Biodun Ogunyemi, ASUU President said this in Abuja while addressing newsmen Tuesday night. He spoke at the end of a meeting at the Ministry of Labour and Employment. NAN reports that the meeting which began by 3 p.m, ended at about 11 p.m. ASUU commenced the warning strike on March 9, 2020 over issues of…
The Nigerian music art Runtown through his tweet, lent a voice to the outcry over the prevalent killings and kidnappings that have been recorded across the country in the last few weeks. Pondering on the number of protests to engage in before the issue of SARS officers killing innocent citizens is addressed, the singer lashed out…
Human rights activist, Femi Falana has warned the Federal Government of Nigeria against its violent approach to handling members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria who are protesting the continued detention of their leader, Ibraheem El-Zakzaky, despite numerous court orders issued for his release. Falana expressed concerns over the method the Federal Government had adopted…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, yesterday, said President Muhammadu Buhari should not celebrate yet over the ruling of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Independent National Election Commission’s (INEC) central server. He said contrary to the position of the Presidency, the tribunal did not reject his request to inspect INEC’s central…
The management of Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, has closed down the institution indefinitely over the protest of students which led to the destruction of some property at the school’s medical centre. It was reported that an HND 1 student of Applied Science identified as Aminu Sheu fainted yesterday afternoon soon after he finished his examination….
Saraki took the step on his Twitter handle on Friday, one day after meeting with officials of tech-finance advocacy organisation, BudgIT.He tweeted: “Dear @BudgITng:“Find the details of the 2018 Budget of the National Assembly here: http://nass.gov.ng/document/download/10247 …“This is in accordance with the commitment of the leadership of the 8th National Assembly to accountability and transparency….
Rt Hon Umaru Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared the winner of the Adamawa State governorship election by the Independent National Electoral Commission so ion (INEC). This followed the conclusion of collation of results of the supplementary governorship election, which was conducted in 44 polling units in 14 local government areas…
Leading Northern politician, Alhaji Tanko Yakassai, has said that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo could be the next President of Nigeria. In a special interview from Kano on Thursday, Yakassai said, “there may be an unwritten understanding that when President Muhammadu Buhari finishes, the Vice President will likely be the next presidential candidate of the APC.” Although…
The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, will today commence hearing on the petition the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, filed to challenge the outcome of the February 23 presidential election. The petitioners, are seeking to invalidate the declaration of President Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as winner of…
No fewer than Forty-two political parties in Kano State under the aegis of Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) in have rejected the results of the re-run governorship election of March 23. They alledged that the process was characterised by gross irregularities. The state CUPP chairman, Mohammed Abdullahi-Rahi, made the position of the group known while addressing a…
