Lamido’s convoy stoned in Hadejia – Daily Trust
Angry youth at Hadejia town in Jigawa State yesterday booed Governor Sule Lamido and rained stones on his entourage after he attended an occasion in the town. His Chief Detail was hit in the head and injured by a stone, and police had to move in to disperse the rioting youths. Governor Lamido was in [...]
Read More →7 injured in AC, LP clash – Daily Trust
Seven persons were seriously injured during a clash between supporters of Labour Party (LP) and that of the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) in Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State at the weekend. Some of those injured in the crisis are Cladus Akinde, a 92 year old woman, Alice Akinbaninawo, Magret Akindoju, Feyisayo Akinde [...]
Read More →NLC pickets Union Bank today over staff welfare.Bank assures of uninterrupted services – Daily Trust
Nigeria labour Congress (NLC) said it will today shut down Union Bank of Nigeria (UBN) Plc for sacking bankers’ union and refusing to recognise the umbrella union. The Group Managing Director of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc, Mrs Funke Osibodu had last month written a letter, stating that the bank it would no longer recognise [...]
Read More →CPC may not contest in Katsina – Daily Trust
The leading opposition Congress for Progressive Change [CPC] party may not be able to field a gubernatorial or any legislative house candidate in Katsina State because it did not hold valid primaries in the state up until the closing date, Daily Trust learnt from sources in the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] at the weekend. [...]
Read More →Kano CPC candidate : INEC reverses self, drops Abacha’s name – Daily Trust
The protracted struggle to fly the governorship flag of the Congress for Progressive Change [CPC] in Kano State took another dramatic turn last night when the Independent National Electoral Commission [INEC] reversed itself and dropped the name of Alhaji Mohammed Abacha, who it had earlier recognised as the party’s candidate in Kano. It was not [...]
Read More →Buhari: INEC giving us cause for concern – Daily Trust
The Presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) retired General Muhammadu Buhari said the background of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Prof. Attahiru Jega rekindled hope in the ballot box upon his appointment but that some recent developments give cause for concerns about the electoral body. “There is the scandalous substitution of [...]
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