Electricity workers have joined the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in its warning strike over the impact of the petrol subsidy removal on the masses. On September 1, the NLC announced plans to embark on a two-day nationwide strike from Tuesday (today), accusing the federal government of abandoning negotiations. The group …
Read More »Fayemi: Protest against subsidy removal under Jonathan was all politics
Kayode Fayemi, former governor of Ekiti, says the protest against the removal of petrol subsidy during the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan was mere politics. Fayemi spoke in Abuja on Tuesday while delivering a keynote address at a national dialogue organised to celebrate the 60th birthday of Udenta Udenta, the …
Read More »NANS warn against plans to stop protest
Olatunde Oluwasola The National Association of Nigerian Students has warned against plans to stop its protests. Recall that the Department of State Security recently said some politicians are planning to mobilise Student leaders to stage violent protest across the state. However, NANS in a statement its National PRO, Giwa Temitope …
Read More »Four Yahoo boys arrested for torturing three trainees over failed deal
Four suspected internet fraudsters have been arrested in connection with the detention and torture of three young trainees who were learning the illicit business from them in Ikorodu area of Lagos. The suspects, as gathered, tortured the three apprentices for not succeeding in defrauding a victim they found on the …
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