The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has threatened to embark on nationwide strike soon. ASUU national president, Biodun Ogunyemi, declared this on Wednesday after a National Executive Council (NEC)
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The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has threatened to embark on nationwide strike soon. ASUU national president, Biodun Ogunyemi, declared this on Wednesday after a National Executive Council (NEC)
The National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE has suspended its strike. The strike was embarked upon to draw federal government’s attention to the plight of its members. Report has it
The police in Borno State says it has arrested 56 suspects for various offences in continuation of its PUFF ADDER operations aimed at riding the state of criminals. The State
A Federal High Court in Lagos on Wednesday, adjourned until Thursday, for continuation of trial of a musician, Azeez Fashola (a.k.a. Naira Marley), who is facing fraud and theft charges.
Family members of Omoyele Sowore, convener of the RevolutionNow Movement, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari and the Department of State Services, DSS, of plotting to kill the activist. Sowore’s family
An Ebonyi Magistrate’s Court, in Abakaliki, on Tuesday remanded Desmond Eze, 25, in custody at the correctional centre over alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl (names withheld). The accused, whose
An Ilorin Magistrates’ Court, on Wednesday, remanded four suspects in an Ilorin Correctional Centre for allegedly buying and selling human parts in the metropolis. The defendants, Babatunde Kawu, Rasheed Akorede,
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria, HURIWA, has tasked government at the center to remove the log of wood in its own eye before making a move for the
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) on Wednesday approved N307.6 million for the purchase of operational vehicles for the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC). Minister of
The Abuja Zonal Office of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says it recovered not less than N750 million from public treasury looters in 2019. Head of the zonal
The Presidency has said that Punch Newspaper’s editorial of Wednesday where it vowed to address President Muhammadu Buhari as a Major General and his government as a regime, is unconstitutional.
The House of Representatives has resolved to intervene in the ongoing impasse between the Federal government and the National Union of Electricity Employees, (NUEE) to forestall power outage. The
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State, Tuesday, bagged the Platinum Anniversary award of the Most Courageous Statesman and Defender of Humanity Award. Ortom was given the award by African Newspapers
Popular search engine, Google on Wednesday announced the results of its ‘2019 Year in Search’ with Academic Staff Union of Universities’ (ASUU) strike topping this year’s trending news search. Mr
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has called for the immediate release of Convener of RevolutionNow, Omoyele Sowore. Kanu who had earlier declared Sowore as the
A rights group, International Society for Civil Liberties and the Rule of Law (Intersociety) has commended Punch Newspapers for its resolve to start addressing President Muhammadu Buhari as a Major
A bill for a law to revert the name of Abubakar Saraki university to Kwara State University, Malete, Wednesday, passed through second reading at the state House of Assembly. Recall
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Wednesday, visited the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai. The visit was a surprise as government officials said they had no information the former president
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers 1. President Muhammadu Buhari has sent Edward Lametek Adamu’s name to the Senate for confirmation as the Chairman of the Asset
The Association of about 21,780 Disengaged Teachers in Kaduna State have cried out for the payment of what is due to them from Governor Nadir El-Rufai after two years of