Nigeria’s ASUU begins total and indefinite strike

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 […]

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No record of Buhari’s certificate at WAEC headquarters in Ghana –Reno Omokri says

After  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 […]

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Youths booed Osun Resident Electoral Commissioner

There 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 […]

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Buhari receives attestation of school certificate from WAEC (Photo)

Nigerian 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 […]

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Judge restrains NLC, TUC from going on strike on November 6

National 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 […]

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We will crash the price of fuel if Atiku is elected – PDP

Peoples 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 […]

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Fani-Kayode hits Buhari, Tinubu as 12 million Nigerians lost their jobs in the last 3 years

Former 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. […]

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1999 Constitution must be jettisoned for Nigeria to make progress -Akin Oyebode

Emeritus 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 […]

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PDP gov candidate, Ademola Adeleke, others, charged for impersonation

Governorship 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 […]

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Four PDP governors meet Buhari in Aso Rock

Four 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 […]

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Afenifere suspends Omisore over Osun election rerun

Yoruba 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 […]

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Trump to terminate citizenship status for children born in US to non-citizens

United 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 […]

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Man charged with sending explosives to top Democrats, others

An 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 […]

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Nigerian resources cannot maintain 36 states structure – Emir Sanusi

Emir 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 […]

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“New Nile Bridge,” 5th longest suspension bridge in Africa opened (Photos)

5th 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 […]

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Olukoya files fresh N2bn suit against Sahara Reporters/Omoyele Sowore

General 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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