Troops of Operation Hadin Kai have arrested two officials of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Borno State over alleged involvement in suspicious activities linked to terrorism. The suspects, identified as Isah Abdullahi and Abdullahi Mohammed, were apprehended in Liya, Biu Local Government Area, while receiving a waybill from a truck driver,…
Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Mustapha Adekunle, popularly known as Sego, narrowly escaped a suspected assassination attempt over the weekend as armed gunmen reportedly invaded his Surulere residence in the early hours of Sunday. According to reports, the attackers, unaware that Sego was not at…
The Tajudeen Baruwa -led faction of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has urged President Tinubu to prevail on Musiliu Akinsanya, also known as ‘MC Oluomo’, to vacate the national office of the union in Abuja. Mr. Tolu Babaleye, the Counsel to the Baruwa faction made the appeal at a press conference in…
The president of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya (aka MC Oluomo), has described the federal government’s decision to toll some highways as a welcome development. Akinsanya said it would enhance the maintenance of the roads and make them last longer. According to Akinsanya, tolling of highways is not synonymous…
There was chaos at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council Secretariat in Utako, Abuja, as armed thugs linked to Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, attacked the Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria (BCAN) during their inauguration ceremony. The attack occurred shortly after Minister of Youth Development Ayodele Olawande left the event. The group,…
The National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has condemned the inauguration of Musiliu Ayinde Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, as the President of the union, describing it as a blatant violation of multiple court judgments. The NURTW leadership, led by Alhaji Ibikunle Tajudeen Baruwa, declared the inauguration illegal, null, and void, citing rulings…
The election that brought a political loyalist of President Bola Tinubu, Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo to emerge the National President of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) is invalid, SaharaReporters has learnt. This is because the Court of Appeal in Abuja already affirmed Tajudeen Baruwa as the re-elected NURTW president, according…
Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo’s recent election as National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has faced strong opposition. Tajudeen Baruwa, is insisting that he is the union’s rightful leader. Baruwa, supported by court rulings from both the National Industrial Court and the Court of Appeal, contended that…
Alhaji Musiliu Akinsanya, widely known as MC Oluomo, has officially assumed office as the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) at the union’s national headquarters in Abuja. Akinsanya’s appointment as president was secured through a consensus during the Quadrennial Delegate Conference held at the NURTW Zonal Secretariat in Osogbo, Osun…
Musliu Akinsaya, popularly called MC Oluomo has emerged National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW). MC Oluomo, a former Lagos state Chairman of NURTW is a loyalist of President Bola Tinubu. The Southwest Zone of the union elected Oluomo as national chair during its Quadrennial Delegate Conference at its Zonal Secretariat…