The Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, of Nigeria have declared an indefinite strike starting from October 3. At a press briefing held in Abuja on Tuesday, September 26, the President of NLC, Joe Ajaero and the TUC, Festus Osifo, advised Nigerians to stockpile foodstuffs because the strike would shut down economic activities in the country. According to the communique read by the two Presidents, the indefinite strike is as a result …
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Canadian rapper, Tory Lanez has updated his fans on his well-being while in prison. Lanez was sentenced to 10 years in prison last month after shooting Megan Thee Stallion in the foot in 2020 The 31-year-old rapper (born Daystar Shemuel Shua Peterson) recorded a message from North Kern State Prison in Delano, California for his fans dubbed Umbrellas, which was posted to his Instagram on Monday. He admitted it was a ‘scary time’ facing a 10-year prison sentence …
One of the organizers of the Black Lives Matter in the UK has admitted fraud after £30,000 raised from donors went missing. Xahra Saleem, 23, pleaded guilty to one count of fraud by abuse of position following an investigation by Avon and Somerset Police into a GoFundMe page called ‘BristBLM’ set up ahead of the protest in Bristol in June 2020. Saleem had set up the crowdfunding page to raise money for face masks and other equipment to help facilitate …
French President, Emmanuel Macron has announced that his country will withdraw its ambassador and troops from Niger Republic following the July coup that overthrew democratically-elected President Mohamed Bazoum. France has 1,500 troops at its base in Niger and refused a request by the new military rulers for its ambassador to leave. France’s troops were also asked to leave its former colonies Mali and Burkina Faso. Thousands of people have protested in recent weeks in the capital Niamey, including outside a …
A musician from Atlanta, USA has revealed how he almost lost his life after he suffered a brown recluse spider bite last month. Singer-songwriter Gabe Lustman said he doesn’t know where or exactly when he got bit by the poisonous spider, which he initially thought was a “mosquito bite or something.” “I start scratching it and scratching it and then it starts turning colors,” the 30-year-old recalled in a phone interview with NY Post. “I thought I …
Singer Mohbad’s family members accused of plotting to take his assets from his bereaved wife (video)
Nigerians on social media have accused some members of deceased singer Mohbad’s family of plotting to take his properties from his bereaved 24-year-old widow. They made the allegation while reacting to a video recorded from his graveyard in Ikorodu where he was buried. Some men could be heard saying his wife shouldn’t come near his burial ground otherwise they would take over his property from them. Some Nigerians took to social media to slam the men for plotting to …