Politics

By Jonathan Okpanachi Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the People's Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Thursday, berated the police for invading the national secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Abuja. Atiku made his position known through his mefia aide, Mr Paul Ibe. Quoting him, "The invasion of the national secretariat of the Nigeria Labour Congress by persons believed to me security operatives whether singly or as a combined team stands condemned. "The practice of such raids without a valid court order and in the wee hours of the day reflects the current administration’s desire to hold…

By Johnson Nwankwo Mr Kenneth Okonkwo, former spokesman of Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, is an actor and has no business in politics. Barr Casmir Agbo, chairman of Labour Party in Enugu State, stated this while reacting to the resignation of Okonkwo from LP. Okonkwo, a Nollywood veteran and lawyer, had a few days ago announced his resignation from LP. He accused Mr Obi, the party's presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, of lacking the capacity to protect the mandate given to him by Nigerian voters during the 2023 presidential election. Okonkwo also claimed that Obi was supporting an…

By Hadiza Suleman President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Monday, signed the minimum wage bill into law. The development brings to an end months of deliberations among government authorities, labour unions, and the private sector. Our correspondent reports that the National Assembly had passed the N70,000 per month minimum wage bill. A National Assembly delegation, led by the President of the Senate Godswill Akpabio, and some members of the House of Representatives, was around to witness the epochal event.

By Hadiza Suleman Mr Kenneth Okonkwo, former spokesman of the Presidential Campaign Council of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, says LP's presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, lacks the capacity to protect voters' mandates given to him, hence his decision to ditch the former Anambra governor. Okonkwo, lawyer and veteran Nollywood actor, disclosed his decision to abandon Obi in a post via his social media handle. He criticised Obi for not seeking the solutions to the crisis in Labour Party, but rather validating the leadership that its tenure has expired. He expressed anger over the pains "Nigerians are going…

By Hadiza Suleman President Bola Tinubu, Tuesday, urged the masterminds of the planned August 1-10 protests to shelve their plans. He assured them that he had listened to their concerns and was working towards addressing them. The president also assured that his administration was working on a social intervention scheme to accommodate all unemployed graduates nationwide. He prayed the youths to exercise patience, adding that he was already addressing the issues raised and assured that his government would promptly react to all their concerns. The position of the president was stated by the minister of Information and National Orientation, Mr…