The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has suspended its two-week warning strike with immediate effect following progress in some of its demands. ASUU President, Christopher Piwuna announced the suspension of the strike on Wednesday at ASUU’s national secretariat at the University of Abuja. He said that the suspension followed progress in talks with government […]
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African Democratic Congress (ADC) has described the burning of its Ekiti State Secretariat as a deliberate act of political terrorism aimed at silencing opposition voices. The party said this while condemning the arson attack on its Ekiti State Secretariat in Ado-Ekiti, which, it said, occurred just hours before the party’s scheduled Reconfiguration and Affirmation Ceremony. […]
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The Senate on Wednesday called for a major shift in Nigeria’s electoral jurisprudence, urging the burden of proof in election petitions should rest on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) rather than candidates. Its President, Godswill Akpabio made this call on Wednesday during deliberations on amendments to the Electoral Act 2022. He said INEC, as […]
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Aregbesola National Secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Rauf Aregbesola, and former Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Kolapo Olusola-Eleka, have condemned the attack on the party’s secretariat in Ado Ekiti. Residents and ADC members woke up on Tuesday to find that the secretariat had been set ablaze. Office equipment, plastic chairs, canopies, and sound […]
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The United Kingdom has invested $40 million to revive the cocoa plantations in Ondo State. Confirming this development on Wednesday in Akure, the state capital, British Deputy High Commissioner in Nigeria, Jonny Baxter, said his country’s engagement with Nigeria had shifted from donor aid to direct investment partnerships that promote shared prosperity. He spoke during […]
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Ondo State Government on Wednesday allayed the fears of reported security threat to some parts of the state, assuring that relevant authorities including security agencies are working round the clock “to prevent and respond to any potential threats.” The assurance, made in a statement by the Information and Orientation Commissioner, Mr Idowu Ajanaku, was in […]
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petitions Tinubu to check Osun APC over rising violence, reckless threats By John Dike, Osogbo The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has warned the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) over what it described as an alarming escalation of threats, violent confrontations, and reckless utterances among its members ahead of the party’s planned […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in Odun State has hosted students of Ebunoluwa International School, Osogbo, as part of an educational excursion aimed at deepening their understanding of Nigeria’s electoral processes and the institutional framework of the Commission. The visit was designed to acquaint the students with INEC’s organizational structure, […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo Osun Civil Society Coalition (OCSC) has described the departed Comrade Fidelista Abiodun Aremu popularly known as ‘Aremson’ as a veteran comrade who fought in the democratic struggle, labour movement, and revolutionary movement for the benefit of all. The activists who converged at the OCSC State Secretariat in Osogbo, the state capital, […]
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By John Dike, Osogbo A chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Ekiti State, Prince Abiodun Adetimehin, has condemned the violent attack on the party’s state secretariat and members by suspected political thugs during the inauguration of the new State Executive Committee in Ado Ekiti. Prince Adetimehin, who was the ADC candidate for Ekiti […]
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