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NLC IMO STATE CHAPTER ENDORSE  GOV. HOPE UZODIMMA AS THEIR SOLE CANDIDATE FOR THE IMO STATE GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION  The Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) Imo State Chapter has adopted Governor Hope Uzodimma as their sole candidate for the November 11th gubernatorial election.  It was a unanimous endorsement made during the 2023 Workers' Day Celebration at Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu Square in Owerri. The adoption according to the NLC Imo Chapter is a testament to his administration's commitment to improving the lives of workers in the state through several policy implementations on workers' welfare which includes the prompt payment of salaries up to the 13th month, regular payment of pensions, free transportation, promotions after more than ten years among many other things.  Governor Uzodimma in his address commended the NLC Imo State Chapter, referring to the adoption as "the mother of all endorsements.  While promising more welfare packages for Imo workers, the Gov...

Nine Members Of IPOB Arrested Over The Murder Of Police Officers In Imo State All Rights Reserved The police command in Imo says it has arrested nine suspected members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) over the murder of five officers and two civilians in the state. On April 21, gunmen killed the officers and a couple identified as Mr and Mrs Nwagu during an attack at Okpala community in Ngor-Okpala LGA, Imo state. The gunmen were said to have attacked the police officers while they were eating at a restaurant. Henry Okoye, Imo police spokesperson, in a statement on Sunday, said the suspects were apprehended at their hideout in Ezinihitte-Mbaise LGA on Thursday. The police spokesperson said Obali Paul, a 70-year-old man identified as a herbalist, was also arrested. “In the course of investigation, the suspects all confessed to be members of the dreaded IPOB/ESN syndicate terrorising the good people of Imo state and had a hand in the recent killing of five police offi...

NPF CYBERCRIME CENTRE PARTNERS HUNGARIAN POLICE, ARRESTS CYBER CRIMINAL. The Nigeria Police Force - National Cybercrime Center (NPF-NCCC) through the National Central Bureau (NCB) of the Force received a message from the Hungary Police on the 15th of July 2022. The intelligence enumerated the activities of a suspected fraudulent platform called “AMC Stock Experts” and how the said platform had succeeded in defrauding unsuspecting members of the global Cyber Community to the tune of thousands of dollars. Upon the receipt of this intelligence, Seasoned Cybercrime Forensic and Intelligence Assets under the supervision of DCP Uche Ifeanyi Henry, the Director NCCC, were deployed on the Case. The painstaking effort of the team led to the arrest of one George Gift Ikata, a 21-year-old male indigene of Abua Local Government Area in Rivers state. The suspect who resides in Iwofe Rivers state voluntarily elected in a written statement to have created the said platform for fraudulent purposes. Wh...

Fierce clashes erupt as France faces largest May Day protests in 30 years Police deploy tear gas, stun grenades and riot guns against protesters armed with stones and Molotov cocktails Protests were widespread across France in several big cities, including Paris, Lyon and Nantes, where protesters threw stones and set fire to the local council building. Police riposted with tear gas, stun grenades and riot guns. In Paris police officers were set alight by Molotov cocktails, with one suffering burns to their face and body, before being transferred to the hospital, according to state broadcaster France Télévisions. Watch video below and More photos below. 

'No Plan To Phase Out New Banknotes’ - CBN Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has no plan to phase out the newly redesigned banknotes as more of the banknotes will be in circulation soon. The Apex Bank was reacting to recent news making rounds that the newly designed notes will be phased out soon. In a statement, CBN’s Acting Director of Corporate Communications, Isa AbduMumimas described the reports as baseless and an attempt by some persons to cause panic amongst Nigerians. The Apex bank said the old and newly redesigned notes would be in circulation side by side. “We wish to reiterate that the new and old currency notes have been circulating side by side just as the Bank has been taking delivery of a good quantity of the redesigned bank notes from the Nigerian Security Printing and Minting Company (NSPMC) Limited.” The bank stated. CBN added that the old naira notes will continue to be accepted as legal tender till December 31, 2023 when the old N1000, N500 and N200 would hav...

Candidates To Check UTME Results On Tuesday - JAMB The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board JAMB says results of candidates who sat for the ongoing Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) would be released Tuesday 2nd May A statement on Monday by the Head, Public Affairs and Protocol of JAMB, Dr Fabian Benjamin says the delay in the release of the result was because the board was screening the conduct of the examination. The statement says candidates are to check their results on Tuesday, 2nd May, 2023, and those who sat for the examination but had challenges without being aware of such, would not see their results but would instead see their notification for rescheduled examination. JAMB also announced that all candidates, who could not sit for the 2023 UTME within their scheduled time owing to no fault of theirs, would be rescheduled to take the examination on Saturday, 6th May, 2023. It notes that candidates under these categories are principally those (i) who were ver...

