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Abuja, Aug. 8, 2023 – The organized labour is scheduled to meet with Federal Government today, Tuesday, for further discussions and negotiations on the palliatives on petrol subsidy removal. Joe Ajaero, the NLC President, said the two unions received a message to that effect on Monday from the National Assembly which intervened on behalf of Federal Government during the mass protest. He said the National Assembly had promised to get back to the unions in a week for feedback on the issues. Ajaero said that he expected that between then …

Abuja, Aug. 7, 2022 – The Alliance for Deepening Democracy (A4DD) has called on ECOWAS leaders to address challenges to democracy principles and good governance in the region. This step, it said, would help to stem the scourge of unconstitutional takeover of governments now afflicting some of its member countries. The Alliance said in a statement in Abuja on Monday that the alliance strongly condemned the July 28, 2023 coup in which President Mohamed Bazoum of Niger Republic was ousted by a military takeover. It noted that the failure of leaders in …

Akure, Aug. 6, 2023 – The Ondo State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a 26-year-old photographer, Franklin Akinyosuyi, for being in possession of a human head and other part of human body. The Command’s Spokesperson, Funmi Odulami, told journalists in Akure at the weekend that the suspect was arrested in Ondo town. Akinyosuyi, suspected to be a ‘yahoo boy’ and owner of a boutique, allegedly kept a human head in a sack inside his room in a rented apartment in Ondo town. The children of the landlord discovered …

Obiaruku (Delta), Aug. 6, 2023 – The Delta State Police Command has arrested three suspected kidnappers after collecting N2 million ransom with N3.5 million from a victim in Obiaruku, Delta State. The suspects included a self-acclaimed pastor who housed the victims for six days. The Commanded disclosed this on Saturday in a statement issued by Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Bright Edafe. According to the statement, “On 19/7/2023, a case of kidnapping was reported at Obiaruku Police Station, the distress caller (name withheld)  stated that on their way back from …

Azilai (Morocco), Aug. 6, 2023 – One of Morocco’s worst-ever road accidents left 24 people dead on Sunday in the central province of Azilal, officials said. They were killed when a minibus carrying passengers to a weekly market in the town of Demnate overturned on a bend, the local authorities said. They added that an investigation has begun. Accidents are frequent on the roads of Morocco and other North African countries. In March, 11 people, mostly agricultural workers, died when their minibus slammed into a tree after the driver lost …