Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) with the cooperation of other security agencies intercepted a large consignment of Loud, packed in eight colourful suitcases at the Lagos airport on Friday, May 31, 2024. The suitcases contained 320 parcels with a total weight of 164.50kg of the strong psychoactive substance coming from Canada on a KLM flight via Amsterdam, Netherlands. The consignment estimated to be worth N960,000,000.00, which was brought in by a 40-year-old passenger identified as  Ughenu Nnaife Francis was discovered at the E-arrival hall o ..read more

A woman, Omolara Oluwakemi, has been arrested for the murder of her husband, Seidu Jamiu. It was gathered that the incident happened on Saturday night, June 1, 2024, in Akungba Akoko, Ondo State. A source who spoke to Instablog9ja said the suspect used a pestle to hit her husband on the head while he was fast asleep after she discovered he had a side-chick. The husband was rushed to the hospital but was pronounced d£ad on arrival. Omolara was quickly arrested and is currently thinking about her actions as she wonders who will  take care of their three children now that she’ll likely be ..read more

 Barely 24 hours to the commencement of Nationwide strike by the Nigerian Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice Lateef Fagbemi SAN has responded to Labour Fagbemi in a letter dated 1st June 2024 addressed to the leadership of the two unions obtained by CKNNews , the AGF reminded Labour of an existing Court injuction barring them from embarking on any strike It outlined all th efforts being made by President Bola Tinubu's government to accede to Labour's demands He urged the Unions to go back to the negotiation table&nb ..read more

 All is now set for the burial of Nigeria's veteran actor Nze Amaechi Mounago Mounago died few weeks ago from complicated diabetes at the age of 67 According to the funeral arrangements released by his family and obtained by CKNNews, the actor will be buried on Friday June 21st 2024 in his hometown of Obosi , Anambra State  A service of songs in his honor holds on Thursday 20th June 2024 at his residence in Anambra State  Until his date Amaechi Muonagor acted in over 100 movies both in English and his native Lagos Igbo  ..read more

  More Nigerians have added their voice to seek Labours understanding as the Nationwide strike by NLC and TUC begins on Monday  One of them is former Speaker of Lagos State House of Assembly Hon Adeyemi Ikuforiji who made the appeal as a guest on Inside Politics With CKN aired on Silverbird Television on Friday  While agreeing that there is a need for an increase in the minimum wage as being sort by Labour , he is of the opinion that Labour Congress should give the government more time to reach an agreement on its demands. Hon Ikuforiji while speaking on the economic policies ..read more

 An Air France flight AF878 scheduled to connect N'Djamena to Abuja, then Paris-Charles de Gaulle, on Friday May 31, 2024, has been cancelled due to a heavy storm in N'Djamena.  Before takeoff, the aircraft A330’s hull was damaged. The aircraft is grounded in N'Djamena.  This has prompted most of the passengers to complain bitterly about the shabby treatment being meted out by the airline according to what CKNNews gathered The Minister of Aviation Festus Keyamo has replied thus via his social media handle after an explanation by the airline  Festus Keyamo Reaction  ..read more

The Bauchi State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Ahmad Jalam, is dead. Jalam died in an accident that occurred along Bauchi-Jalam expressway in Bauchi on Saturday, June 1, 2024. Governor Bala Mohammed has expressed shock over the death of his longtime confidant who was popularly known as Me Kankana. In a statement signed by Lawal Muazu, his New Media Aide, the governor said the death left a profound emptiness and cast a pall of mourning over the state. Mohammed said the deceased was known for his tireless work, dedication and commitment to the Peoples Democratic Pa ..read more

With 99 percent of the votes from Wednesday’s election counted, President Cyril Ramaphosa’s African National Congress had only 40 percent, a catastrophic slump from the 57.5 it won in 2019. This marks an historic turning point for South Africa as the party has enjoyed an absolute majority since 1994, when liberation leader Nelson Mandela led the nation out of white-minority rule and into democracy. The ANC must now either negotiate a coalition government, or at least persuade other parties to back Ramaphosa’s re-election in parliament to allow him to form a minority government reliant on ot ..read more

  An economic crash in Nigeria left international students in the United Kingdom [UK] struggling to afford tuition fees, with some at Teesside University blocked from their studies and ordered to return home. Manager Debbie Fixter said 75% of clients at Thornaby’s Sprouts Community Food Charity (SCFC) were affected students and the situation had pushed it to “maximum capacity”. The university said it was providing support and international applicants must provide evidence of sufficient funds when applying for a visa. SCFC organises a range of activities and offers food for free or at lo ..read more

  There is possibility of disruptions in flight operations as well as fuel and electricity supplies across Nigeria over the planned nationwide strike by the organised labour. The organised labour, which is demanding N494,000 as new national minimum wage, has started mobilising its affiliate bodies and members across the country for the strike. Workers in the aviation and electricity sectors  as well as their counterparts in the oil and gas sector have been mobilised by their respective associations to join the strike billed to commence tomorrow. The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) an ..read more