Category: NEWS
Independence Parade Cancellation Shows Presidency’s Disconnect From Nigerians – ADC
Bolaji Abdullahi, spokesman of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has criticised the Federal Government’s decision to cancel the 65th Independence Anniversary parade, describing it as another sign of disconnect between the presidency and the Nigerian people. The Federal Government had on Monday announced the cancellation of the parade, which was scheduled for October 1 in…
NLC Places Unions On Red Alert Over PENGASSAN/Dangote Rift
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has placed its unions and members on red alert over the rift between the Dangote refinery and the Petroleum, Natural Gas Workers Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN). PENGASSAN had been at loggerheads with the refinery, accusing its management of sacking over 800 Nigerian workers. The union members on Monday barricaded the…
Court Orders Arrest Of INEC Chairman
The Federal High Court in Osogbo, Osun State capital, has ordered the Inspector-General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to arrest the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu, for contempt and disobedience of court orders. The court’s decision followed a suit filed by the Action Alliance against INEC. The Action Alliance had…
ARISE TV Anchor Killed In Abuja Armed Robbery
ARISE News Channel has mourned the tragic loss of a young journalists, Somtochukwu Maduagwu, who died in the early hours of Monday, September 29, following a violent armed robbery at her residence in the Katampe area of Abuja. In a statement obtained from its X handle on Monday, the 29-year-old broadcaster, affectionately known as Sommie,…
BREAKING: ASUU Issues 14-Day Ultimatum To FG Over Unresolved Issues
The Academic Staff Union of Universities has issued a 14-day ultimatum to the Federal Government of Nigeria. The union made the decision following a National Executive Council meeting held on Sunday at the University of Abuja. The national president of ASUU, Prof. Chris Piwuna made this known in a copy of strike action he personally…
JUST IN: Court Stops PENGASSAN, Others From Cutting Gas Supply To Dangote
Justice Emmanuel Subilim of the National Industrial Court Abuja, has restrained the Petroleum, Natural Gas Workers Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) from embarking on its planned industrial action against Dangote Petroleum Refinery and Petrochemicals FZE. Ruling on an ex parte application by Dangote Refinery, Justice Subilim restrained the defendants, which included Nigeria National Petroleum Company Ltd…
Breaking!!! Nigerian Marketers Announce Fuel Price Hike
The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria has announced that its members would effect a petrol price hike nationwide as Dangote Refinery suspended sales of petrol in Naira. The National President of IPMAN, Abubakar Maigandi, disclosed this in an interview on Saturday. He confirmed that the 650,000-barrel-per-day refinery, on Friday, sent an email to its…
Coronation: Give Us Ibadan State — Olubadan Tells Tinubu
The 44th Olubadan, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, has made a public appeal for the creation of Ibadan State before Bola Tinubu on Friday. Speaking after his installation and receiving the Staff of Office from Governor Seyi Makinde, the new monarch urged Tinubu to make this a reality before 2027. Ladoja, speaking in Yoruba, the monarch…
PHOTO: Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja Crowned 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland
History was made in Ibadan today, as former Oyo State Governor, Oba Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, ascended the revered throne as the 44th Olubadan of Ibadanland. The star-studded coronation drew together traditional rulers from across Nigeria, top government officials led by Bola Ahmed Tinubu, state governors, and thousands of indigenes who thronged the ancient city to…
Why Our Men Need Arms In Nigeria – FRSC Boss
The Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps, Shehu Mohammed says arming road safety operatives may be the only way to enforce traffic laws effectively on Nigerian highways. Appearing on Arise News on Thursday, Mohammad painted a vivid picture of the difficulties his men face when trying to stop heavy-duty vehicles. “How do you…