April 5, 2021

Strike Shelved As FG, ASUU Reach Agreement

Minister, ASUU To Hold Emergency Meeting As Strike Looms

April 5, 2021 4:57 pm

Following the threat to embark on another round of strike the Minister of Education, Malam Adamu Adamu has invited the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to an emergency meeting with hopes to dissuade such actions.

The emergency meeting is to hold Tuesday, the 6th of April 2021 at 11:00 am in the Ministry’s Headquarters in Abuja, said a statement by Director Press and Public Relations, Ben. Bem Goong.

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Explaining the reason for the emergency meeting, the Minister said the meeting is intended to nip the strike in the …

3 Guards Arrested For Alleged Vandalism At Warri Refinery

April 5, 2021 4:02 pm

No fewer than 3 persons have been arrested by operatives of the Delta State Police Command for allegedly vandalising armored cables and other electrical installations at the Warri Refinery and Petro-Chemical Company (WRPC) in Ekpan, Uvwie Local Government Area of the state.

This was disclosed by the acting state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Bright Edafe, who while confirming the arrest, stated the suspects are staff of a private security company attached to the refinery.

He gave the names of the suspects as of Saturday Idoge, Sunday Ishenive, and Philip Ngbodi, adding that efforts have been intensified to apprehend …

Insecurity: Obasanjo, Gumi, Apportion Blames, Proffer Solutions

April 5, 2021 1:28 pm

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and Sheikh Ahmad Gumi have recommended solutions to the security challenges facing the nation.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that Gumi, who has been negotiating with bandits in the North, visited Obasanjo on Sunday with a delegation of eight persons.

They are: Prof. Usman Yusuf, Mallam Tukur Mamu, Dr. Umar Ardo, Dr. Ibrahim Abdullahi, Honourable Suleiman Gumi, Alhaji Suleiman Yakubu and Mallam Buba Mohammed.

Chief Obasanjo received Sheikh Gumi and his delegation in the presence of Oba Babajide Bakre, Agura of Gbagura, Abeokuta; Bishop Tunde Akin-Akinsanya, Chairman of Ogun State Christian Association of Nigeria; Sheikh …

Elite Behind Calls For Nigeria’s Disintegration – Lawan

April 5, 2021 1:28 pm

Senator Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan, President of the Senate has reaffirmed that Nigeria’s unity remains non-negotiable despite numerous calls by some groups and individuals for the country to disintegrate.

Africa Daily News, New York reports that during an interview with newsmen in his ancestral home at the official inauguration of NTA Community Station, Gashu’a, Yobe state, the Chief lawmaker assured that Nigeria would continue to be one.

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He expresses displeasure on how some elites in the country were fueling agitations for the disunity of Nigeria.

‘When I say that

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NDDC Probe - Pondei Was Auditioning For BBNaija – Omokri

Buhari Caused Abba Kyari’s Death – Omokri Alleges

April 5, 2021 1:24 pm

Reno Omokri, former aide to ex-President Goodluck Jonathan, has said President Muhammadu Buhari’s selfishness led to the death of his late Chief of Staff, CoS, Abba Kyari.

Omokri said Buhari’s selfishness stopped him from building hospitals in Nigeria.

He insisted that Kyari would have survived if the president had improved Nigeria’s health sector.

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In a series of tweets, the former presidential aide stressed that building of hospitals would help provide adequate health care for both rich and ordinary Nigerians.

He wrote: ‘If General @MBuhari had built hospitals, his former Chief

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APC Lacks Presidential Material for 2023 Poll – Orbih

April 5, 2021 7:26 am

The National Vice-Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the South-south zone, Chief Dan Orbih, has said that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has no candidate in its fold worthy of winning a presidential election in Nigeria in 2023.

Orbih, who spoke to newsmen in Benin, the Edo State capital on Sunday, said this was more evident since the ruling party was looking outside of its fold for a worthy candidate to represent the APC in the 2023 presidential election.

He was reacting to a story making the rounds that former President Goodluck Jonathan was being wooed …