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‘We’ll defend Fayose with our last blood’ – Ekiti PDP
Top stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party in Ekiti State have declared that any attempt to remove Governor Ayodele Fayose from his position would be stiffly resisted. The leaders of…
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The late 5: These are the stories that drove the conversation today
These are the top five stories that drove the conversation today. Court throws out Fani-Kayode's suit A federal high court has ruled that the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC)…
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Ekiti lawmakers abandon their jobs to protest ‘harassment of Fayose’ (PHOTOS)
Apparently, Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose is not alone in his travails in the hands of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as members of the State House…
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Protest holds in Ekiti against Buhari, APC (PHOTOS)
On Monday, residents of Ado Ekiti, the Ekiti state capital trooped out in their numbers to protest against the alleged selective war against corruption of the President Muhammadu Buhari-led administration.…
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Finance Ministry to protesting workers: ‘Your agitation is unjustifiable’
Civil servants working at the Ministry of Finance, on Monday, embarked on a protest action over the non payment of allowances and entitlements while also calling for the removal of…
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Game of thrones: Sheriff, Makarfi, youths fight for soul of PDP
There's no end in sight for the crisis currently rocking the Peoples Democratic Party as the former National Chairman of the party, Ali Modu Sheriff's supporters once again stormed the…
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PDP youths shut down party headquarters
Young members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), under the aegis of PDP Youth Rescue Group and PDP Rebirth Group, have shutdown the national secretariat of the party in Abuja. The…
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Imo pensioners protest salary arrears, block major road (PHOTOS)
Imo state pensioners are presently carrying out a protest action at Douglas-Okigwe road, which leads to the government house. The aged protesters have blocked the strategic road and prevented workers…
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Mimiko blocked from entering government house by angry workers
The Ondo State Governor, Olusegun Mimiko, was on Thursday prevented from gaining access to his office by protesting workers who blocked the entrance of the state government house. The workers…
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Opinion: Legitimate grievances, secessionist impulses and selfish ethnic interests
by Dele Awogbeoba A cursory look at the Niger Delta and the damage done to its environment as a result of the huge cross the Niger Delta has had to…
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#Olayinkamustgo: University of Ibadan students want VC removed
Pained by the actions of the school Vice Chancellor, Professor Abel Olayinka, students of the University of Ibadan have taken to Twitter to call for the removal of the VC,…
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IG orders arrest of pro-Biafra supporters found with weapons
The Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase, on Tuesday, ordered the immediate arrest and prosecution of any member of the Indigenous People Of Biafra (IPOB) found in possession of unauthorized…
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A round-up of what happened during Monday’s Biafra protests
Pro-Biafra agitators, on Monday, had violent clashes with Nigerian security forces - in several South-east states - which led to the deaths of more than 30 persons. Here's a round-up…
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Police officer stabbed to death, 2 thrown off bridge by pro-Biafra protesters
Two policemen have been reportedly thrown into River Niger while another officer was stabbed to death by suspected members of MASSOB. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that a police…
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What is going in Onitsha? – Here’s what we know so far
Earlier today, we reported that pro-Biafrans from all over the world would celebrate the fallen heroes and heroines of Biafra. What was supposed to be a “peaceful remembrance march” in…
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The story in photos from Tinubu’s meeting with NLC leaders today
Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress on Friday afternoon, held a meeting with the leaders of the Trade Union Congress and the National Labour Congress.…
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Where is the ‘mother of all protests’ Dino Melaye promised in 7 days?
From his stand against the removal of subsidy in 2012, his famous fist fight at the House of Representatives in 2014 which left his clothes in shreds to his unflinching…
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NLC members barricade Alausa road in protest of fuel price (PHOTOS)
In furtherance of its agitation against the increase in petrol price from N86 to N145, the National Labour Congress has taken its protests to the Lagos State Secretariat, Alausa, Ikeja. According…
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NLC to Nigerians: ‘Be part of this historic struggle in defence of yourself’
The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), on Wednesday thanked its members and affiliates for coming out enmasse to carry out the industrial action against the increase in the price of fuel.…
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How the FG won the communication war and defeated the NLC
It would appear that every Nigerian except the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) knew that Nigeria is having serious economic difficulties. This fore knowledge of the severity of our economic situation…
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Shehu Sani to FG: ‘Stop intimidating NLC’
Senator Shehu Sani of Kaduna Central District, today warned the federal government against intimidating the leadership of the Nigerian Labour Congress. This was contained in a statement. He said the…
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Is this the end of the NLC, as Nigerians ignore it?
During the swearing in of the Ayuba Wabba faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Governor Adams Oshiomole of Edo state, who is a former National President of the NLC,…
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NLC faction set to defy court order, to embark on strike
Despite a restraining order from the National Industrial Court, a faction of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has sworn that the intended strike action will go on. According to The…
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NLC, FG meeting on fuel price ends in deadlock
A four-hour meeting between the federal government and organised labour to discuss the hike in fuel price, on Monday night, ended in deadlock. The government tried to put a spin…
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Dino Melaye to lead Nigerians in protest against his party
Senator Dino Melaye says he will lead Nigerians to issue a 7-day ultimatum to the federal government to revert to the old pump price of N86.50. The lawmaker said on…
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N145: NLC, TUC have issued a final warning to the FG
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), on Friday, called on the Nigerian government to revert the price of fuel to N86 per liter or prepare…
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Trouble may be coming, as NANS promises to “Occupy Nigeria” next week
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS), on Thursday, announced its plans to carry out a nation wide Occupy Nigeria protest over the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal…
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In today’s edition of Captain Obvious, Balarabe Musa says ‘Nigeria is in trouble’
“We are in trouble; the already bad situation will get worse and it will worsen the poverty level of Nigerians,” said the former governor of Kaduna state, Balarabe Musa, while…
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Shehu Sani accuses those now supporting subsidy removal of “outright deception”
The Senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, on Thursday, took to his facebook wall to protest the removal of fuel subsidy and the subsequent increase in price of fuel. Sani,…
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Ayokunle Odekunle: We must not miss this golden chance to do away with subsidy
On a humid day in January 2012, I was seated on one of the wooden chairs in the Large auditorium of the Nigerian Law School, Victoria Island Lagos enduring of…
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