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  The Nigeria Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress have suspended the strike scheduled to commence today (Monday). Following a meeting which started at 8.30pm on Sunday and ended at 2:50am on Monday, September 28, 2020, the Nigerian workers reached an agreement with the Federal Government to suspend the proposed strike by two weeks. After exhaustive deliberations on the issues raised by the labour centres, the meeting agreed to suspend the application of the cost-reflective electricity tariff adjustments for two weeks. The Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, read the five-page communique signed by the representatives of the government and labour. The National President of the Trade Union Congress, Quadri Olaleye, confirmed the development to The PUNCH over the phone on Monday morning. Olaleye said, “Definitely correct. We just left a press conference. We signed a document to suspend the action for two weeks for the government to implement those things that we agreed

Nigeria's UFC middleweight champion Israel Adesanya has again showed that he remains  UFC 253 undisputed champion by outclassing his challenger, Brazilian, Paulo Costa, at the Saturday night title fight with a 19-0 record.  The Saturday's stylishly dominant victory was held in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.  During the fight, he spent a full round beating up Costa's lead leg, finishing the Brazilain with punches in the second round. He exhibited his prowess  by keeping distance and unloaded kicks on Costa's lead leg, alternating between kicks to the outside and stomp kicks to the knee. Throughout the fight his footwork was on-point. The Champion was declared winner when the referee halted action at the 3:59 mark of Round 2. In his victorious remark, Israel said, "I still don't like him. I don't know him personally, I don't wish he dies or anything, he's alive, I let him be alive.  "This is the game we play, this is violence and I told you guy

  Oredola Adeola |  Despite the global impact of Covid-19, the Ooni of Ife, His Imperial Majesty(HIM) Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwunmi, Ojaja II, has adorned the Aare Crown in commemoration of the Olojo Festival, First Dawn (Ojo ti Ojo di Ojo), the biggest Yoruba Cultural Festival in the whole world.  One of the major highlights of the festival was Ooni's showcase of the "Ogbo”, the sword of Odùduwà the progenitor used for defence and a show of strength. The Ogbo Sword is an inheritance of Odùduwà passed down to Oranmiyan and all children of Odùduwà. In his official statement on backdrop of the Festival, Oba Adeyeye, disclosed that 2020 has been a compelling moment in global history as the world is fiercely battling with the precarious quandary of the COVID-19 virus. He said,"The frontline efforts of our leaders, irreplaceable commitment of our medical practitioners’, and many patriotic men and women in all facets working with conscientious determination and resilience,

Alhaji Comrade Abiola Azeez, ISTIJABAH, Chairman, Zone C, Tricycle Owners and Operators Association of Nigeria( TOOAN) has sworn-in new Zonal Executive members. The inauguration and swearing in ceremony was held on Wednesday, September 1, 2020, at the Lagos State Council Office, Abule-Egba, Lagos. This is coming few months after the sad demise of the former Zonal Deputy Chairman, Late Alh. Akeem Ahmed, who passed-on in July, 2020. During the inauguration, Comrade Fabunmi Rotimi, who was the former Assistant Treasurer of the Zone, was elevated to a new position as the Zonal Deputy Chairman, while Alh. Comrade Akeem Sabiu, was appointed as the new Zonal Assistant Treasurer. Meanwhile, two new executive offices were created to expand the executive log from twelve (12) to fourteen (14). Filling the new offices are Comrade Olushola Billy, who was appointed as the Trustee of the Zone, while Comrade Abib was appointed as the Zonal Public Relation Officer (PRO). In his remark du