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Man drowns at a church beach hangout in Lagos.

Man drowns at a church beach hangout in Lagos.

On Saturday, a 34-year-old man named John drowned at Elegushi Beach in Lagos State while attending a church gathering. According to OHAFIATV News, the anonymous Ikorodu-based church organized a picnic for its youths, which the late John attended. Concerns were raised when the members were going to depart the beach on Saturday afternoon but couldn't find him. As the church members began looking for him, someone informed them that they had seen him fall into the lake. Lifeguards and divers were notified, but efforts to locate him in the sea on Saturday were futile. Lifeguards discovered his body on the…
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Workers declare strike on Wednesday in protest to Ajaero’s attack

Workers declare strike on Wednesday in protest to Ajaero’s attack

In response to their President Joe Ajaero's beating and kidnapping, organized labor, which is made up of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, has announced plans for a statewide strike. At a press conference on Friday, the strike that is set for Wednesday, November 8, 2023, was announced. The joint union leaders have presented a six-point demand to the Federal Government, which includes the immediate removal of the Imo State Commissioner of Police, the Area Commander, and other officials for their alleged involvement in the brutalization and humiliation of Ajaero and other workers. Tommy Okon, the…
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Conflict amongst palm oil unions in Umuahia leaves two injured

Conflict amongst palm oil unions in Umuahia leaves two injured

After a fight between two rival market unions at Umuopara Palm Oil Beach Market in Umuahia South Local Government Area (LGA) of Abia State, two people were badly hurt and sent to the Federal Medical Center, FMC Umuahia. Since August 2023, the two competing organizations, the United Palm Oil Dealers Association and the Palm Oil Association of Nigeria, have been engaged in a power struggle about who should be in charge of collecting market revenues and who should be the market's leader. However, on Thursday, a violent altercation between the two competing associations sent three members of the United Palm…
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Usman Ododo to Prioritize Youth Empowerment In Kogi State

Usman Ododo to Prioritize Youth Empowerment In Kogi State

The All Progressives Congress, APC hopeful in the November 2023 Kogi gubernatorial election, Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo has re-emphasized his resolve to prioritize youth empowerment as the surest approach to ensuring that the youths are useful to themselves and the society, thereby curbing many social vices like cultism, drug abuse, trafficking, and other harmful practices associated with idleness induced by unemployed. The Indefatigable leader gave this assurance when a group of youths in the state paid him a courtesy visit to register support for his candidacy.  He said he has taken time to understudy the trend as a grassroots politician…
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Wike defends fight with Fubara, “If I demand N20bn every month, it’s politics.”

Wike defends fight with Fubara, “If I demand N20bn every month, it’s politics.”

Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister Nyesom Wike has stated that politics was the only reason behind his falling out with Rivers State Governor Sim Fubara. If Wike is able to award all contracts to himself and demand N20 billion on a monthly basis, then that's politics, according to Wike. Speaking to reporters in Abuja, the former governor of Rivers State questioned Fubara's whereabouts throughout his fights. The minister promised to keep his framework in place and continue to be politically relevant. "It's politics," says Wike, "if I demand N20 billion every month and even give myself all the contracts." When…
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