Author: David Great

The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have suspended ongoing nationwide strike on Wednesday night. According to the unions, the suspension was prompted by the participation of Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser. Chronicle NG gathered that the meeting, which began a few minutes after 7 p.m., lasted close to an hour, during which various affiliates and state chapters discussed the conclusion of the meeting between organised labour leaders and Ribadu. Tommy Etim, the TUC’s National Deputy Vice-President, confirmed this to our correspondent in Abuja. “The NEC of the NLC and the TUC have suspended the strike. We…

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has spoken out against the Academic Staff Union of Universities’ participation in the ongoing workers’ strike. The Nigeria Labour Congress launched an indefinite strike across the nation on Monday in response to a recent assault on its national president, Mr. Joe Ajaero, in Imo State. However, a statement signed by Mr. Babatunde Akinteye, Vice President External Affairs, NANS, and made available to Chronicle NG also decried the decision of the NLC and Trade Union Congress to go on strike, calling it depressing. “We, at the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) National Headquarters,…

The Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos has dismissed the actions filed by Abdulazeez Adediran, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party, against the election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Sanwo-Olu was proclaimed the winner of the Lagos gubernatorial race by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in March. Sanwo-Olu received 762,134 votes, defeating Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party (LP), who received 312,329 votes. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) gubernatorial candidate Abdulazeez Adediran placed in third place with 62,449 votes. Unsatisfied, the LP and PDP candidates petitioned the Lagos State Election Petitions Tribunal to have…

Oladipupo Oladimeji, better known as Oladips, was an Ogun State-born Nigerian rapper, songwriter, and performer. His death, announced on Wednesday via his Instagram page, shocked colleagues and admirers alike. Here are nine interesting facts about Oladips: 1. He was born on March 24, 1995. 2. He was a Nigerian rapper, song writer, and performing artist. 3. He started music in 2012 with his first mic appearance on ‘SUCCESSFUL’ (a Drake Ft. Trey Songz cover). 4. The Ajala travel crooner came to the limelight after winning D’banj’s ‘King is Here’ competition and later got signed to rapper Reminisce’s record label, Edge…

Former presidential aide and veteran journalist Laolu Akande has described the ongoing national strike by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) as a “distraction” and cautioned that the nation has bigger problems to deal with, especially the current hardship being faced by Nigerians and the fiscal crisis of the Federal Government. Featuring on Channels TV’s “Politics Today” anchored by Seun Okinbaloye on Channels TV, on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, Akande appealed to the President to put an end to myriad national problems compounded by the national strike which commenced Tuesday ordered by the Nigeria Labour Congress…

Nigerian rapper and musician Oladipupo Oladimeji, widely known as “Oladips” in has died. Oladips died on Tuesday, according to a post on his official Instagram page on Wednesday. “We are saddened to inform the general public that Oladipupo Olabode Oladimeji aka OLADIPS, died yesterday, Nov 14th, Tuesday evening, at exactly 10:14 p.m.” “We are still in shock as we speak!” the post reads. Ighalo slept with a BBN celebrity, Nigerian actress – Wife The post went on to say that “for over two years he has kept his battles within himself, his body is now with his family & funeral…

Jannik Sinner edged towards becoming the first ever Italian to reach the last four of the ATP Finals on Tuesday after a thrilling 7-5, 6-7 (5/7), 7-6 (7/2) win over Novak Djokovic. World number four Sinner needed a straight-sets victory in front of enthusiastic home support in Turin over tennis icon Djokovic to guarantee passage from the Green Group with a match to spare. And while the 22-year-old couldn’t quite make that happen, a superb performance gave him his first win in four attempts over Djokovic, who is bidding to win for a record seventh time at the year-ending tournament.…

US President Joe Biden said Tuesday that China has “real problems,” speaking at a fundraiser in San Francisco on the eve of an eagerly awaited meeting in the US city between himself and his Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping. The leaders of the world’s two largest economies will huddle on the sidelines of the APEC summit in California for their first encounter in a year as trade tensions, sanctions and the question of Taiwan have fueled quarrels between Washington and Beijing. Biden, who like Xi arrived in San Francisco on Tuesday, has characterized the meeting as a chance to right ties…

Six people were confirmed dead on Tuesday while six others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident at Car Park C, Redemption Camp, on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway axis of Ogun State The Traffic Compliance and Enforcement Corps spokesman in Ogun, Babatunde Akinbiyi, told reporters in Abeokuta that the accident involved an unidentified truck and a Mazda bus in which 15 persons were travelling. He said the truck was making a U-turn when the bus, which was speeding excessively, rammed into it. Three Immigration officers killed, several injured in car crash He added that the truck driver immediately fled from…

Liverpool striker Luis Diaz had a tearful reunion Tuesday with his father, freed last week after a 12-day kidnapping ordeal at the hands of Colombia’s ELN guerrilla group. Diaz was back home in Colombia to join the national team ahead of a World Cup qualifying match against Brazil on Thursday in the seaport city of Barranquilla, where the meeting with his dad, Luis Manuel Diaz, was arranged. The pair embraced in tears, according to images distributed by the Colombian Football Federation (FCF). Luis Manuel Diaz, 56, wore a black T-shirt with the words: “No more kidnapping.” “After 12 days deprived…