Author: Esther Uwak

NLC Gives Police 48 Hours To Vacate NURTW Secretariat  The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has given the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun, to order police operatives to immediately vacate the occupation of the National Secretariat of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Abuja within 48 hours.  NLC disclosed this on Monday in a communique at the end of an emergency National Administrative Council (NAC) meeting.  Accordingly, NLC asked President Bola Tinubu to urgently clear his name, which is being peddled by those who have forcefully taken over the NURTW’s secretariat with the aid of security operatives.…

Nigeria Air Force Acquires 18 Attack Helicopters From US, Turkey  The Chief of Air Staff (CAS), Hassan Abubakar has said that the Nigeria Air Force (NAF) will soon take delivery of 18 attack helicopters to boost its fleet of aircraft.  Mr Abubakar said this at a one-day tour of formations and units under the NAF 115 Special Operations Group (SOG) in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. He said the United States would supply 12 attack helicopters while the Turkish government would provide another six helicopters in September.  “We are not deterred by recent developments as the federal government has approved the…

Wike orders arrest of owner of Abuja collapsed building, to resettle residents Federal Capital Territory FCT minister, Nyesom Wike has ordered the immediate identification and arrest of the owner of a two-storey building which collapsed in Abuja on Wednesday night. The building had at least 39 residents, with two certified dead, and 37 rescued and taken to various hospitals. Vanguard had earlier reported that the building, located at Lagos Crescent, Garki Village in the Garki District of the nation’s capital, was one of the first storey buildings in the area. While it caved it caved in around 11pm on Wednesday…

Transfer: Super Eagles goalkeeper Maduka Okoye joins Udinese Calcio Nigerian international Maduka Okoye has signed a four-year deal with his new club, Udinese Calcio. The Serie A club announced his signing on Thursday on a permanent deal for an undisclosed fee from English Championship side Watford FC. The 23-year-old goalkeeper signed for Watford from Eredivisie side Sparta Rotterdam after Ben Foster left the club but struggled to get minutes as he ended up appearing only two times in the FA Cup and League Cup throughout the last campaign. Okoye started his career at Bayer Leverkusen before he joined Fortuna Düsseldorf,…

Niger: Algeria, Egypt oppose military action, seek dialogue Algeria and Egypt have moved against military intervention in the Niger Republic, insisting that dialogue remains the best option out of the current political crisis in the country. Recall that West African leaders had, in the aftermath of the coup that toppled President Mohamed Bazoum, threatened to embark on military intervention in the Sahel country should the coup leaders, led by General Abdourahmane Tchiani, fail to restore democracy in the country and the ousted president to power. Oppositions to military option have also come from prominent individuals and groups in Nigeria, including…

Biden Fingers Putin In Wagner Boss Death The United States President, Joe Biden, has suggested Vladimir Putin’s involvement in the death of Wagner boss, Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash on Wednesday. PUNCH reports that Prigozhin and nine others were killed in the ill-fated jet believed to belong to the Wagner boss. The cause of the crash was not immediately clear but Ukrainian presidential aide Mykhaylo Podolyak said the plane crash was “a signal from Putin to Russia’s elites ahead of the 2024 elections, reports The Guardian. When asked to react to the crash and Prigozhin’s death on Wednesday, Biden…

Ben Bruce Commends FG For Setting Up Electric Vehicle Charging Station In Enugu I am excited to see the Federal Government’s inauguration of solar-powered electric vehicle charging stations at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN). This visionary step resonates deeply with what I have passionately advocated for. While my earnest attempts to champion such initiatives through legislation were met with resistance in the past, the winds of change have since gathered momentum. Today, we stand at a transformative crossroads, recognizing the imminent necessity of pivoting away from fossil fuels and embracing clean, renewable sources of energy. The forward-thinking leadership shown…

Kaduna Govt Unveils Plans For Free Bus, Train Services As Long-Term Palliatives The Kaduna State Government has unveiled a comprehensive palliative support programme designed to help cushion the negative impact of the removal of petrol subsidies on residents of the state. Governor Uba Sani made the disclosure on Tuesday during a joint media briefing, where the initiative was unveiled with the state Chairman of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Ayuba Suleiman, and other members of the palliative committee comprising representatives of organised labour and civil society organisations. According to Sani, 210,000 indigent households, totalling 1,050,000 vulnerable persons will benefit from…