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The labour leader was on his way to the United Kingdom on Monday for a Trade Union Congress (TUC) event when he was arrested at Abuja airport.The Department of State Services (DSS) has released labour leader Joe Ajaero, Channels Television has learnt.Ajaero, who confirmed his release to our correspondent, said the secret police allowed him to go home around 11 pm on Monday.The Nigeria Labour Congress president said he was grilled for about 15 hours since his arrest around 7 am at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.Ajaero, however, said his travel passport was seized by the secret police.The labour…

At least three people were killed and five others injured when unidentified hoodlums attacked the Isionye community, located on the boundary between Enugu Ukwu and Nawfia in Njikoka Local Government Area of Anambra State.It was reported that the armed assailants, posing as land buyers, lured their victims to the land, where they launched the attack.Sources in the area stated that the incident, which took place late on Monday, caused panic in the community due to the multiple gunshots fired by the attackers.One of the sources said, “Unknown gunmen stormed our community in Enugu Ukwu, Njikoka Local Government, this evening and…

…to release 100 CNG buses…sets up committee on transport fares The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has warned transporters in the state against exploiting members of the public as a result of the recent hike in the prices of fuel.He also announced that his administration would make available 100 brand new 18-seater Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses for the use of transporters in the state to cushion the effect of the hike.The Governor, who made this known in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, in a meeting with transport unions on how to ensure fair transportation pricing in the state,…

By Best Agbese The Dangote Refinery and Petrochemical Company, located in Lekki, a suburb of Lagos, is seven times the size of Victoria Island, another high-end area in Lagos State. The refinery boasts of more than 350 concrete bridges, a port for oil vessels, and approximately 5,000 neatly built apartments for its staff. The refinery also incorporates the largest granulated urea fertilizer complex in Africa and sits on 500 hectares of land.Considering the gigantic scale of the newest refinery in the world, it would be apt to submit that Alhaji Aliko Dangote, the founder and CEO of the Dangote Group,…

…warn saboteurs and collaborators against plans to distract Matawalle, armed forcesThe Concerned Scholars for Peace and Development (CSPD) has thrown its weight behind President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s efforts to tackle banditry in the country.In a statement signed by its President, Dr. Zaharadeen Mohammed Kabir, the group warned saboteurs and collaborators not to distract the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, and the Armed Forces.The group specifically disowned a Sokoto State-based Islamic cleric, Mallam Bello Asada, for accusing the Federal Government of sponsoring bandit leaders, describing the claim as false and politically motivated.Kabir alleged that Asada is a member of…

By Gbenga Agunbiade, LagosIntroduction:In a bid to raise a new generation of leaders who are committed to serving God and humanity, the founder of Jesus Cares Crusader Ministries International (JCCMI), Bishop Joesph Ademola Afolabi, will be collaborating with CAN & PFN to host a Christian Leadership Conference in Kaduna. The conference, which promises to be a life-changing event, will bring together leaders from different denominations and backgrounds to share knowledge, experiences, and best practices in leadership. In this exclusive interview, Bishop Joseph Ademola Afolabi, the founder of JCCMI, shares his vision for the conference and what attendees can expect.Q: What…

…sets up committee on transport fares The Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, has announced that his administration would make available 100 brand new 18-seater Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) buses for the use of transporters in the state.The Governor, who made this known in his office at Oke-Mosan, Abeokuta, also said that the Federal Government would make available 20 CNG-enabled buses and 500 conversion kits to the state government during the week.Governor Abiodun disclosed this at a meeting with transport unions on how to ensure fair transportation pricing in the state.Prince Abiodun also announced the inauguration of an enforcement committee,…

By Ogo Okereke Fifty five years after the civil war, the lingering effects of the war is still visible among the Igbo. Ndigbo being the worst hit of the civil war, still bear scars from the war,with ongoing displacement, poverty, trauma, environmental degradation, security concerns, infrastructural deficit and marginalization.At one time or the other, past Nigerian presidents made varying efforts to address the negative effects of the civil war on the Igbo people, but they all left limited impact.The most striking was the 3R sophistry by General Yakubu Gown in January 1970. Gowon had assured the world that there would…

Divisional Head, Technology Innovation, Interswitch, Obinna Onuekwusi; Country General Manager, Interswitch Kenya, Bernard Kinara; Managing Director, Interswitch East Africa, Peter Kawumi; Regional Head, Growth Marketing and Corporate Communications, Teresa Moraa and Managing Director, Digital Infrastructure & Managed Services (Interswitch Systegra), Jonah Adams at the African Fintech Summit Awards where Interswitch was named Fintech of the Year in Nairobi, Kenya. Interswitch, one of Africa’s leading integrated payments and digital commerce companies has been awarded the prestigious Fintech of the Year and Excellence in Payments awards at the African Fintech Summit (AFTS) Excellence Awards which took place recently as part of the…

The Progressive Institute, TPI, Abuja has appointed Olawale Abdulfatai Abideen as the head of Media and Strategic Communications Department. The institute which is a newly established Policy Think Tank of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC was launched in Abuja last Friday.A well known investigative journalist and Publisher of Security Monitor, Abideen bagged B. A (Homs) degree in Linguistics from the University of Ilorin and a post graduate diploma degree, PGD in Journalism from the prestigious Nigerian Institute of Journalism, NIJ, Lagos. He also acquired numerous trainings and certificates in investigative reporting, tracking of illicit activities as well as strategic…