NLC Insists On Strike Tomorrow May 18th.

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) led by Ayuba Wabba says they will proceed with its planned strike despite this morning's injunction by the National Industrial Court ‎restraining organized labor from embarking on its planned strike action tomorrow May 18th.






The head of information of NLC, Benson Upah, in an interview with TheCable said‎ “‎NLC’s position has not shifted. The strike will go on tomorrow,” he said.

When asked if he could be quoted, he said: “Quote me, the strike will go on tomorrow.”


The leadership of NLC say the take-off point for workers in Abuja is at the NLC secretariat by 8am

She Did It! DJ Cuppy Is A Graduate Of NYU

 Florence ‘DJ Cuppy’ Otedola‘s graduation ceremony from New York University last week as she bags her Master’s Degree and now it’s official.

The graduation ceremony was held earlier today and the DJ was joined by her billionaire dad Femi Otedola, mum Nana Otedola and sisters Temi and Wumi Otedola.

In 2014, Cuppy graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management (2.1) from the prestigious King’s College London.

See pictures from the graduation day, as documented on Snapchat.

Photo Credit: Snapchat – @cuppymusic @jtofashion

Fuel Subsidy Removal: Court Stops NLC & TUC From Embarking On Proposed Strike

                                                           NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba

Justice Babatunde Adejumo of the National Industrial Court on Tuesday stopped ‎the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress from embarking on their planned strike over the increase in fuel price by the federal Government.

He gave the restraining order after the Attorney General of the Federation, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, argued an ‎ex parte application in which the prayer for the order was contained.

According to PUNCH, Adejumo ruled:

The defendants are hereby restrained from carrying out the threat contained in their communique issued on May 14th, 2016 pending the hearing and determination of the ‎motion on notice filed on May 16.

It is the order of this court that status quo be maintained as at May 17th‎. The order being an interim one will last for seven days, although it is subject to renewal.

It is the order of this court that none of the parties shall engage in any act, conduct, overtly, covertly on this matter pending the hearing and determination of the motion on notice.

Adejumo, speaking on why he granted the order said:

I decided to take this case this morning because it is on an issue that will affect everybody. I don’t want people to be subjected to hardship. There will be scarcity of foods, people may die, students will engage in all sorts of activities. This is why I have to grant this order.

Fakeawyer Arrested In Ogun State

47 year old Ayodele Balogun has been arrested by the Ogun state police command for parading himself as a lawyer in the last 10 years without training. The fake lawyer was arrested by some police officers attached to the Otta Division of the Ogun Police Command following a petition by a victim who he duped of N140,000.

Speaking on his arrest, the spokesperson of the Ogun state police command, Olumuyiwa Adejobi said
“While the police detectives were on with their interrogation, one of the revered legal practitioners in the area alerted the police of the suspect’s criminal antecedents and urged the police to widen the scope of their interrogation, hence the confession of Ayodele Balogun, who has been practicing at a popular chamber in otta for a decade, to be a fake legal practitioner. The suspect and others,who might be indicted in the course of police investigation,be charged to court without delay and his(their) details be sent to the Nigerian Bar Association and other concerned groups/bodies for necessary action,” Adejobi said
He will be arraigned in court soon.

Saraki Pays Tribute To His Late Father, Olusola Saraki

Senate President Bukola Saraki, this afternoon, shared this tribute he wrote to remember his father, Olusola Saraki, who passed away 4 years on November 14th 2012. Bukola Saraki on his facebook wall wrote
"Dear father, It has been four years since you left us. You died as a titan of your time; a legend of the years that you walked the earth. As we remember you today, and pay homage to your memory, I want to say: Thank you Baba. We miss your presence.”

Senate Backs New Petrol Price | Wants Immediate Implementation of Palliatives

The Senate on Tuesday endorsed the Federal Government’s decision to peg the pump price of petrol at N145 per litre.

Rising from an Executive Session, presided by Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, the Senate called on the government to parley labour unions to forestall the threatened strike.

Ekweremadu said that the Senate sympathised with Nigerians for the hardship which the new prices of petrol will cause and called on the government to implement the palliatives.

“The Senate in a closed session deliberated on the increase in the pump price of PMS by the Federal Government and the threats by the organised Labour to embark on a nationwide strike. We resolved as follows:

That we sympathise with ordinary people of Nigeria on the hardships they are going through.

That the Senate will engage the Federal Government to find sustainable ways of improving the welfare of the people of Nigeria.

That we call on government to continue to engage the organised labour and other stakeholders to resolve issues in order not to ground the system and impose more hardships on our people.

That government should immediately start implementing palliative measures contained in the 2016 Appropriation Act passed by the National Assembly,” he said.

The Federal Government last week announced the removal of subsidy from petrol and pegged the price at not more than N145 per litre.

Organised labour threatened to embark on strike by Wednesday if government fails to revert to N86.5 per litre.

Zenith Bank Signs Agreement That Could Ease Nigeria’s Electricity Challenges

On Saturday, May 14, 2016, Zenith Bank Plc signed a very significant power sector credit facility agreement with the French Development Agency (AgenceFrancaise de Development (AFD) that could have very positive implications for Nigeria’s electricity challenges.



The on-lending term loan being made available to Zenith Bank is to support new investments in the CAPEX (capital expenditure) of Distribution Companies (DISCOs) in the power sector in Nigeriaat single digit interest rates. Chairman of Zenith Bank Mr. Jim OviaandMrs. Laurence Breton-Moyet, Chief Operating Officer and Member of the Executive Board from the AFD Headquarters, Paris signed the agreement with Presidents MuhammaduBuhari and Francois Hollande in attendance.

