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NLC Mobilises Workers for Mass Rally Against Telecom Price Increase

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has announced plans to stage a nationwide mass protest on Tuesday, 4th February 2025, in opposition to the 50% increase in telecommunications tariffs recently approved by the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC). According to a communiqué signed by NLC President Joe Ajaero on Wednesday, the decision was taken at an emergency […]

Nigeria’s Leadership Woes Rooted in Flawed Party System, Says El-Rufai

Former Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has blamed Nigeria’s leadership crisis on an electoral system that allows illiterate and unqualified party delegates to select candidates. Speaking to journalists in Abuja at the conclusion of a national conference on strengthening democracy, El-Rufai stated the flawed political party system was hindering development of good leadership but […]

APC Accuses Atiku of Engineering PDP’s Internal Crisis

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has attributed the disintegration of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the political desperation of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, in a statement on Tuesday, criticised Atiku for blaming the ruling party for the internal turmoil within the PDP and opposition parties […]

Afe Babalola Drops Defamation Suit Against Farotimi After Monarchs’ Plea

Legal luminary and founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti (ABUAD), Afe Babalola (SAN), has withdrawn his criminal defamation lawsuit against human rights activist Dele Farotimi following appeals from the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and other prominent Yoruba traditional rulers. Babalola made the announcement at a press conference in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday evening, which […]

Marriage Registry Becomes Major Revenue Source as FG Rakes in Billions

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, has disclosed that the Federal Government generated approximately ₦2.4 billion from marriage contracts through its marriage registry in 2024. Speaking in Abuja on Tuesday at a media parley with heads of agencies under his ministry, Tunji-Ojo also announced plans to strengthen border security to curb the influx of irregular […]

Afenifere Urges Tinubu to Free Kanu, Names Farotimi as Organising Secretary

The leadership of the Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has called on President Bola Tinubu to immediately release the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. In a communiqué issued on Tuesday, Afenifere stated that Kanu’s right to a fair trial could no longer be guaranteed due to the conflicting legal proceedings […]

CBN Faces Lawsuits as Ex-Employees Challenge Cardoso-Led Restructuring

Disengaged staff of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have accused the bank’s management, led by Governor Yemi Cardoso, of high-handedness, unfair treatment, and discrimination in its ongoing staff rationalisation exercise. Over 200 employees, including senior executives, were reportedly affected by the exercise, which the staff claim was conducted in a discriminatory and unjust manner. […]

Sowore Grilled by Police Over Allegations of Officer Extortion

Rights activist Omoyele Sowore was questioned by the Force Intelligence Bureau in Abuja on Monday regarding a viral video alleging extortion by police officers. The video, recorded on the Murtala Muhammed Airport Road in Lagos, showed Sowore confronting officers who had flagged down his vehicle and demanded the driver park. The footage sparked widespread criticism […]

Super Eagles to Face Tunisia, Tanzania, and Uganda in AFCON 2025 Group C

The Super Eagles have been placed in Group C alongside Tunisia, Tanzania, and Uganda for the forthcoming Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) in Morocco. The group draw ceremony took place on Monday in Morocco, with the highlight being Nigeria’s clash with Tunisia’s Carthage Eagles. Tunisia, champions on home soil in 2004, defeated Nigeria in the […]

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