ASUU also accused President Muhammadu Buhari’s government of acting indifferent toward its demands. The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) said it extended its ongoing industrial action by another four weeks to afford the government more time to address all of its demands. ASUU also accused President Muhammadu Buhari’s government of acting indifferent toward its demands. The…
Yabo, who said the prayer while reacting to Shehu’s comment on the terrorists’ threat, however, appealed to the kidnappers to release the innocent victims in their custody. Apopular Islamic preacher based in Sokoto State, Bello Yabo, has prayed that terrorists who threatened to kidnap President Muhammadu Buhari, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State and the…
The slang ‘olule’ meaning it falls, on the lips of every Nigerian seems to be the most appropriate description for the swift fall of naira against dollar. Naira crashed further Wednesday 27th, July, in the parallel market, trading for 710 against the US dollar on the exchange platform, Aboki Forex. This is the second major…
The United Arab Emirate issued a notice on the suspension of Nigerian nationals for Visa issuance after some cult groups dominated by Nigerians threatened the security of the country, through their conduct. The suspension came as a necessity after a cult groups clash threw the national security of the United Arab Emirate known for its…
Barely 24 hours after terrorists threatened to abduct President Muhammadu Buhari and Kaduna Governor Nasir el’Rufai in a viral video, troops of the Guards Brigade have been ambushed by armed bandits in Abuja. Three soldiers were wounded during the attack, which has thrown residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) into a panic. The bandits…
May I first issue a disclaimer that I once traveled, studied and lived in the ‘saner climes’ and currently live in Nigeria and this update is not to discourage anyone that wishes to relocate, but only a piece to shed some lights on factors to consider before you relocate. Also, I have visited more nations…
The Peoples Democratic Party, on Friday, claimed that with the outcome of last weekend’s governorship election in Osun State, the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, should withdraw from next year’s election. This is as the party alleged that the former Lagos State governor’s effort to “frustrate” the outcome of the election won by…
The factional Osun State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Dotun Babayemi, has said he may seek redress at the Supreme Court after losing at the Appeal Court yesterday. Babayemi and Governor-elect Ademola Adeleke had been elected at parallel primaries that were held at WOCDIF Event Centre and Osogbo Township Stadium. He…
The House of Representatives had in 2008 described the alleged $16 billion spent on power projects between 1999 and 2007 as “a colossal waste.” The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) and convener of #RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore, has berated the former Nigerian Vice President and presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),…
Osun State Governor Gboyega Oyetola may engage no fewer than 50 lawyers, including senior advocates, to challenge the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Ademola Adeleke, in last Saturday’s governorship election in the state. A member of the governor’s legal team, Kunle Adegoke, gave this indication in an interview with The PUNCH on Tuesday…