Two major opposition parties, the Peoples Democratic Party and Labour Party, have thrown their weight behind the two-day protest declared by the Nigeria Labour Congress. This was even as the ruling All Progressives Congress expressed concern that the protest may be hijacked. In separate interviews, the opposition parties told The PUNCH on Monday that the…
Labour and Federal Government authorities had met Monday in a late push to stop the protests, but the meeting ended with no agreement reached between the parties. As early as 7:00 am, protesters started gathering in different parts of the country, bearing placards and putting on the paraphernalia of the NLCThe protests are still going…
The five who survived were transported to a hospital and later discharged, the Ministry of Manpower said in a statement. The cause of the sinking was not made immediately clear. The ministry allocated compensation of 200,000 Egyptian pounds (around $6,466) to each family of the deceased and 20,000 ($646) to each of the five injured….
A brief announcement from the Vatican press office on Saturday said the 87-year-old pontiff was forced to scrap a planned audience with the Roman deacons as a precautionary measure due to a “mild, flu-like condition.” On Sunday, Francis – who over the past few months had to cancel some of his activities and one international…
Under the midday sun in northern Nigeria, three sisters trek across the border on their way to a wedding in Niger, carrying their babies on their backs. The 1,600km (1,000-mile) frontier has officially been closed since August last year, when West African leaders imposed sanctions on Niger following a military coup that overthrew President Mohamed…
A human rights group identified as the “Take It Back Movement” on Monday hit the streets of Lagos State to protest against the soaring price of food and the high cost of living in the country. This protest was held against the warning issued by the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, on Sunday….
Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of opposition leader Alexey Navalny, has demanded that Russian authorities hand over his body for burial as she accused President Vladimir Putin of mocking Orthodox Christian values and “torturing” his corpse. “Give us the body of my husband,” Navalnaya said in a video released on Saturday, adding that she wanted to…
Dr. Dennis Osahon Aikoriogie has emerged as the consensus candidate of the National Rescue Movement (NRM) gubernatorial primary elections in Edo State with delegates unanimous affirmation. The primary elections, which were held today Saturday in Benin City, saw Dr. Aikoriogie running unopposed. With this victory, Dr. Aikoriogie is now set to represent the NRM in…
The singer David Adeleke, also known as Davido, filed an application for a stay of proceedings in the N2 billion lawsuit brought against him by Brownhill Investment Company Limited, owned by former NFF president Amaju Pinnick, over the annual “Warri Again Concert,” but the Delta State High Court in Effurun refused it.After Davido did not…