IPPIS Under Investigation Over Alleged Salary Padding The Office of the Accountant-General of the Federation (OAGF) has launched a forensic audit into reports of a breach of the Integrated Personnel and Payroll and Information System (IPPIS). In a statement by the Director of Press and Public Relations in the OAGF, Bawa Mokwa, the Office had received inquiries over alleged “salary padding” on IPPIS involving some unspecified Ministries, Departments, and Agencies. It says that although there was no evidence of “salary padding” before the OAGF at this time; however, the statement says the office is aware of a reported breach of the IPPIS third-party payment protocol at an Institute outside Abuja. It stated that the incident had since been reported, and was being investigated by relevant anti-corruption, security, and regulatory agencies. In the meantime, a staff suspected to be connected with the breach has been suspended to allow for thorough investigation. The Office indicates that all...

May day: Zamfara workers decry non payment of salary, observe low-key celebration Zamfara state civil servants have decried non-payment of salary for three months and called for overhauling of public service in all ramifications. Chairmen of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and Trade Unions Congress, TUC, made this known today (Monday) in their separate speeches at the May day celebration conducted in a low-key at Garba Nadama conference Hall of JB Yakubu secretariat, Gusau. According to the labour leaders in the state, there was cordial relationship between government and workers in the state but at the end of the tenure of the present administration the story changed which they prayed to be rectified in the remaining four weeks of the present government of the state. In his speech, Governor Bello Muhammad Matawalle was represented by a Director in the office of the head of Service, Mr Ahmad Ibrahim said the state government was doing everything possible to ensure welfare of public s...

 Ike Ekweremadu Sentenced to 10 Years Imprisonment In UK May 1, 2023      Former deputy senate president, Senator Ike Ekweremadu has been sentenced to 10 years in UK jail. Full details shortly  

 Okey Wali, SAN, has been released by his abductors  Chairman of the Port Harcourt Branch of the Nigerian Bar Association, Victor Benibo, says Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Okey Wali, who was abducted two weeks ago has been released. Recall that the 64-year-old lawyer was abducted after his convoy came under attack along the East-West Road in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State on April 17.  

May 1, 2023 One of the buses conveying stranded Nigerians from Khartoum, the Sudanese capital, to Port Sudan where they will move into Saudi Arabia caught fire in the early hours of Monday. Twenty-six buses conveying the stranded Nigerians left Al Razi around 12:am on Monday for Port Sudan. “One of the buses conveying some 50 Nigerian students from Sudan with a tag number (Katsina 1) heading to Port Sudan as part of the second batch of FGN evacuation got damaged due to excessive heat from one of the vehicle’s tyres. “Dr Hashim Idris Na’Allah, the chairman of the Nigerian Elders’ Forum in Sudan, was one of the passengers in the said bus, which contained a total of 50 students (49 males, 1 female). “The incident happened around 2:30am Sudan time. “The driver stopped the bus near an RSF checkpoint, just before the tire exploded causing a fire to start. “All the passengers escaped unhurt. “Forty out of the 50 passengers were later distributed to the other buses evacuating the students, whi...

The attention of Anambra State Police Command has been drawn to a trending video of three suspects paraded on 28/4/2023 at the Command headquarters. Awka, but was misconstrued to be police officers or security personnel by sections of public opinion. The Command wishes to state that the suspects are not police officers or members of any security agency. The trio are among the six armed robbers, criminals/impersonators wearing security uniforms to beat security screening before they were intercepted, identified and arrested on 27/4/2023 by 7:30 pm by police operatives attached to Forwarding Operating Base, Aguata, while on stop and search along Afor Nnobi road.  The suspects, Hyicent Ujwuika aged 45 years, Sunday Samuel Akpan aged 31 years and Chinonso Offor a.k.a Wolf aged 24 years.* confessed on the same day, abducted a man and robbed the victim of his vehicle and were en route to their den. They also confessed that the police uniforms they were wearing were stolen from Area Comma...

Gbajabiamila salutes Nigerian workers, says their sacrifices won't go in vain The Speaker of the House of Representatives Rep. Femi Gbajabiamila has lauded the efforts of the Nigerian workers on the occasion of this year's International Workers' Day. Gbajabiamila said the Nigerian workers have paid their dues over the years, therefore, they deserved to be celebrated always, not just on workers' day. Recalling the sacrifices of the Nigerian workers, Gbajabiamila said such would not go in vain, noting that they would continue to reap from their good works. He said Nigeria would not have been what it is today if not for the diligence, dedication and commitment at various levels. He saluted them for their invaluable contributions to the growth and development of Nigeria even as he urged them to do more for the betterment of the country.  

