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Federal government has reacted to the seven-day ultimatum issued by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), IGBERETV reports.

The NLC had threatened to embark on a strike if the federal government does nothing to reverse the effects of some of its economic policies that have led to increased cost of living in the country. The congress accused the federal government of showing enormous disdain and contempt for the Nigerian people.

Reacting to the strike notice, the permanent secretary at the ministry of justice, B.E Jedy-Agba stated that should the NLC carry out its threat, it would be undermining a court order which bars it from going on strike. The permanent secretary also asked the NLC to explore other means of negotiations with the federal government rather than “resorting to self-help and undermining the orders of the court”.

The statement read;

“It is noted that the issues (removal of fuel subsidy, hike in prices of petrol and consequential increase in the cost of living, etc) which precipitated the above court action are the very same issues over which NLC has now issued another strike notice.

“The NLC has submitted to the jurisdiction of the court and is being represented by the reputable law firm of Femi Falana, SAN. It is therefore our minimum expectation that the NLC will allow the courts to perform their constitutional roles rather than resorting to self-help and undermining the orders of the court.

“We note with dismay that this latest strike notice is consistent with the inexplicable disdain which the NLC leadership has visited on the authority of the court in recent times following earlier inciting and derogatory remarks made by the NLC president against the court.

“Aside from the above legal inhibition against any strike action of any nature, we also note that both the federal and state governments are engaging with stakeholders to cushion the collateral effect of the removal of fuel subsidy and increment in fuel price.

“It would be a great act of service to Nigerian workers and the nation’s economy for NLC to explore negotiations rather than embark on any strike action.”

A man identified as ThankGod Ekwueme has been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command for selling his three children, IGBERETV reports.

The suspect, whose wife is deaf and dumb, sold the 5-year-old for N700,000, 3-year-old for N350,000 and a day old baby for N500,000.

Spokesperson of the command, SP, who disclosed this in a statement on Thursday, July 13, 2023, said the suspect, was arrested after credible information on his illegal activity.

In an interview with journalists, Ekwueme, said he was intercepted by OSPAC in his community Omerelu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of the state when he was about selling his newborn baby.

The suspect disclosed that he was handed over to Elele Police Division from where he was transferred to CP Monitoring unit.

Meanwhile, the mother-in-law of Mr. Ekwueme explained to newsmen that before now, the suspect had been lying to her that her grand children died after child bearing.

The mother-in-law further said that the suspect, Ekwueme, was taking advantage of her daughter (his wife) who is deaf and dumb, to perpetrate the act of selling the wife’s children upon delivery.

An American lady, Anita Brown, is claiming she is expecting a child with Nigerian singer, Davido.

In a series of posts shared on her Instagram page, Anita claimed she met David in Dubai 2017 and that it was not a one night stand. She shared screenshots of purported love messages between them.

She also shared a video showing herself conducting a pregnancy test.

Anita in her videos, claimed she never knew Davido was married.

She also shared videos of herself backstage while the singer sang at one of his shows in September 2018.

Davido is yet to react to her allegations.

Helen Ugoeze Okereke builds electronics controlled with speech.

She is a robotics engineer based in Enugu. She is 19-years-old. She is from Ebonyi state.