ASUP joins ASUU, declares two-week strike
The Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) has declared a two-week strike over the non-implementation of its demands by the federal government. The union announced its resolve to embark on the industrial action in a statement after an emergency national executive council (NEC) meeting on Wednesday. In the statement signed by Anderson […]
Presidential bid: Nwajiuba resigns as minister
Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, minister of state for education, has resigned from his position. His resignation was said to have been announced at the federal executive council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. Nwajiuba had, on April 27, announced his intention to run for president in the 2023 general election […]
Nnamani: Some of those buying forms for presidential hopefuls are struggling to pay rent
Ken Nnamani, presidential hopeful on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, has described the trend of support groups buying the party’s presidential nomination forms for some contenders as “a big lie”. The former president of the senate spoke in a chat with AriseTV on Wednesday. Over 20 aspirants have declared their interest […]
Our Two Kobo: Domestic violence, divorce and the burden of religion (Episode 2)
The second episode of Our Two Kobo, ‘Domestic Violence, Divorce and the Burden of Religion’, centres on the roles played by religion, society and the law in cases of domestic violence in Nigeria. Drawing insight from the death of Osinachi Nwachukwu, a gospel singer alleged to have been abused by her husband, Jam […]
Buhari asks ministers seeking elective office to resign
President Muhammadu Buhari has asked all members of his cabinet seeking elective office to resign on or before May 16. Tolu Ogunlesi, an aide to the president, disclosed this in a tweet on Wednesday. “Just in: All members of President Buhari’s cabinet vying for public office will have to resign on or […]
Agbakoba: Jonathan is eligible to run for president
Olisa Agbakoba, senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), says former President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to contest for president in 2023. Recently, there have been varied legal arguments on the eligibility of Jonathan to contest in the 2023 presidential election. Jonathan was Nigeria’s vice-president between 2007 and 2010. He became the president in May 2010 […]
Appeal court says section 84(12) of Electoral Act unconstitutional but voids Umuahia judgment
The appeal court says section 84(12) of the Electoral Act, 2022 as unconstitutional but still voided the judgment of the lower court against it. While nullifying the judgement on technical grounds, the three-member panel of appeal court judges said on Wednesday that, nonetheless, the provision violates the rights of a section of people. […]
Al Jazeera journalist killed in Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Sherine Abu Akleh, an Al Jazeera journalist, has been reportedly killed while covering an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank town of Jenin, a Palestinian city, in the early hours of Wednesday. The 51-year-old journalist, who was born in Jerusalem began working for Al Jazeera in 1997 and had reported on-camera from across […]
Bill Gates tests positive for COVID, says he’s fortunate to be vaccinated
Bill Gates, billionaire businessman and co-founder of Microsoft, says he tested positive for COVID-19. Gates announced this on Tuesday in a post on Twitter, adding that he is experiencing mild symptoms. “I’ve tested positive for COVID. I’m experiencing mild symptoms and am following the experts’ advice by isolating until I’m healthy again,” […]
Six soldiers killed as gunmen attack village in Taraba
Six soldiers have been reported dead in an attack by gunmen on Tati village in Takum LGA of Taraba state. The gunmen were said to have come in large numbers and invaded the village on Tuesday around 10pm. They were said to have engaged the troops of 93 battalions in a fierce gun […]