Afenifere Leader, Chief Ayo Adebanjo Pan-Yoruba socio-cultural organisation, Afenifere, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to use the remaining months in office to implement reports of the 2014 National Conference and the Nasir El-Rufai Committee on True Federalism. It said both reports, if implemented, would provide solution to most of the problems plaguing the country, especially […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has accused Labour and Employment Minister Chris Ngige of misinforming President Muhammadu Buhari on its ongoing strike. ASUU said Buhari would not have made his Monday ”Enough is enough” comment on the strike if he had been briefed on the outcomes of negotiation by the Ministry of Education. […]
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ASUU alleges blackmail A professor in the Nigerian university system will earn N2 million monthly salary, if the Federal Government accepts the recommendations of its committee on the 2009 agreements with university-based unions. The committee also recommended varied yearly allowances for professors. The allowances are for postgraduate supervision, field trip, responsibility and hazard, examination/timekeeper and […]
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Yiaga Africa has warned against the engagement of the personnel of the South-West Security Network, also known as Amotekun, during the Osun governorship election. The group added that the Nigeria Police Force, which was the lead security agency in election security in Nigeria, must ensure that the Amotekun was not given any role in the […]
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities’ National President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, on Thursday said the union was not aware of the N1.2tn that the Federal Government said it would need to meet its members’ demands. He also accused the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, of misinforming President Muhammadu Buhari about the ongoing strike […]
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Wants Shettima, Baba-Ahmed barred as VP candidates, joins Okupe, Masari, LP The Peoples Democratic Party has instituted a lawsuit compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission to prevent All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu; and Labour Party standard bearer, Peter Obi, from replacing their running mates with Senator Kashim Shettima and Senator Datti Baba-Ahmed respectively. […]
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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, yesterday, distanced himself from a memo purported to have originated from his office and sent to President Muhammadu Buhari seeking permission to resign his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The memo, dated June 24, 2022, with reference number: SH/VP/605/2/0, and seen by The Guardian, listed, among others, family pressure […]
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Nollywood actress Sola Sobowale has landed her first Bollywood role. The “Toyin Tomato” actress announced the big news in a post on her Instagram, revealing that she would be traveling to India to work on director Hamisha Daryani Ahuja’s upcoming project. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sola Sobowale (@solasobowale) She wrote, […]
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Kashim Shettima; Photo: Twitter/Governor Borno Make a change now, Ohanaeze tells APC Archbishop Kaigama: I didn’t endorse Shettima Change Lagos APC ticket to Christian-Christian to feel your action, group tells Tinubu We want a young candidate, APC groups reject Shettima Okorie, Uwazuruike, Olafeso, Akuns, others fault Adamu on ticket as Nigeria’s reality As it was […]
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Amotekun nabs 4 suspects for child-trafficking in Ekiti They promised to assist us to London — Victim Three pregnant women were rescued as a baby factory was discovered by police operatives in Obodogba Community, Okpanam in Oshimili North Local Government Area, Delta State. It was also gathered that the police operatives arrested two suspects during […]
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