FG Evacuates More Nigerians From Sudan Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs, Disaster Management and social Development says 31 more buses are currently leaving Sudan with Nigerians to the nearest evacuation borders. The Permanent secretary in the Ministry, Dr. Nasir Sani-Gwarzo said the 31 buses are an addition to the 13 that had earlier evacuated part of the 5,500 Nigerians from Sudan to the border of Egypt. While fielding questions from newsman at the end of a closed door meeting with members of the committee, Dr Sani-Gwarzo said out of the 5,500 Nigerians, 637 have been moved out of khartoum to Egypt, but only 420 were cleared, and the Egyptians authority have not yet granted them access to the country. “You need to pay a fee to exit a country and to enter a new country. What the Egyptian government is asking per evacuated citizens is $25 ,It’s not the money that matters is the evacuation.” “It is sad to know that so far it’s been three days all the Nigerians have not been cleared yet,...

 Golden Eaglets Edge Zambia To Win Opener Nigeria has made a positive start in the Total Energies Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), Algeria 2023, with a 1-0 victory over Zambia. Favour Daniel’s second-half goal secured the victory for the Golden Eaglets, who now sit on top of Group B after their opening match. Despite a late penalty miss by Light Eke, the Golden Eaglets managed to see off the slim advantage to move top of Group B after their opening match. Both teams played well in the contest, with Nigeria creating more chances to score than their opponents but missing that clinical touch. Abubakar Abdullahi thought he had scored the opener after 13 minutes but he was flagged offside, while Tochukwu Ogbabido had a rasping shot from the edge of the box go inches over. Six minutes to the break, the Nigerians had a glorious chance when Hope Linus sent skipper Precious Williams through on goal with a brilliant through ball, but the Zambian keeper’s trailing leg deflected the bal...

Politics Time Is Over - Wike Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State is asking Nigerians to rally around President-elect Bola Tinubu, saying the time for politics is over.  Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) to clinch the seat in the February poll. “Elections have come and gone. The winner has emerged and therefore is it necessary for all Nigerians to give him the necessary support for the interest of Nigeria,” Wike told newsmen after meeting with Tinubu at the Defence House in Abuja . “I am confident that he has what it takes to turn Nigeria around,” the governor added. Wike was accompanied by Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State who also re-echoed his Rivers counterpart’s comment. "I came here to basically pay homage to the President-elect and to let him know that elections are over and this is [time for ]governance and we would do our best to give him support for the good g...

Workers Day Workers in Nasarawa State have trooped to Lafia Square to mark the 2023 Workers Day. The workers are dressed in colourful attires according to their various unions that make up the Nigeria Labour Congress. The Deputy Governor of the state Dr. Emmanuel Akabe who is representing Governor Abdullahi Sule has already arrived the venue of the occasion.  More photos below. 

May Day Celebration: Niger Govt Tasks Workers On Productivity Governor, Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger state has asked workers to be more efficient and productive in the discharge of their duties for the progress and development of the state  This is contained in a statement issued to Newsmen in Minna by his Chief Press Secretary Mrs Mary Noel Berje as part of activities marking the 2023 Worker's Day celebration. Alh Abubakar Sani Bello said though he is leaving office in a couple of days, he is still concerned with the huge wage bill of Niger state government which has remained static as well as the lingering anomalies in the civil service over the years. He however would want Civil Servants to be sincere with themselves and support the incoming administration in addressing the negative trends that have continued to bring setbacks within the system. The Governor also commended the state workforce for serving as catalyst in the formulation and implementation of government policies an...

Sirika Pledges Improved Welfare For Aviation Staff Minister of Aviation, Senator Hadi Sirika has felicitated with workers in the aviation sector for their daily contributions to the running and development of the industry as they celebrate Workers Day. The lofty achievements recorded in the nation’s aviation sector would not have been possible without the “commitment and personal sacrifices” of employees in the different segments of the industry, Senator Sirika said. He particularly ascribed the near total achievement of the aviation roadmap to the “understanding and cooperation” of the workers, and hoped that the remaining parts will be achieved within the short period before the hand-over to the incoming administration. In a statement by his Special Assistant, James Odaudu, the minister restated the commitment of the Buhari administration to the continued improvement of the welfare of aviation workers through “regular training, enhanced pay packages, provision of working tools and co...