The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Mr Peter Obi, has expressed grief over the deaths of several Nigerians during the ongoing nationwide #EndBadGovernance protests. He said on Saturday on his X handle that the protesters died in the battle for a better Nigeria and expressed hope that their…
From the Federation Account Allocation Committee, FAAC, the Federal Government, 36 states, and 774 local governments got N1.681 trillion as revenue for April 2025. This is a 6.5 per cent (N110 billion) increase compared to the N1.578tn shared for March. The Director of Press and Public Relations at the Office of the Accountant-General of the…
Biafra activist, Ogechukwu Nkere has rallied United States of America lawmakers in Washington on recognition of Biafra Independence. Nkere, known as the acting prime minister of the Biafra Republic Government in Exile, BRGIE, disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday through his X account. According to him, he had engagements with US Senators and Congresspersons…
The Kano State government has said those who invaded Kano State High Court during the nationwide protest carted away some of the documents used in the corruption trial of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. Daily Trust reports that the State High Court was one of the properties vandalised and looted by hoodlums during the #EndBadGovernance protest….
Joe Ajaero, president of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), says 2024 would go down as the most “turbulent” year for the union. Speaking on Monday in Abuja, Ajaero said the threats and intimidation faced by organised labour during the year was on an unprecedented scale. “I welcome you to a year that we have witnessed…
The Kano State Government has directed all 44 local government areas (LGAs) to contribute N15.2 million each, totaling N670 million, for the procurement and refurbishment of vehicles for the Kano Emirate Council under the leadership of Emir Muhammadu Sanusi II. A letter dated March 25, 2025, which has recently surfaced on social media, revealed that…
Armed robbers on Saturday morning dispossessed students of the University of Ibadan in Oyo State of their valuables worth thousands of naira during a raid on the Awolowo Hall of Residence. According to multiple sources, the items lost were mobile telephone handsets, pieces of jewellery, clothing and others. A student, who spoke on condition of…
Operatives of the Lagos State Police Command have arrested seven suspects for allegedly killing two Uber drivers in the Lekki and Ajah areas of the state. The state commissioner of police, Olarenwaju Ishola, confirmed this on Saturday while briefing journalists on the recent achievements recorded by the command. He said the police arrested a four-gang…
All Indigenous Contractors Association of Nigeria (AICAN) have placed a coffin at the entrance of the Finance Ministry headquarters in Abuja as part of a continuous protest over unpaid government debts. The protest, organised by the contractors, began on Tuesday to draw attention to the over N500 billion owed to them by the federal government…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has warned that it is ready to embark on what it described as the “mother of all strikes” if the Federal Government fails to implement the 2009 agreements reached with the union. The University of Calabar (Unical) chapter made this declaration on Tuesday at a press conference in…