SSANU, NASU suspend strike after five months
The Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) have suspended their nearly five-month strike. Source: Top Stories
Fani-Kayode on Muslim-Muslim ticket: Tinubu will make major concessions to Christians
Femi Fani-Kayode, former minister of aviation, says Nigerians, particularly Christians, do not have to worry about the Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement on Saturday, Fani-Kayode said Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the APC, does not have any plan to Islamise the country and he would make “major […]
Presidency: We’ll soon reveal big men behind crude oil theft in Nigeria
Garba Shehu, presidential spokesperson, says the federal government will soon reveal the identities of high-profile individuals behind crude oil theft in the country. Shehu said this in on Friday while speaking on ‘daily politics’, a Trust TV programme. He said as part of efforts to rid the country’s economy of sabotage, security […]
‘I met graduates who’re Boko Haram commanders’ — pastor recounts 7 months in Sambisa
Since 2014, when over 200 schoolgirls were abducted by Boko Haram insurgents in Chibok, many have remained wary of the southern Borno town. But that didn’t scare Moses Oyeleke, a pastor with the Living Faith Church who had served in Chibok. Born and raised in Borno, Oyeleke knows the southern Borno axis like the […]
Inflation: There’s urgent need to review salaries of civil servants, says Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari says there is a need for an urgent salary review in the federal civil service owing to high inflation rate across the world. NAN quoted the president as saying this when a delegation of the Association of Senior Civil Servants of Nigeria (ASCSN) paid him a visit at the state […]
PREVIEW: Usman vs Edwards — who will claim the UFC 278 belt?
Saturday’s Ultimate Fighting Championship (UCF) blockbuster between Nigeria’s Kamaru Usman and England’s Leon Edwards is set to be a marquee bout. The UFC 278 which is a rematch between both fighters is slated to take place at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. The “Nigerian nightmare” is gunning for […]
Gunmen attack convoy of Osun first lady
Gunmen have reportedly attacked the motorcade of Kafayat Oyetola, the first lady of Osun state. According to The Punch, the incident occurred on Friday evening around Owode, in Ede. Kafayat, wife of Gboyega Oyetola, governor of Osun, was said to have been making her way to Osogbo, the state’s capital, when the […]
Newspaper Headlines: Politicians flood police with special protection requests ahead of campaign
Reactions trail the revocation of licences of 52 broadcasting stations by the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC). Source: Top Stories
Terrorist planning to marry 21-year-old victim of Kaduna train attack, says Gumi’s aide
Tukur Mamu, media consultant to Ahmad Gumi, the popular Islamic cleric, says a top bandit commander has planned to marry one of the abducted victims of the Kaduna train attack. Mamu revealed this on Friday while announcing the release of four other victims from the attack. He identified the victim as 21-year-old […]
EXTRA: Tinubu has added ’emi lọ kàn, olule’ to Yoruba political dictionary, says Obasanjo
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Bola Tinubu has added new vocabulary to the Yoruba political dictionary. His statement comes days after the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) met with him in Abeokuta, Ogun state. On June 2, days before the party’s presidential primaries, the former Lagos governor spoke about […]