Emulate Jonathan’s method to resolve strike, ASUU president tells FG
Emmanuel Osodeke, president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), says the federal government should emulate former President Goodluck Jonathan in resolving the lingering industrial action. The strike, which began on February 16, is a result of the government’s inability to fully address the union’s demands. The industrial action has lasted […]
PHOTOS: Obi, Soludo present as Pope Francis ordains Okpaleke as cardinal
Pope Francis has sworn in Peter Okpaleke, Catholic bishop of Ekwulobia, Anambra state, as a cardinal. The swearing in took place on Saturday at St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican City. The college of cardinals is a body of senior priests who support the pope in overseeing the affairs of the church, and they […]
FG apologises for Lagos-Ibadan expressway gridlock, orders one-day suspension of construction
The federal government has apologised for the hardship faced by road users due to construction works on the Berger-Opic axis of the Lagos-Ibadan expressway. Forosola Oloyede, the acting federal controller of works in Lagos state, conveyed the apology in a statement on Saturday. Oloyede said the government feels the pains of the […]
2023: Tinubu hails ‘bold’ Buhari on decision to support only APC candidates
Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has commended President Muhammadu Buhari over his decision to support only candidates of the party in 2023. The former Lagos governor spoke on Saturday in Abuja while receiving APC national working committee (NWC) members at the Tinubu/Shettima campaign office. The APC […]
EXCLUSIVE: Atiku jets back to Nigeria to receive Shekarau into PDP
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), is set to head back to the country to receive Ibrahim Shekarau into the major opposition party. Shekarau, a former Kano state governor, is unsettled at the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), and he is believed to be on his way out. […]
Army dismisses two soldiers over killing of Yobe cleric
The Nigerian army has dismissed two soldiers allegedly involved in the killing of Goni Aisami, an Islamic cleric in Yobe. John Gabriel and Adamu Gideon, both lance corporals, were the two soldiers dismissed. Ibrahim Osabo, the acting commander officer in charge of army’s 241 Reece battalion in Nguru, […]
Obi to Nigerians: Don’t listen to presidential candidates that speak through proxies
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has asked Nigerians not to listen to presidential candidates that speak through proxies. Speaking to Nigerians in Frankfurt, Germany, on Friday, Obi also asked Nigerians to carry out background checks on all presidential candidates to determine if they know what Nigerians need. Obi, […]
Dele Alake: There’s nothing wrong with godfatherism — Tinubu’s critics are envious
Dele Alake, director of strategic communication in the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council, says those criticising Bola Tinubu’s godfatherism in Lagos are envious of his good deeds. Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, was governor of Lagos state from 1999 to 2007. Since then, he has spread his political tentacles and […]
INSIDE STORY: How single mother lost only child, relative in Lagos building accident
The pillars could no longer hold the weight of the overheard water tanks, and by Sunday, August 20, they crashed through the fence and collapsed on the roof of a nearby one-room apartment where Funmisola Olaoye, a single mother, and her family lived. Due to the renovation at the two-storey building which was […]
REVEALED: Collapsed Abuja building wasn’t approved for conversion to residential apartment
It was on a Thursday night. Hafeez Olayinka, an aluminium window fabricator, alongside four other construction artisans were sleeping after a stressful day inside an almost completed two-storey-building along Aso Savings road in Kubwa, Abuja, when their rest was violently disrupted around 11.30pm. It took Olayinka another couple of minutes to realise that […]