Labour shuts Diamond bank’s operations over sacked workers

 LEADERS of Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, its affiliate, National Union of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions Employees, NUBIFIE, and other activists, yesterday, shut down the operations  of Diamond Bank Plc’s Head Office, and two other key branches in Lagos, over alleged labour infractions, including the sack of 200 union members and officials.

Police parade man who killed, buried wife

Police have paraded man who allegedly beat his  wife to death at Igbemo Ekiti recently, just as the police have exhumed the body of the 39-year-old mother of three for autopsy. According to reports,the man, Mr Adewale Daramola, recently clubbed his wife, Iyabo, to death during a disagreement at Igbemo Ekiti and quickly buried her.

Speaking with newsmen while parading the suspect, the Police image maker in the state, Mr Victor Babayemi, said the suspect  allegedly clubbed his wife  to death after a disagreement.

Nigerian Author Wins Caine Prize

Nigerian author, Tope Folarin

US-based Nigerian writer, Tope Folarin has won this year's prestigious Caine Prize for African Writing. He received the £10,000 ($15,000) prize for his short story Miracle, set in an evangelical Nigerian church in the US city of Texas. The judges described it as a "delightful and beautifully paced narrative".

Folarin was among five writers short-listed for the prize, regarded as Africa's leading literary award. Three other Nigerians were short-listed - Elnathan John for Bayan Layi, Abubakar Adam Ibrahim for The Whispering Trees and Chinelo Okparanta for America.

Nigeria, China Sign Agreement on Financial Cooperation

President Goodluck Jonathan

President Goodluck Jonathan and President Xi Jinping of China Wednesday in Beijing presided over the signing of five agreements to boost financial, trade, economic, technical and cultural relations between Nigeria and China.

Niger Delta: JTF Arrests Bayelsa Traditional Ruler for Crude Oil Theft

Nigeria Navy officers

One of the foremost traditional rulers in Bayelsa State (name withheld) is in the custody of the Joint (Military) Task Force (JTF) on the Niger Delta, Operation Pulo Shield, for allegedly sponsoring crude oil theft.

The high-ranking traditional ruler was arrested along with three other persons for their alleged involvement in crude oil theft in the waterways of the Niger Delta.

Rivers Crisis: ACN Demands Jonathan's Impeachment

President Goodluck Jonathan

The Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) has asked the National Assembly to immediately commence impeachment proceedings against President Goodluck Jonathan over his alleged role in the ongoing crisis in Rivers State.

The party blames President Jonathan for failing to live up to his oath of office to uphold the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Tonto Disses MercyJ, Says Her Return to Acting was Coz Hubby Couldn't Pay the Bills

So its either Poko Queen, Tonto Dike was merely looking for trouble or she was simply poking fun at Mercy Johnson when she alluded to the fact that her return to acting few months after delivery was because her hubby, Mr Odi Okojie couldn't foot the bills alone. My goodness! Now chilling with my fanice icecream and jacobs crackers, waiting for the response from Mercy's team to unfold. Here is what Tonto tweeted

"@TONTOLET: Wen n if I give birth,God plz provide mii wit a husband dat can provide 4uz,Not 1 dat wld send mii bck to actin 2monthz after I born 2Huzzle"

Rivers LawBreakers (lawmakers) in Show of Shame

Rivers House Speaker, speaker, Hon. Otelemaba Amachree

If you haven't heard, the crisis rocking the Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) took a turn for the worse Tuesday when five out of 32 lawmakers claimed that they had impeached the speaker, Hon. Otelemaba Amachree.

The five are believed to be allies of the Minister of State for Education Nyesom Wike, whose faction of the state PDP wrested control of the party from the Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Amaechi, following a court judgment.