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May Day: Labour institute staff protest against DG in Ilorin
Aggrieved workers of the Micheal Imoudu National Institute for Labour Studies, MINILS, Ilorin, on Thursday protested against the Director General of the institute, Comrade Issac Aremu.
Reports said police operatives made unsuccessful attempts to stop the protest at the George Agbazika Innih Stadium, Ilorin, during the May Day celebration.
The protesting workers, clad in red T-shirts bearing the institute’s logo, carried placards accusing the director general of mismanagement, insensitivity and abuse of office.
Eyewitnesses said the police intercepted the protesters as they approached the Rashidi Yekini Main Bowl of the stadium, blocking their path and preventing them from accessing the main seating area.
The officers reportedly claimed the protest could disrupt the Workers’ Day proceedings.
Unwilling to back down, the workers stood their ground, arguing that the celebration was meant to amplify workers’ voices. The standoff was eventually diffused after Comrade Ganiyu Balogun, Vice Chairman of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), Kwara State chapter, intervened.
Balogun appealed to the police to let the protesters into the venue and promised the aggrieved staff that they would be given an opportunity to voice their grievances during the ceremonial march-past.
The protesters accused Aremu, a veteran labour activist, of a litany of infractions.
According to them, staff development has ground to a halt under his leadership, with no meaningful training or capacity-building initiatives.
They also alleged that institute’s vehicles and funds are being diverted for personal and family use, including overseas trips.
Further accusations levelled against the director general include maintaining a lavish lifestyle, complete with convoys and escorts despite the institute’s deteriorating infrastructure.
They alleged that hostels and training facilities in the institute are in disrepair, eroding the institute’s effectiveness as a labour training hub.
Comrade Balogun noted that the TUC had been engaging with the institute’s management over the past ten days regarding the workers’ concerns.
“We expected them to inform us of the planned protest, which they didn’t,” he added.
The Director General, Aremu, could not be reached for his reaction as at the time of filing this report.
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Man in shock after lady he lodged with in a hotel in Abuja flees with his car and other valuables
A Nigerian man is currently in shock after a young lady identified as Precious Chinyere , whom he took to a hotel in the Asokoro area in the FCT for a romantic getaway allegedly fled with his car and other personal belongings on Thursday, February 5,
The distraught man and Precious had visited the hotel and opted for a short time stay. Things took a different in the evening when the man noticed Precious had left the hotel room without notifying him and took along with her some of his personal belongings including phones and laptop and also his car.
The victim immediately reported the incident to the police.
When contacted, the spokesperson of the FCT police command, SP Josephine Adeh, told LIB that the matter is currently being investigated and that efforts are being made to apprehend the suspect.
The United States Mission in Nigeria has condemned the k!lling of more than 200 civilians in recent attacks on communities in Kwara State.
Recall that terrorists launched de@dly attacks on Woro and Nuku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of the state on Tuesday night, k!lling unsuspecting citizens.
It was gathered that the gunmen invaded the villages, opened fire on residents and burned homes.
According to reports, the de@th toll from the unfortunate incident hit 200 on Thursday night.
Reacting, the US Mission Nigeria condemned the k!lling via a post on its official X handle.
The post reads, “The United States condemns the horrific attack in Kwara state in Nigeria, which claimed the lives of more than 160 people, with the de@th toll still unconfirmed and many still unaccounted for.
“We express our deepest condolences to the families of those affected by this senseless violence.
“We welcome President Tinubu’s order to deploy security forces to protect villages in the area and his directive to federal and state officials to provide aid to the community and bring the perpetrators of this atrocity to justice.”
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“I’ll never settle for a barber, yahoo boy or a poor man” — nail tech’s list of men she says she can’t marry sparks reactions online
A Nigerian nail technician has set social media talking after openly listing the kind of men she says she can never settle for.
In a now-viral post, she stated clearly that she refuses to “settle for less” and went on to mention professions and traits she considers a no-go area.
According to her, she can never settle for a barber, an aza man, a yahoo boy, a mechanic, an actor, a laundry man, a hype man, or a plumber. She also added that she wouldn’t marry a man with a high body count or a poor man.
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