speaking as a guest speaker at the 2023 ‘Africa in the World’ event, a festival that brings together the world’s most innovative thinkers and top leaders to platform invigorating ideas for fresh changes and sustainable solutions for African people. The event started on Tuesday, September 12 a...

  The family of the late singer and rapper, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, popularly known as MohBad, has vowed to retrieve all the late musician’s songs and unpaid royalties being held by his former signer, Marlian Music. The family made this known on Saturday in a statement posted on late Mohbad’s Instagram page, saying that before his death, the 27-year-old fast-rising singer on Tuesday was in court to retrieve the majority of his songs and unpaid royalties wrongfully held by Marlian Music owned by popular Nigerian singer and rapper, Naira Marley. The family further stated that they would continue the fight to retrieve his catalog and unpaid royalties so that through them, those he left behind, especially his son; Liam Imole, would be provided for. The family added that they were open to provide any cooperation necessary to the authorities to carry out any investigations on the actual cause of the late musician’s death. “We appreciate the outpouring of love from the General Public ...

  Various portions of the road leading to the Wole Soyinka Train Station in Ogun State have collapsed, DAILY POST reports. The Wole Soyinka Train Station is one of the 10 stations that make up the 156km Lagos-Ibadan standard gauge rail commissioned in 2021 by former President Muhammadu Buhari. However, when the state-of-the-art train station was completed by the Federal Ministry of Transportation, government did not take into cognisance, the need to fix the access road that goes to the station. Today, the road has become a nightmare to train users, who are now considering returning to the roads instead of teavelling to Lagos and Ibadan through the railway. When our correspondent visited the train axis on Saturday, it was noticed that the 3km Kenya/Olokuta/Idi-Aba road is in shambles. Different portions of the road have been washed away by erosion, giving the people no other option than to cry to both the state and federal governments for succour. One of the community leaders, Chief...