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The State Security Service (SSS) has released the president of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, after detaining him for about 15 hours on Monday.The SSS released him at about 11 p.m. on Monday but seized his passport.He was released to his lawyer, Abubakar Marshall, from Falana and Falana Chambers after 15 hours of detention since his arrest at about 7 a.m. on Monday at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja.Confirming Mr Ajaero’s release, Mr Abubakar told PREMIUM TIMES Monday night that the labour leader was released to him as his lawyer. He said the secret police tasked him…

Governor Dikko Radda of Katsina State says insecurity is rife because criminal elements are aided by some members of the community in perpetrating their nefarious and heinous crimes.Radda said some prominent persons in enclaves that have become the hotbed of violent attacks and wanton killings work in cahoots with bandits.Speaking at a town hall meeting which held in Daura at the weekend, Radda asserted that bandits cannot operate freely without the support of some persons in the society.He stated his government would do what was needed to assist security agents in protecting communities against attacks by bandits, kidnappers and other…

The Julius Abure-led Labour Party has cancelled the automatic ticket it previously reserved for the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi and Abia State governor, Alex Otti, for the 2027 election. This was made known in the resolution of the Abure faction of the part after its National Executive Council meeting held on Monday in Abuja.The party said that it has thrown open all its tickets, from the presidency to the House of Assemblies to all qualified Nigerians.This is coming after some leaders of the Labour Party, including Obi, Otti, some elected Senators and House of Representatives members of the party met…

Following the arrest of the national president of the Nigerian Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero, the union has placed all Nigerians workers and affiliated unions on red alert.It was earlier reported that operatives of the Department of State Services, DSS, arrested Ajaero on Monday morning.He was picked up at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, while boarding a flight to the United Kingdom, UK, for an official assignment when DSS operatives picked him up.In a post on its official X handle, NLC demanded immediate release of its national president.“We demand the immediate and unconditional release of Congress President, Comrade Joe…

The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has introduced the Device Management System (NCC-DMS), a comprehensive Central Equipment Identity Register (CEIR) aimed at managing and regulating mobile devices accessing the country’s communication networks.The Commission in a new ‘Type Approval Business Rule 2024’ has, therefore, mandated all Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) in the country to connect to the system.It stated that the initiative is designed to ensure stricter control over mobile devices, enhance security, and promote compliance with established regulatory standards.Nigerian Communications Commission directs telcos in Nigeria to conduct billing audits amid industry sustainability concerns July 23, 2024 The Commission added that the NCC-DMS will…

Security operatives believed to be officials of the State Security Service (SSS) stormed the office of a prominent civil society group, SERAP, on Monday morning;The officers were “unlawfully occupying SERAP’s office in Abuja, asking to see our directors,” the civic group wrote on X.“President Tinubu must immediately direct the SSS to end the harassment, intimidation and attack on the rights of Nigerians,” SERAP wrote.Neither the police nor the SSS have spoken on the matter.This incident is separate from the reported arrest of the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero, also on Monday Morning.PREMIUM TIMES reported that the NLC…

Operatives of the Department of the State Services have arrested the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress, Joe Ajaero.PUNCH Online learned that Ajaero was arrested on Monday morning at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, on his way to the United Kingdom for an official assignment.The NLC president was billed to attend the Trade Union Congress conference in London, which begins today.Confirming the development in a post via its official X handle, the NLC said Ajaero’s arrest is an assault on Nigerian workers.It reads, “The assault on Nigerian workers continues. President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, was arrested and abducted…

Some Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) and the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) personnel deployed to man Nigeria’s land borders have decried the non-payment of their allowances for two and a half years, leaving them in a deplorable working condition.The personnel claimed that they had been stationed at the borders for over five years, dating back to the previous administration; a situation they said was unusual and discouraging.Daily Trust reports that the immediate former National Security (NSA), Major General Babagana Monguno (Rtd), then said that porous borders had remained a major source of concern as they aided smuggling of prohibited items and…

A former media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Ahmad Bashir, has said notorious bandit, Bello Turji should be incarcerated like Nnamdi Kano, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.Bashir said Turji should be arrested and kept in the deepest part of the worst prison in Nigeria like Kanu.Posting on X, the former presidential aide said both Kanu and Turji have caused death and inflicted pains on Nigerians.According to Ahmad, Turji and Kanu’s actions have led to widespread fear and devastation.He wrote: “Bello Turji, like Nnamdi Kanu, is supposed to be grilling in the deepest part of the worst prison…

The Nigerian Army has explained why it regularly publishes the names of soldiers it disengages from the service.It said soldiers’ disengagement from service is “routine and in line with laid down procedures”.The Nigerian Army made the clarification in a statement yesterday in Abuja by its spokesman, Maj.-Gen Onyema Nwachukwu.The explanation came on the heels of a report alleging mass resignation of soldiers due to poor welfare and corruption.But Nwachukwu described the allegations as false, unfounded, and a “deliberate attempt to sow the seeds of disaffection and acrimony, as well as denigrate the patriotic service of personnel and reputation of the…