President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero has directed public sector workers in the country to embark on strike beginning from Wednesday next week. He also directed that affiliate unions constituting the Nigeria Labour Congress should also be on standby for picketing exercises across all branches of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, nationwide. The…
The first few days of Ramadan are tricky. Follow these counter-tricks to survive it. 1. If you want to keep your appetite high for sahuur, don’t eat to your fill during iftoor. The more iftoor you eat, ceteris paribus, the less sahuur will be appealing to your body, vice versa. 2. The best time to…
President Muhammadu Buhari has sent best wishes to Muslims as they commence 30 days of Ramadan fasting, urging that they use the season “to project the best and finest virtues of Islam by personal conduct, and not precept.” In a goodwill message to mark the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, issued by his…
A woman and her Nigerian boyfriend were arrested with drugs by members of the East London Tactical Response Team (TRT) in Eastern Cape, South Africa. The provincial spokesperson for the Directorate for Priority Crime Investigation (Hawks), Captain Yolisa Mgolodela, in a statement on Wednesday, March 22, said Promise Uchechukwu, 29, and his girlfriend, Anihle Sikade, 27,were arrested…
Al-Nasr thought they had scored a late equaliser away to Suez in a second division match last Friday.There is no video assistant referee (VAR) in Egypt’s second tier, but Farouk used the phone to watch a replay after the home side protested there was a handball. Farouk then ruled the goal out. The Egyptian Football…
Mechanic Returns N10.8m Mistakenly Sent To His Account, Gets Rewarded With N50k (Photos) A Nigerian auto mechanic identified as Timothy has been rewarded with N50k for returning N10.8m mistakenly sent to his bank account, IGBERETV reports. One of Timothy’s customers, Chinonso Ndukwe, disclosed this on Facebook, saying that Timothy narrated the story to him when…
It was an embarrassing and disappointing sight as the Super Eagles’ preparation for the Guinea-Bissau clash suffered a setback Nigeria’s Super Eagles trained in darkness on Tuesday ahead of the crucial AFCONQ2023 clash against Guinea-Bissau this Friday in Abuja. Nigeria Super Eagles opened camp on Sunday for the encounter with almsot a full house by…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has finally concluded plans to release all N1,000, N500 and N200 notes in its custody to Deposit Money Banks, The PUNCH can report authoritatively. This decision is expected to end months of hardships and pains Nigerians have been going through following a controversial CBN naira redesign policy that has caused…
LAGOS—The Supreme Council of Ndi Eze Ndi Igbo in Lagos, yesterday, called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the state to release one of their traditional rulers, Eze Chinedu Mozie, detained by the police after he challenged thugs that stopped him and his people from voting in the just concluded governorship and House of Assembly elections at the riverine…
Former presidential aide, Reno Omokri has advised supporters of Labour Party not to think that every election result will be in their favour, IGBERETV reports. He advised Labour Party supporters against threatening violence whenever they get unfavourable result in election. He wrote on his Twitter handle; “To those threatening another #EndSARS uprising in Lagos due…