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Emmanuel Osodeke, president of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), has turned down an intervention fund by Brekete Family, a reality television and radio programme focusing on human rights issues, to end the strike. ASUU had on February 14 declared a one-month warning strike to protest the non-implementation of its demands by […]

Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo, says the state government has cancelled the June 12 celebrations in honour of the victims of the Owo attack.  St Francis Catholic Church in Owo was attacked by gunmen on June 4, with at least 40 people killed, and over 60 persons injured. On Thursday, the federal […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says its officials didn’t monitor any primary organised by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom state. Mike Igini, resident electoral commissioner (REC) for Akwa Ibom, disclosed this in a report dated May 27, 2022, and submitted to the commission on the conduct of primaries in […]

The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) says 10 new cases of monkeypox have been confirmed in six states. The NCDC had reported 21 cases and one death as of May 28. Monkeypox is a rare viral infection that does not spread easily between people. It is usually a mild self-limiting illness […]

Femi Adesina, presidential spokesman, says President Muhammadu Buhari didn’t impose his preferred candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential ticket because he wanted to be fair to all aspirants. Adesina spoke on the development in an article published on Thursday, titled ‘Knock Knock, Who’s There?’. Buhari had, in January 2022, said […]

Nyesom Wike, Rivers governor, says the state has filed a suit against Rotimi Amaechi, former governor, over alleged fraud. Wike had set up a seven-man panel to probe Amaechi over an alleged withdrawal of N96 billion from the state’s treasury during the latter’s tenure as governor. The panel had also investigated issues […]