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Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Sunday, November 4, announced that it has begun an indefinite strike action following the inability of the federal government to respond to their demands. The ASUU said its strike would be total as all federal and state varsities would join the strike. Punch reports that the union accused the […]
Continue ReadingAfter the presentation of attestation certificate to President Buhari by the Registrar of West African Examination Council (WAEC) in Abuja, Mr. Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has described the development as pure garbage, maintaining that President Buhari has no WAEC certificate. Omokri who said this on his viral Facebook page said even the Headquarters […]
Continue ReadingThere were reports Friday that the Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, Mr. Segun Agbaje was humiliated and beaten by some angry youths, but the Osun Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has denied that the REC was beaten, saying that he was only booed. In a statement, INEC stated that Agbaje’s speech at a burial […]
Continue ReadingSylvester Debe Ojukwu, the first son of one time military governor of the old Eastern Region and Biafra warlord, Chief Emeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, is dead, according to Nigerian Tribune. He died at the age of 62. He reportedly died on Friday night after spending a short time at the hospital. The cause of his death […]
Continue ReadingNigerian president, Muhammadu Buhari has received an attestation certificate and confirmation of school certificate result from the West African Examination Council. Special adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, disclosed this on Twitter, Friday afternoon and taunted the President’s critics, who have been wailing over his certificate. His official photographer, Bayo Omoboriowo shared a picture […]
Continue ReadingNational Industrial Court of Nigeria (NICN) sitting in Abuja has restrained the organised labour from proceeding on its planned nationwide indefinite industrial action. Justice Sanusi Kado gave the order on Friday while delivering a ruling on an ex-parte application to restrain the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) from embarking on […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party (PDP), Thursday, assured Nigerians that its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, will crash the pump price of petroleum products if elected President in 2019. In a statement by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP rejected the Buhari-led Federal Government’s “increase of the official prices of diesel and kerosene,” stressing that such will bring more […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian Minister for Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Thursday, lambasted President Muhammadu Buhari. He also knocked former Lagos State Governor, Bola Tinubu Fani-Kayode mocked the duo on Twitter, saying both deserved applause for bringing the country to its knees. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain restated that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has failed Nigerians. […]
Continue ReadingEmeritus Professor of International Law and Jurisprudence, Akin Oyebode, has said the 1999 Constitution must be discarded in whole before the country can make progress. He said, no matter the number of amendments made to the constitution, it cannot work for Nigeria because it is entirely faulty. He said Nigeria must heed the call to […]
Continue ReadingGovernorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the September 22 election in Osun State, Nigeria, Ademola Adeleke, has been arraigned for impersonation. Adeleke was arraigned on Wednesday at a Federal High Court in Abuja on a four-count charge for alleged examination malpractice. He was arraigned by the police for presenting himself as a […]
Continue ReadingFour governors from the South-South region and elected on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday met with President Muhammadu Buhari behind closed doors. The meeting was held inside the President’s office at the Presidential Villa, Abuja shortly after Buhari returned from his condolence visit to Kaduna State. The governors in attendance […]
Continue ReadingIPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu granted his first interview on Israeli national television. The anchor man speaks in Israeli language for few seconds before changing to English language to interview Kanu. Video: Youtube
Continue ReadingYoruba socio-political organization, Afenifere, Tuesday, announced the suspension of the candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the last governorship election in Osun State, Senator Iyiola Omisore for one year. Omisore was alleged to have aligned with the All Progressives Congress to win the rerun election in Ife South and North Local Government Areas of […]
Continue ReadingUnited States president, Donald Trump, is planning to sign an executive order that would seek to end the right to U.S. citizenship for children of non-citizens born on U.S. soil. CNN reports that, he said this in a television interview recorded on Monday. The move, which is said to be against the Constitution, would be […]
Continue ReadingFormer Nigerian works minister, Tony Anenih, has passed away. Mr Anenih, 85, died on Sunday evening at Cedarcrest Hospital, Abuja, where he was receiving treatment for an undisclosed ailment, a family source said. Born in Edo State, Mr Anenih was one of the most influential politicians of his time. He was nicknamed ‘Mr Fix It’ […]
Continue ReadingAn aircraft with 189 passengers on board is believed to have sunk after crashing into the sea off Indonesia’s island of Java on Monday. The plane crashed shortly after takeoff from the capital on its way to the country’s tin-mining hub, officials said. A spokesman for Indonesia’s search and rescue agency said the Lion Air […]
Continue ReadingAn avowed Donald Trump supporter in southern Florida was charged on Friday with sending pipe bombs to critics of the president, including Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton. Thirteen of the devices were mentioned on a federal criminal complaint. A 14th device was reported by the billionaire Tom Steyer, who has called for Trump’s impeachment. Cesar […]
Continue ReadingEmir of Kano, HRH Muhammadu Sanusi II, has said he is deeply worried whenever the topic of restructuring Nigeria is being debated among the elite. He bore his mind on Thursday at the third edition of Justice Anthony Aniagolu Memorial Lecture held at the Godfrey Okoye University, Enugu. Sanusi warned, that, Nigerians especially the educated […]
Continue Reading5th longest suspension bridge in Africa has been unveiled in Uganda recently. President Yoweri Museveni commissioned the new bridge on Wednesday. The bridge named the “New Nile Bridge” spans 525m. It is located in the town of Jinja and stretches across the source of the River Nile. The bridge is the second of its kind […]
Continue ReadingGeneral Overseer of the Mountain of Fire & Miracles Ministries (MFM), Dr. D.K. Olukoya, has filed a N2 billion suit against Sahara Reporters Publisher Mr. Omoyele Sowore for defamation of character. In the suit filed before the High Court of Akwa Ibom State, Uyo, Sahara Reporters Incorporation and Objective Media Group Limited were listed as the 2nd and 3rd defendants. The […]
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