President of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities, Mohammed Ibrahim, has accused the Federal Government of focusing on frivolous things and neglecting the education sector and the youths. Speaking during the 2022 May Day celebration in Abuja on Sunday, Ibrahim said the universities were forced to shut down due to the government’s insincerity, adding […]
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By Olufunke Faluyi I visited my mother recently and I needed tea on a cold morning. Tetrapleura tetraptera (Aridan), pineapple peels, ginger and garlic were available and I gave instructions that they should be cooked. That was the tea we had that day. I like to look for safer substitutes in nature instead of using […]
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State workers and pensioners on Sunday lamented they were carrying the burden of a cash crunch in the country with many state governments failing to ensure regular payment of salaries, gratuities and other entitlements. Labour leaders, who spoke separately with our correspondents in Ekiti, Benue, Ogun, Ondo, Rivers, Abia, Ondo, Edo and Kano states, noted […]
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The leader of Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu, has dragged the Federal Government to the Court of Appeal to challenge the amended seven charges on terrorism granted by Justice Binta Nyako of a Federal High Court in Abuja. He was challenging the decision of the court as contained in the ruling and final decision […]
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Police Inspector General, Baba Usman A foreign national (names withheld) has allegedly committed suicide at his private office on Egbeyemi Street, in the Ilupeju area of Lagos State. Until his death, the man, 42, was said to be a field worker at the Agro Nigeria Limited, in the Ikeja area of the state. It was […]
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A nationwide survey carried out by the Intellectual Forum on Politics and Governance, has shown that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is the preferred candidate to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari next year. The survey, which was carried out in February, asked Nigerians to choose their favourite from among Osinbajo; national leader of the All Progressives Congress, […]
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Akinwunmi Ambode Campaign Organisation has said that structures are in place to challenge Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for the Lagos All Progressives Congress governorship ticket. The group also said there are plans to send Sanwo-Olu out of office in 2023. The chairman of AMCO and former Commissioner for Energy and Mineral resources, Wale Oluwo, made this […]
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By Banji Ayoola When money is temporarily withdrawn from one, and one is made to go through hard or lean times, to experience lack and deprivation, there are certain lessons to learn. Such as humility, compassion, self control and consideration for others who are in need, one’s neighbours who are going through pains and experiencing […]
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An excavator packs rubble into a waiting truck at the site of a building collapse at Ibadan Street along Herbert Macaulay Way in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State on May 2, 2022. Credit: Channels TV President Muhammadu Buhari has commiserated with families of those who died, sustained injuries, and were affected in the […]
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One person was pulled out alive Monday from the rubble of a building that collapsed three days ago in central China, state-run television said, with hopes of finding more survivors fading fast. The commercial building in Changsha city, Hunan province — which housed apartments, a hotel and a cinema — caved in on Friday, sparking […]
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