NLC unaware of LP merger talks ahead 2027 — Ajaero
The President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, has said the congress was not aware of merger talks involving the Labour Party with some political parties in the country. The LP, which is a socio-democratic political party, was founded by the organised labour. However, due to internal conflict within the PDP, Obi left the party in 2022 and contested the 2023 presidential election as the candidate of the Labour Party. The former vice president mentioned that his recent meeting with Obi might indicate a possible alliance leading up to the 2027 general elections. When asked if the NLC would support merger talks that would make the LP cease to exist or if the organised labour would be involved in any merger talks involving the party, Ajaero said, “We are not aware of such talks.”
Source:Punch
May 20, 2024 08:55 UTC
What the people are saying…
We tried the parliamentary system; we tried the military; we tried dictatorship, and we have now tried the presidential system – which was better?”Another man cut in: “That is why the Baba is saying we should try our own African system”“Which African system? Black man, black ideas, black brains, black stomach, black everything; black behaviour!”“It means Baba himself is part of the problem. There must be someone in your family who will benefit”“Will that person share his or her salary with me?”“Are you, therefore, saying that there should be no salary increase?”“I am saying that Labour should also consider those of us who are not salary earners and pursue policies that will benefit everyone, not their members alone”“Labour is fighting for everyone. I am saying they should fight for benefits that will reach everyone””Like what and what?”“If we go back to agriculture and begin to grow both cash and food crops, food prices will drop and everyone will benefit. Truly, it is a peculiar mess of the highest order when the minister was reported as saying why we are in darkness is because Nigerians waste power by putting on their fridges and freezers days on-end!
Source:Nigerian Tribune
May 19, 2024 18:28 UTC
‘A history that’s been suppressed’: the Black cowboy story is 200 years old
View image in fullscreen Larry Callies, founder of the Black Cowboy Museum, in Rosenberg on 20 May 2021. Photograph: Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle/Hearst Newspapers/Getty ImagesToday, it seems like modern Black cowboys and cowgirls are everywhere. Like a game of cultural Rashomon, every equestrian has a different perspective on what helped Black cowboy culture surface. Photograph: Jason Armond/Los Angeles Times/Getty ImagesThe following year, Chicago-area folk musician Dom Flemons released Black Cowboys, a storytelling album of Black people who shaped the west. “And it’s such a refreshing, eye-opening shock value thing to see a Black cowboy.
Source:The Guardian
May 19, 2024 17:46 UTC
Stakeholders seek in-depth exploration of kola plants
Held at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology (LAUTECH), Ogbomoso, Oyo State, the conference (hybrid and physical), was organised by the LAUTECH Nanotechnology Research Group (NANO+) and the Pan Africana Strategic and Policy Research Group (PANAFSTRAG), Lagos. In a communiqué jointly signed by the Head of Research Group, Prof. Agbeje Lateef and Chairman, Local Organising Committee, Prof. M.A. “This will address issues on kola breeding and utilisation on which research efforts are at low-ebb. “There is need for the creation of a research hub on kola to showcase and disseminate research outcomes related to kola in West Africa sub-region. “There is need for the conservation of the germplasm of cultivated and wild species of kola plants was stressed.
Source:The Guardian
May 19, 2024 16:09 UTC
Lagos prevents 375 children from serving prison terms through diversion programme
• OPD Represents 250 Kids In Courts375 children in Lagos that should end up in prisons or custody after coming in conflict with the law or committing a crime have been prevented from ending up in prison or a custody through the state diversion programme. The Child Protection Specialist UNICEF, Mr. Denis Onoise, revealed this during a two-day workshop for local council chairmen and council stakeholders on the diversion programme organised by Lagos State Office of Public Defender. “We recognize that children are vulnerable and every child deserves a chance to thrive, regardless of their circumstances or mistakes they may have made.”
Source:The Guardian
May 19, 2024 15:13 UTC
Woman burns hands of stepchildren, aged 3, 7, for eating rice she cooked for their father
THE Adamawa State Police Command on Saturday gave details of how a woman burnt the hands of her stepchildren, who were three and seven years old, for eating the rice she cooked for their father. According to the command, she cooked rice, kept it for her husband, and then went out. However, the children, who were hungry when they came in, decided to eat the food kept for their father. The police operatives raced to the scene where the woman was arrested while the children were rushed to the hospital. The command wrote: “Most worrisome is the recent incident in which she cooked rice and kept it for her husband who happened to be the father of the victims and then went out.
Source:Nigerian Tribune
May 19, 2024 05:00 UTC
I was unlucky with women – 84-year old retired police officer
A retired Police Superintendent, Chief Bayo Alugbin, shares with TEMITOPE ADETUNJI his career life and other experiencesWhat was turning 84 like? They are all over the world doing well, and I’m grateful to God for that. Who were some of your colleagues and friends you worked with during your time as a police officer? I’m grateful that I’m here, alive. I’m grateful for being a Nigerian, and I am grateful God gave me good health too.
Source:Punch
May 19, 2024 04:34 UTC
How top 10 Nigerian newspapers reported Hajj 2024 inaugural flight
Muslim News reviews how Wednesday’s inaugural flight was reported on Thursday, May 16, in top 10 Nigerian newspapers with special focus on the cover story and the cover picture. The Guardian – No cover picture | A cover story, with headline, “Hajj 2024: FG subsidises Nigerian pilgrims with N90bn”3. Nigerian Tribune – No cover picture | A cover story, with headline, “Tinubu’s govt subsidised cost of 2024 Hajj with N90bn – Shettima”8. The Sun – No cover picture | A cover story, with headline, “FG subsidises 2024 hajj with N90bn – Shettima”9. Only one of the 10 newspapers used cover picture of the inaugural flight.