With the potential to give over $100 million in loans to the DISCOs, this could very well be a turning point in Nigeria's struggle for uninterrupted power supply.

Pictures From The Funeral Of A Mother, Father And Two Sisters Killed By Their Son And Brother In Yobe

The Father, mother and two daughters who were killed by their son and brother, 28 years old Adamu Mai Bisco, in Potiskum, Yobe state yesterday night, were buried according to Islamic rites this morning. Adamu who is said to be a drug addict, used a shovel to hack his family members to death while they slept. He has been arrested and will be charged to court soon. More photos below

Boko Haram Military Commander Captured In Nigeria

A military commander in the Boko Haram sect, Boukar Kaou, has been captured by a joint military task force from Cameroon and Nigeria during a raid in Madawaya forest in Borno state near the border with Cameroon.

A statement released yesterday by a spokesperson of the Cameroonian government, Issa Tchiroma Bakary, states that the sect leader and 5 of his aides were arrested on May 10th and 11th. Over 50 of the sect members were killed during the attack while none of the soldiers in the joint task force died during the attack.

Domestic Violence: Nigerian Man Attacks His Cambodian Wife At A Bar

A Nigerian man on Thursday, May 12 attacked his Cambodian wife at a bar called Candy Bar, located in Psa Kandal commune, Doun Penh district, Cambodia, causing injury to her head. The man was stopped by others at the place and reported to the police while the woman was taken to the hospital to be treated. If he can do this in public, imagine what he would do in private.

According to witnesses, the couple was seen walking along Psa Kandal1 commune street, Doun Penh district in Phnom Penh and  when they arrived the Candy Bar, the Nigerian man simply known by his nickname Mikiward Migerin, hit his Cambodian wife in the head, causing serious injury.

She decided to file a complaint, looking for help from the Psa Kandal1 commune police. The 48-year-old Nigerian man was sent to the immigration Department for legal procedures.

Source: CEO

Gov. Nasir El-Rufai Pictured 'kneeling' Beside Obasanjo At The 2nd Regional Security Summit

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai pictured 'kneeling' beside former president Olusegun Obasanjo at the 2nd Regional Security Summit in Abuja. Also pictured is former Nigeria Minister of Agriculture and the President of African Development Bank, Dr Akinwumi Adesina, Pic credit: NAN

NFF Shifts Nigeria vs Luxembourg Match To May 31

The International friendly game that was initially billed for June 1st has now been shifted to May 31 because of Luxembourg's heavy participation in a cycling tournament according to the NFF.

"The change in date will not in any way affect our program. The entire contingent will move to Luxembourg from Rouen in France, where we will play Mali on 27th May. 

We will still have three days to train for the match against Luxembourg,” Eagles’ Team Administrator, Enebi Achor, told the NFF.com. The match in Luxembourg will take place at 7pm on Tuesday, 31st May, at the Josy Barthel Stadium in Luxembourg .

Actress Jennifer Lawrence Steps Out Braless...

Trying to be like Rihanna? The 25 year old Oscar winner wore a see-through top under a black jacket in Manhattan for her appearance at the GLAAD Media Awards yesterday.

Nigerian Footballer Asisat Oshoala Celebrates As Arsenal Ladies Win Womens FA Cup For The 14th Time!

Arsenal Ladies won the Women's FA Cup for the 14th time after beating Celsea 1-0 at Wembley on Saturday, May 14. Nigerian Asisat Oshoala took to her Instagram to celebrate her club's victory.

"Priceless moment!" she captioned one of the photos. See more photos shared by the club's official photographer.

Photo credit: Asisat/www.arsenal.com

Governor Akinwunmi Ambode Orders Fixing Of Bad Portions On Oshodi-Apapa Expressway

Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode on Friday expressed dissatisfaction at the deplorable state of some sections of Oshodi-Apapa Expressway, saying the road was too strategic to the economy of the State and therefore cannot be ignored.

Governor Ambode, who made an unscheduled inspection tour of the road while returning from the grand opening of a 70,000 capacity Motorbikes Assembly Plant in Mile 2, directed the State’s Ministry of Works and Infrastructure and other relevant government agencies to immediately move to site and fix the bad portions of the road.

A visibly worried Governor Ambode had stopped his convoy and came down from his vehicles to inspect the bad portions of the road alongside top government officials who accompanied him.

The Governor specifically inspected the bad portions of the road between Berlett and Ilasa, and Cele Bus stop inward Oshodi.

Governor Ambode not only directed the officials of the Ministry of Works to immediately move to site, but also ordered that an immediate palliative measure must be put in place to alleviate the sufferings of motorists who have been complaining about the deplorable state of the road through various means.

While addressing some of the crowd that trooped out to welcome him, Governor Ambode said the bad state of the road was of serious concern to him, and that an immediate solution was coming soon.

He said: “The state of this road is just not acceptable. We are going to do something about this place immediately. The Oshodi-Apapa Expressway is too strategic to be left like this.

“I have directed officials of the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure and other relevant agencies to move to site immediately and see what they can do and also create palliatives in the interim to alleviate the plight of motorists.

“I want to assure the people that I share in the difficulties they are going through using this road and we cannot afford to neglect this road,” he said.