As the nationwide strike action called by organised labour and its civil society allies against the removal of fuel subsidy enters its second day, commercial activities remained grounded across most states of the federation. Here’s the situation ...
Mr Ade Ipaye, Lagos State Attorney General, has disclosed that a policeman who allegedly shot a protester to death during Monday’s nationwide protest against the removal of petrol subsidy will be prosecuted. The policeman allegedly shot the...
The local wing of the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA), Ikeja in Lagos remained grounded on Tuesday, the second day of the petroleum subsidy strike. The protest is led by Organised Labour and a coalition of civil society groups, to protest...
Air Chief Marshal Oluseyi Petinrin, the Chief of Defence Staff, says the country will overcome the current security challenges and come out stronger and more united. Petinrin made the observation while fielding questions from newsmen in Barki...
The Police in Kano State arrested 24 persons allegedly involved in an attempt to take over Government House, Kano, during protests against the removal of fuel subsidy on Monday. The Commissioner of Police in the state, Alhaji Ibrahim Idris, told n...
Barcelona and Argentina forward Lionel Messi yesterday was crowned the 2011 FIFA Ballon d’Or. He has therefore claimed the title of world player of the year for the third consecutive time. Messi beat Barcelona team-mate Xavi Hernandez and Real Ma...
Organised Labour yesterday commended Nigerians for the huge success of the first day in the indefinite mass rally and protest it declared against fuel subsidy removal policy of the President Goodluck Jonathan Government that made Lagosians come out in ...
Thousands of protesters took to the streets at virtually all major towns and cities in Jigawa State to demonstrate their disapproval of the removal of fuel subsidy by federal government. They also expressed their displeasure with the State Governor, Al...
What was billed as a peaceful protest against the removal of fuel subsidy by the federal government yesterday turned bloody in Benin City, Edo State, as hoodlums seized the opportunity to attack a Bureau De Change. The hoodlums that attack...
Lagos State Governor, Babatunde Fashola (SAN), yesterday appealed to protesting lawyers to exercise their displeasure over the removal of fuel subsidy within the ambit of the law. The governor said that it was better to start from the negotiation table...
Ms. Baleka Mbete, Speaker, South Africa’s National Assembly, once asserted that, “Parliaments can implement democracy by always putting the people at the centre of what it does. We have to listen to our people, we have to give our people an...
Aviation unions are re-strategising to ensure full compliance of labour directive in aviation. This is coming as the Nigerian Airspace Management Agency (NAMA) announced that the airspace is open to flight operations despite the strik...
Superstar couple Beyoncé Knowles and Jay-Z have welcomed their first child - a baby girl named Blue Ivy Carter. The 30-year-old singer's daughter arrived via scheduled caesarean section at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City last night. The coupl...
The recent Madalla bombing in Niger state has made the Christian community the center of discussion on the current insecurity crises in the country . Arch Bishop John Onaiyekan , the Archbishop of Abuja D...
Mixed reactions greeted President Goodluck Jonathan’s introduction of cost-cutting measures in his administration, including the reduction of the salaries of political office holders by 25 per cent. President Jonathan stated in an address to the ...