The Federal Government (FG) on Monday withdrew its earlier directive asking the management of Vice-Chancellors in universities “to ensure that the striking members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) resume and commence lectures immediately.” This was contained in a letter signed by the Director, Finance and Accounts of National Universities Commission (NUC), Mr….
The Federal Government through the National Universities Commission has ordered vice-chancellors to re-open schools and allow students resume lectures. This was made known in a letter signed by the Director, Finance and Accounts of the NUC, Sam Onazi, on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the commission, Professor Abubakar Rasheed. According to Punch, the letter…
Chieftain of the Labour Party Prof. Patrick Okedinachi Utomi, has stated that the All-Progressives Congress, APC, made a mistake by fielding an ailing person to be the flag bearer of the party come 2023 presidential election. He said that the vice president Yemi Osinbajo should have been the best candidate for the party instead of…
Bayelsa Police Command Yenagoa on Monday paraded an Abuja socialite, John Eka Ewa aka John Lyon, alleged to have colluded with others to terrorize the State for years through the kidnap of top bankers, businessmen and prominent persons. The following are what you should know about “John Lyon”, the suspected kidnap kingpin: * John Eka…
The National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Comrade Arabambi Abayomi has said the re-election bid of the ruling All Progressives Congress as an attempt to further plunge Nigeria into the abyss of economic disaster. The Labour Party spokesman said in Abuja that Nigerians who have been on the receiving end of this corruption-ridden administration…
Detectives from the Bayelsa State Police Command have arrested a suspected kidnap kingpin identified as John Ewa, who had been on the wanted list of the police for various alleged abductions in the state. It was learnt that the police operatives trailed Ewa, who goes by the alias ‘Lion’, to Abuja where he was arrested…
With the passing of the beloved Queen of England, the world has not only lost a national symbol, but a literal one as well. Her image is depicted on every banknote, coin, and uniform across most of the United Kingdom. And now that King Charles III is the reigning monarch, a shift has begun to…
The Spokesperson of Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organization, Senator Dino Melaye, on Saturday replied the campaign organisation of the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, accusing them of trying to feast on the crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party. In a veiled reference to the threat by Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers…
Russian forces launched new strikes on Ukrainian cities Saturday as Kremlin-orchestrated votes continued in occupied regions of Ukraine to pave the way for their annexation by Moscow. Zaporizhzhia Gov. Oleksandr Starukh said the Russians targeted infrastructure facilities in the Dnieper River city, and one of the missiles hit an apartment building, killing one person and…
As Donald Trump’s legal woes mount, donors and the Republican party have paid millions in dollars of his legal fees. His newest legal headache saw him and three of his children hit with a fraud lawsuit, which alleges they lied about the value of property “by billions”. Financial data shows that he has already spent…
