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Ganduje Emerges APC New National Chairman

.As NEC Endorses Him Former Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has been appointed the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC Ganduje was appointed the APC Chairman at the party’s 12th National Executive Meeting Thursday in Abuja on Thursday The party’s NEC also elected former Senate spokesman, Ajibola Basiru, as the National Secretary. Former Governor, Abdullahi Ganduje has been appointed the National Chairman of...

Subsidy Protest: Labour Leaders Concede After Meeting Tinubu

After a nationwide protest on Wednesday, the organized Labour has agreed to suspend further action on its opposition to fuel subsidy removal. This was a fallout of a meeting between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the representatives of the workers. At the meeting were the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, President, Joe Ajaero and his Trade Union Congress, TUC, counterpart, Festus Osifo. It...

Ministerial Nominees: Peter Obi’s Aide Lambasts Tinubu Over Bloated  National Executive Council

A chieftain of the Labour Party, LP, Kenneth Okonkwo, has slammed President Bola Tinubu’s administration for nominating 47 persons for ministerial appointments. Okonkwo wondered why the administration considered setting up what he described as ‘the most bloated bureaucracy in the world’ when according to him, the nation is heading towards being the poorest country in the world. The Nollywood veteran actor’s...

High Court Judgment: LP Nat Chairman Has Power To Sack Rivers Executive

The judgment delivered on 31/07/2023 in Suit No: PHC/753/CS/2023 between Dienye Pepple & Anor v Labour Party, Julius Abure, Hilda Dokubo &Ors, the Rivers State High Court presided over by Hon. Justice Adangor  held  that it lacked jurisdiction to go into the  suit filed by Deinye Pepple the erstwhile Chairman of Labour Party caretaker committee in Rivers State as...

Release Nonsonkwa Within 30hrs Or Charge Him To Court

...Enough Of The Intimidation, Godstime Tells Police   The Deputy Governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) in Imo state; Godstime Chukwubuikem Samuel has called on the Inspector General of Police to order his officer incharge of the IGP Monitoring unit to release Chinonso Ubah Nonsonkwa on bail or charge him to court. Godstime made this advice when he arrived...

Dibiagwu Says Imo House Of Reps Caucus Don’t Exist

•Denies Involvement In Ikenga’s Media Briefing On Chinonso Uba In a swift response to the purported Media Briefing conducted by the member representing Ideato Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere where he was said to have spoken on the Affairs of Imo State insecurity and the recent arrest of a Radio Presenter, Chinonso Ubah (Nonsonkwa),...

LP Guber Candidate, Achonu Wants Imo Gov To Resign Over Insecurity

The Imo Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in the 2023 November election, Senator Athan Nneji Achonu, has called on the State governor, Hope Uzodimma to resign from his position as governor for his woeful failure as chief security officer of the State. Sen Achonu mentioned that Governor Uzodimma, in a swift move to cover up his weakness, abdicated his constitutional...

NLC Protest In Imo

.As Demonstration Pull Down NASS Gate In Abuja By Okey Alozie Nigeria Labour Congress NLC and TUC on Wednesday August 2, 2023 swung into full action to protest against the draconian policies of the Federal Government of Nigeria leading by President Ahmed Tinubu. In Owerri the capital city of Imo State, the Union Leaders in the early hours of Wednesday stormed the...

Imo Pensioners Disappointed Again, Undergo Another Secret Verification Exercise.

Hundreds of Imo State Pensioners who thronged the office of the Head of Service yesterday went home disappointed as radio announcements inviting them in connection to payment of their gratuity turned out to be a ruse.  For close to three weeks now an Imo State government radio announcement rented the air asking Pensioners to visit the office of the Head...

Despite Reported Promotions, Increase in Salaries, Imo Workers Lament in Tears Over Slashed Payments

Despite reported increase of salaries to about 40% by the Imo State Government, IMSG and irrespective of claims of promotion, workers in the state witness a shock on Wednesday when alert for monthly salaries of the month of July started beeping on their phones. Worse hit are staff of the Imo State House of Assembly and that of the Imo...