Why Imo Police detained the President of the NLC The Imo State Police Command has denied reports that its operatives arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero. GISTS VILLA reports that officers of the Command have whisked the NLC President away during a protest in Owerri, the state capital on Wednesday … Read more
President of the NLC “arrested” in Imo The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC, Comrade Joe Ajaero, has been whisked away by the police in Owerri, Imo State capital. The development followed an ongoing protest by members of the union in the state. It was gathered that the protest was hijacked by miscreants, who … Read more
Representatives to look into British agency and others for violating Nigerian court orders The House of Representatives is poised to commence an inquiry into the conduct of British government officials and their investigative agencies, including the National Crime Agency (NCA), Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), and one investigator/prosecutor named Sara Melo. This investigation follows allegations that … Read more
Wike cautions against meddling in Rivers’ political system. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, has warned against any attempt to tamper with the political structure in Rivers State. Wike gave the warning after a closed-door meeting with members of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governors’ Forum, led by its Chairman, Gov. … Read more
Ibeno farmers in Akwa Ibom bemoan the effects of oil spills on their crops. Farmers in Okoro-Utip, Ibeno Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have decried the negative impact of oil spills on their crops as well as their aquatic animals. The farmers raised the alarm on Tuesday during a community prospection meeting with … Read more
UI VC tells new students, “You have no excuse not to read and make good grades.” The Vice-Chancellor of the University of Ibadan, Professor Kayode Adebowale, has disclosed that the newly-admitted students of the university have no excuse not to read and make good grades. Adebowale made this disclosure during the matriculation ceremony for the … Read more
Police conspiring with those who seize land: Ogun Assembly claims The Ogun State House of Assembly has accused the police of alleged connivance with land grabbers in the state. The assembly called on the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to look into the alleged illegal arrest and detention of innocent Ogun residents on trumped-up … Read more
We’ll make sure no unskilled graduates are recruited. NYCS The National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has said it will continue to engage other critical stakeholders to ensure that unqualified graduates are not allowed into its mobilization process. The NYSC Director General, Brigadier General YD Ahmed, disclosed this today in Abuja during the 2023 edition of … Read more
The Labour Party lashes out as the tribunal dismisses its federal lawmakers, calling it strange. The Labour Party has expressed worries over how its members are being sacked by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in many states across the country. GISTS VILLA reports that the tribunal nullified the elections of many of the elected … Read more
Governor Sani names nineteen new long-term secretaries. Governor Uba Sani of Kaduna State has approved the appointment of 19 new permanent secretaries and retained seven of the existing ones. Muhammad Lawal Shehu, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, in a statement on Tuesday, named the new permanent secretaries and their ministries as follows: 1. … Read more