Source:The Guardian
May 18, 2024 16:37 UTC
‘Nigerians must come together to serve humanity’
The District Governor of Rotary International District 9110, Ifeyinwa Ejezie, has said that service to humanity has been the focus of her administration, stressing that Nigerians need to come together in the service to humanity . I have come to appreciate Rotary the more.”She recalled that the theme of the Rotary year 2023-2024 is Creating Hope in the World. “That is all that we have done by creating hope everywhere. But when the challenge came for mental health we felt that what better ways can we use to engage? “We also had an international Webna where people spoke on mental health and its benefits.
Source:The Guardian
May 18, 2024 15:26 UTC
Obi, Otti, others to lead Ondo LP governorship campaign
The leadership of Labour Party on Friday announced that the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi; Abia State Governor, Alex Oti, and lawmakers elected on the platform of the party and influential members of the Obidient Movement will lead its governorship campaign in Akure, the Ondo State capital. This was disclosed in a statement jointly issued by the party’sNational Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh and the Chairman of LP governorship primaries in Ondo, Olusola Ayodele. He said, “To lead the Ondo National Campaign Committee is the Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi and Governor of Abia State, Mr Alex Oti. There were however feelers from the party that the current LP governorship candidate in Ondo was temporarily handed the ticket as a placeholder and will give way to a more formidable flag bearer before November. The LP deputy state chairman, however, confirmed that some aggrieved governorship aspirants from the ruling All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party are currently in talks with the LP on the possibility of defecting to the Labour Party.
Source:Punch
May 18, 2024 06:08 UTC
Before Stardom With... Hilda Dokubo
Did personal experience play a role in helping you to interpret a role for a movie? I had a few people who had firsthand experience with cultism in school while producing the film. We were all young people who had just graduated from school and were hungry to make a difference in our lives. We had people who were coming from NTA and we were the young ones who had just graduated to join Nollywood. Everybody wants the best person to play the role in their film so there is nothing to be afraid of.
Source:Punch
May 18, 2024 05:31 UTC
NJC issues warning letters to three judges, bars them from elevation
The judges that will receive the warning letters are Justices Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, G. B. Brikins-Okolosi of Delta State High Court and Amina Shehu of Yobe High Court. Brikins-Okolosi of Delta State High Court was issued a warning for failure to deliver judgement within the stipulated period in Joseph Anene Okafor vs. Skye Bank, Suit No. The council also cautioned Justice Amina Shehu of Yobe State High Court for issuing a Writ of Possession Conferring Title on the Defendant in Suit No. A. Okeke, and D. E. Osiagor of the Federal High Court, S. B. Belgore, Bello Kawu both of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Justices O. The four judges for Kogi State High Court are Ajesola Joseph Sunday, Ojoma Rachael Haruna, Kadiri Badama and Ezema Beatrice Ada.
Source:The Guardian
May 18, 2024 02:53 UTC
One in three Nigerian adults hypertensive, says Hypertension society
The Nigerian Hypertension Society has called for the need to raise awareness and promote prevention, early detection, and treatment of hypertension as one of every three adults in Nigeria has hypertension. World Hypertension Day is observed every May 17th to raise awareness and promote hypertension prevention, detection, and control. Hypertension (high blood pressure) is when the pressure in your blood vessels is too high (140/90 mmHg or higher). “I commend the Federal Government, her partners, and the Nigerian Hypertension Society for introducing new initiatives in the control of hypertension. every family, household, or home in Nigeria should have a blood pressure apparatus for regular blood pressure checks,” he added.
Source:Punch
May 17, 2024 23:06 UTC
Billie Eilish packs a punch, again, on ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’: review
Five years ago — when Billie Eilish dropped her groundbreaking, Grammy-winning debut album, “When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?” — there was a seismic shift in pop. 4 After winning the Song of the Year Grammy and Best Original Song Oscar, Billie Eilish is back with her third album. Now 22, Eilish is hot off of accomplishing that rare Grammy-Oscar double as she releases her third LP, “Hit Me Hard and Soft” — and she continues to go against the mainstream. 4 Billie Eilish’s third album “Hit Me Hard and Soft” features live strings and drums for the the first time. 4 Billie Eilish held a listening party for her new LP “Hit Me Hard and Soft” at Barclays Center on Wednesday.
Source:Punch
May 17, 2024 23:03 UTC
Owner arrested after India billboard collapse kills 16
Indian police have arrested the owner of a huge billboard that collapsed on a petrol station and killed 16 people in the financial capital Mumbai, media reports said. Police opened a culpable homicide case against the billboard’s owner Bhavesh Bhinde who fled Mumbai in the aftermath of the collapse. He was arrested late Thursday in the tourist city of Udaipur, around 800 kilometres (497 miles) to the north, police joint commissioner Lakhmi Gautam told The Indian Express. “Bhinde has been nabbed from Udaipur where he was staying in a hotel under the name of his relative,” Gautam told the newspaper. Eknath Shinde, the chief minister of Maharashtra state, earlier this week ordered an audit of all billboards in Mumbai to prevent any repeat of the accident elsewhere.
Source:Punch
May 17, 2024 18:47 UTC