The Nigeria Labour Congress has urged the Federal Government to urgently introduce measures to cushion the impact of rising petrol prices, including reasonable wage awards for workers and the sale of crude oil to local refineries in naira. The NLC made the demand in a statement signed by its President, Joe Ajaero, on Wednesday, as…
Senator Yemi Adaramodu has commenced the construction of the Idasa–Idi Ose Road in Igbara Odo-Ekiti, in continuation of his efforts to improve road infrastructure and connectivity across Ekiti South Senatorial District. The project is strategically linked to the ongoing St. Stephen Road construction, also facilitated by the senator, with the connection expected to create a…
The Presidency has reacted to the ongoing dispute between former Anambra State Governor and Nigeria Democratic Congress presidential candidate, Peter Obi, and the state government over the financial liabilities allegedly incurred during his administration. Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, in a post on X on Wednesday, challenged Obi…
President Bola Tinubu has mourned veteran Nollywood actor and film executive, Oludotun Baiyewu Jacobs, popularly known as Olu Jacobs, who died at the age of 84.Jacobs’ death was announced by his son, Olusoji Jacobs, on Instagram on Wednesday. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, Tinubu described the…
Business activities and vehicular movement were disrupted in Enugu, the state capital, on Wednesday as hundreds of commercial transporters and market traders protested against what they described as heavy taxation and rising fuel prices. The protesters, including tricycle operators, minibus drivers and shop owners, blocked major transport hubs and roads around Ogbete Main Market, Old…
Supreme Court Reserves Judgment in INEC, Zenith Labour Party Electoral Act Dispute. The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in an appeal filed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) challenging a Court of Appeal ruling that nullified certain provisions of the Electoral Act 2026 concerning political party primaries and membership registers. The case, marked SC/CR/495/2026,…
Former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, has said he would accept a possible victory by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 presidential election as the verdict of Nigerians. Dalung stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, amid ongoing efforts by opposition parties to form a coalition ahead of…
Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has criticised Imo State Governor and Chairman of the APC Governors’ Forum, Hope Uzodinma, over the ongoing political disagreement surrounding Wike’s Rainbow Coalition. Wike made the remarks during an interview with Arise Television on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, while responding to comments by Uzodinma and the…
The Technical Adviser to the Ekiti State Governor on Road Infrastructure, Engr. Tope Fatukasi, has said the administration of Governor Biodun Oyebanji has surpassed initial projections and expectations in road construction and rehabilitation across the state. Fatukasi disclosed this on Tuesday in Ado-Ekiti during the interactive S’etigbo multicast programme anchored by the Bureau of Community…
Afuye Raises Alarm Over Alleged Threats, Seeks Security Protection in Ekiti Political activist and former Deputy Governorship candidate of the Action for Democratic Party (ADP), Comrade Idowu Afuye, has called on security agencies in Ekiti State to provide him with immediate protection over alleged threats to his life. Afuye, in a statement issued on Wednesday,…
