October 29, 2021

Protest In TASUED As Soldiers Invade School Attack Students

Protest In TASUED As Soldiers Invade School Attack Students

There is currently a huge unrest in Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ijagun in Ijebu Ode, Ogun State, as men of the Nigerian army allegedly invaded the school arresting and assaulting the SUG president and other students and this has led to an uproar amongst the students.

The SUP (Students Union President , Sodiq Ridwan, popularly known as Reliable Surz, was arrested on today as he intervened in a matter involving students while they were protesting.

It was gathered that Reliable Surz and many other students were taken into custody by soldiers attached to Ilese Barracks.

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Zulum Visits LGA Ruled By Boko Haram For 6 Years

Zulum Visits LGA Ruled By Boko Haram For 6 Years

Borno State Governor, Babagana Umara Zulum has spent two days in Diffa and Bosso provinces of the neighboring Niger Republic.

The governor led some Nigerian refugees on Thursday, to undertake clearance exercise in Malam-Fatori, headquarters of Abadam Local Government Area in northern Borno.

Malam-Fatori, located in the fringes of Lake Chad, was violently occupied by Boko Haram for about six years before the military took control.

Residents have been taking refuge in Diffa, and Bosso, which is about five kilometers from Malam-Fatori.

However, Zulum traveled to Niger on Tuesday evening and passed the night at Diffa.

He was received by …

AfDB Will Create 25 Million New Jobs By 2025 - Adesina

AfDB Will Create 25 Million New Jobs By 2025 – Adesina

Dr Akinwunmi Adesina, the President, African Development Bank (AfDB) says the bank is targeting to create 25 million new jobs by 2025.

Adesina said this when he delivered a lecture on ‘Social Media, National Security and Social Change: Bridging the Gap for Development in Africa’ in Lagos.

According to a statement issued by the bank on Friday in Abuja, Adesina underscored the enormous potential that Nigeria has for attracting global digital commerce and financial services.

Adesina added that the bank was also investing heavily in quality infrastructure to transform the backbone of Africa’s technological revolution.

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Drug Addicts Not Our Problem But Barons — NDLEA Chair

NDLEA Gets Court Approval To Destroy 22 Tons Of Hard Drugs

The Federal High Court in Katsina State has granted approval for the destruction of 22 tons of hard drugs seized in the last two years by officers of the Nigeria Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, in Katsina State.

According to the NDLEA acting Commandant in the state, Dr. Nnana Nworisa, the seized drugs comprised of hard drugs and psychotropic substances that can affect peoples behaviour, thoughts, mood and perceptions, among others.

Nworisa, while appealing to all stakeholders in the state to join hands with the NDLEA in tackling the menace of drug abuse, stressed that: “the state command will not …

Insecurity: Defence Minister, CDS, Service Chiefs Visit Maiduguri

Insecurity: Defence Minister, CDS, Service Chiefs Visit Maiduguri

The Minister of Defence, Maj.-Gen. Bashir Magashi (rtd), on Friday, arrived in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, on an assessment visit, accompanied by the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, and service chiefs.

Speaking at the Command and Control Centre of the headquarters of Joint Task Force “Operation Hadin kai ” in Maiduguri, Magashi lauded the successes recorded so far in the fight against insurgency in the northeast.

‘I want to appreciate everyone in the theatre for a job well done.’

‘We are here to put heads together to see how to come out with fresh ideas to finish

West Africa Bloc Says Mali Envoy’s Expulsion ‘Extreme’

Mali Envoy’s Expulsion ‘Extreme’ – ECOWAS

West Africa bloc ECOWAS on Thursday described Mali’s recent expulsion of its representative as ‘extreme,’ and said it would continue pushing for a transition to civilian rule in the Sahel state.

Mali’s military rulers on Monday stated that ECOWAS representative Hamidou Boly was ‘persona non grata’ and gave him 72 hours to leave the country.

Foreign minister Abdoulaye Diop told local television that Boly had engaged with groups that ‘undertake activities hostile to the transition’.

The expulsion came at a time of growing pressure on Mali’s junta to stage elections — from both the 15-nation ECOWAS and the United Nations.…

Mozambique President Sued In UK Over $2 Billion Debt Scandal

Mozambique President Sued In UK Over $2 Billion Debt Scandal

Mozambique’s President Filipe Nyusi has been dragged to court in London by a firm at the centre of a $2-billion loan scandal that plunged his nation into financial crisis.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that Abu Dhabi-based shipbuilder Privinvest which is owned by French-Lebanese billionaire Iskandar Safa, signed contracts with Mozambican state companies to supply tuna fishing and maritime security vessels.

To finance the deal, the government reportedly took out secret loans in 2013 and 2014 equivalent to 12 percent of the gross domestic product of one of the poorest countries in the world.

A large chunk of the …

Buhari Has No Solution To Nigeria’s Problems – Soyinka

Buhari Has No Solution To Nigeria’s Problems – Soyinka

Popular Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka has accused the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of lacking the solutions to the numerous challenges confronting Nigeria.

Soyinka maintained Nigeria was fast disintegrating because the current government lacked the solution to the challenges facing the country.

He made this assertions at a news conference at Freedom Park, Lagos State, yesterday.

The Nobel Laureate cautioned Nigerians against looking up to the government for solutions facing the country.

Read Also: Soyinka Says Nigeria Disintegrating, Calls For National Conference

According to Soyinka: ‘The problem here is that the government does not have a holistic grasp of

ASUU Set To Sponsor ‘Bring Back Your Children’ Bill At NASS

ASUU Set To Sponsor ‘Bring Back Your Children’ Bill At NASS

The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), Emmanuel Osodeke, has lamented that the government has abandoned education, stating that the Union has concluded plans to sponsor a bill at the National Assembly called ‘Bring Back Your Children’.

He also asserted that Nigerian leaders have killed education and then look for other countries to send their children to study, declaring that ASUU will mobilise Nigerians to march to the National Assembly to demand that the bill be passed for all elected public officers to send their children to Nigerian public schools.

Osodeke stated this in his speech …

How FG Will Grow Nigeria’s Economy – Osinbajo

Why Nigeria Should Reduce Cost Of Governance – Osinbajo

Nigeria’s Vice President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo on Thursday reiterated the need for government at all levels to reduce the cost of governance in the public sector and entrench transparency and accountability at all levels.

According to him, there was need to review the Procurement Act of 2017, saying there may be need for the amendment proposal to be submitted to the National Assembly on it.

Osinbajo who was represented by the Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, made these assertions in Abuja during the formal inauguration of the Sustainable Procurement, Environmental and Social Standards Enhancement.

Africa Daily News, New …