Friday, 20 December, 2024

Month: November 2023


The Labour Party (LP) has asked Nigerians to disregard rumours making rounds that the party plans to merge with the People’s’ Democratic Party (PDP). The party made this known in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh Read more…


BBC Panorama can reveal that Gen Gwyn Jenkins, who is now the second most senior officer in the British armed forces, received accounts of conversations in which members of the SAS described extrajudicial killings. But instead of referring the evidence Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor Police in Ozubulu and Umunze towns in Anambra State have smashed two deadly syndicates extorting money from unsuspecting members of the public through deadly threats. At Umunze, Orumba South LGA Headquarters two suspects were nabbed after painstaking Read more…


From Ifeoma Ejiofor Anambra State governor, Prof Charles Soludo has reiterated his dream of a United States of Africa, the second USA. The governor made the statement during the 12th Annual Zik Lecture Series with the theme “Reclaiming Zik’s World: Read more…


Newly deployed Rivers State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Tunji Disu, has tasked policemen posted to the troubled Ahoada area of the state to track down and arrest those involved in the killing of the Divisional Police Officer of Ahoada Police Read more…


Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s supreme leader, has reportedly told Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh that Tehran won’t get directly involved in the militant group’s war with Israel after being surprised by the October 7 attacks that triggered the conflict. Khamenei and Haniyeh Read more…


Enugu Governor Peter Mbah has announced cash awards of between N10,000 and N25,000 to workers till April 2024 while also assuring that the new minimum wage negotiation would soon be concluded. Mbah stressed that the welfare of workers remained the Read more…


Air Peace has responded to reports on cancelling the visas of 177 Nigerians out of the 264 passengers that flew with it to Jeddah on November 12, 2023. According to the airline, the visas were verified using the visa confirmation Read more…


Imo election observers under the auspices of Forum of accredited Domestic Civil Society Organisations have called for the cancellation of the 11 November Imo governorship election. This is even as they have allegedly accused the Electoral Umpire of falsification of Read more…


The organised labour in Nigeria has suspended the nationwide strike that commenced on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, to protest the brutalization of NLC President Comrade Joe Ajaero in Owerri, the Imo State Capital. The decision to suspend the action was Read more…


The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia said the visas of Air Peace passengers were cancelled because they did not meet the entry requirements of the country. The Saudi Embassy disclosed this in a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday. It Read more…


The Federal Government on Tuesday urged all affected passengers of  Air Peace whose visas were cancelled and deported from Saudi Arabia to remain calm and that investigation into the “unfortunate” incident has been launched. This is contained in a statement Read more…