US President-elect, Donald Trump had hinted at mass pardons for defendants tied to the January 6, 2021, Capitol riot just hours after President Biden pardoned his son Hunter Sunday night. Hunter Biden, 54, is now off the hook after he was scheduled to be sentenced on separate federal gun and tax evasion cases later this month. The first son pleaded guilty in September to nine counts tied to evading from the government $1.4 million in taxes and was convicted of three federal gun charges in June for possessing a firearm…
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Minimum Wage: NLC Draws Battle With 6 States
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has directed all its affiliates to join a strike against six state governments’ refusal to implement the 2024 National Minimum Wage. LEADERSHIP reports that Enugu, Abia, Oyo, Kaduna, Zamfara and Ebonyi states are still having issues with their Labour unions despite the announcement of over N70,000 as minimum wage. Labour is specifically angry with Ebonyi following a contentious statement by the State Governor Francis Nwifuru, who reportedly threatened to dismiss striking workers unless they resumed work immediately. In a statement yesterday, NLC president Comrade Joe…
Read MoreIgbo group to Tinubu Release Nnamdi Kanu to address South-East crisis
The Ndigbo Unity Forum, NUF, has called on President Bola Tinubu to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, to address unrest in the South-East region. The group said Kanu’s detention has contributed to ongoing disruptions, including the Monday sit-at-home protests, which have adversely affected the region’s economy and education. A statement by the group’s President, Augustine Chukwudum and Secretary-General Tony Igbokwe, highlighted the significant financial losses and academic setbacks caused by the protests. It also criticized past administrations for ignoring appeals from prominent Igbo…
Read MoreFailed lawyers, litigants responsible for attacks against judges — Justice Tsoho
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court of Nigeria, Justice John Tsoho, has said that failed lawyers and litigants are responsible for the recent virulent attacks against judges of the court across the country over their judgements. He lamented that the court has been worse for the attacks on social media arising from its wide territorial and vast subject matter jurisdiction. Speaking at the 2024 Conference of Federal High Court Judges and commencement of the new legal year on Monday in Abuja, Justice Tsoho warned those vilifying judges to…
Read MoreImo NURTW Boss Buries Father: Imo CP, Charlvon, Update, Others, Storm Iho-Dimeze For Udeh Father’s Burial.
…As ex-CAN Chair urges Christians to seek God’s intervention By Onyinyechi Nwankwo What was not short of fiesta was witnessed at the burial ceremony of Late Special Senior Apostle, Emmanuel Uzoma Udeh, father of the Imo State Chairman of National Union of Road Transport Workers,NURTW, Hon. Samuel Udeh (Ezeumuokorobia), as notable men and women from all walks of life were in attendance. The burial ceremony which took place on Thursday, November 28, held at Iho Central School, in Ikeduru Local Government Area of Imo State, saw the presence of the…
Read MoreUzodinma,Please Stop Attempt to Sell Imo NUJ Press Centre,PH Road-Osuagwu
I, Ben Osuagwu, a former Chairman of the Imo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists – NUJ, call on the Imo State Governor Senator Hope Uzodinma and the Police Commissioner in Imo State to stop and intervene on the purported closure and wicked intention to sale the best NUJ Press Centre in Owerri by a gang of people. The Imo NUJ Press Centre was given to Journalists in Imo State by a one time Military Governor of the State, Commodore Amadi Ikwechegh under my leadership with all official…
Read MoreJonathan enthrones Fubara as ‘General’ of Rivers politics
…Urges Enemies of State to Give Peace a Chance …As Governor Accepts Chieftaincy Title By Daniel Abia, P/Harcourt Former President Goodluck Jonathan has described Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, as the emerging future political “General” of the state, despite the political challenges his administration has faced since taking office. Jonathan noted that while political antagonism is common for leaders, the challenges confronting Governor Fubara will ultimately forge him into a “General” in politics. Speaking at a chieftaincy installation ceremony in Etche Local Government Area of Rivers State, the former President…
Read MoreSAMDADDY HAILS WILLIE AMADI AT 62
My dear brother, Willie, on this day of your 62nd birthday anniversary, I sincerely congratulate you and wish you the best of life! Chief Barr Willie Amadi (Ukwa Achiaka and Omeudo Owerri) is a seasoned Lawyer, administrator and anti-corruption crusader, who has used his various positions for the progress of the society and humanity as a whole. No doubt, Willie has contributed his quota to national development as Federal Commissioner that represented Imo State in the Public Complaint Commission. He has also played invaluable roles in the sustenance of peace,…
Read MoreI Begged Abacha Not To Execute Obasanjo,Says Gowon
Former Head of State, Gen. Yakubu Gowon, says he pleaded with late Gen. Sani Abacha not to execute former President Olusegun Obasanjo for an alleged coup plot in 1995. Gowon said this at the maiden edition of the Interdenominational Unity Christmas Carol and Praise Festival organised by the Plateau Government. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obasanjo was arrested in 1995 by Gen. Sani Abacha and convicted of being part of a planned coup to overthrow his government. Obasanjo, in spite of pleading innocent to the coup, was…
Read MoreIHEKWEME: Ex-Imo Commissioner Abducted, Wife Fingers Uzodinma
The immediate past Commissioner for Foreign Affairs in Imo state, Fabian Ihekweme, has been abducted by yet-to-be-identified gunmen. In a viral video online, the wife of the former aide to the Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma said her husband was Kidnapped on Wednesday afternoon at their home. She however in the video accused Governor Uzodinma of being behind the husband’s abduction as she alleged that the men who abducted the husband said they had been trailing her, the husband and their Children. She said: “This afternoon, Hope Uzodimma the governor…
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