July 2022

NLC Issues FG 2-Week Ultimatum To FG To End ASUU Strike

NLC Issues FG 2-Week Ultimatum To FG To End ASUU Strike

July 26, 2022 8:32 am

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) Lagos State chapter, on Tuesday, issued a two-week ultimatum to the Federal Government to resolve issues with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).

The Lagos NLC chairperson, Mrs. Agnes Sessy made this known during a protest in Ikeja

She urged the government to act or risk another #ENDSARS protest.

The NLC and other university unions took to the streets of Lagos to protest the ongoing ASUU strike on Tuesday.

Read Also: NLC Protest In Solidarity With ASUU Is Legal – Falana Quips

She said: ‘If the Federal Government does not resolve the strike within …

4 More Kidnapped Train Passengers Released By Terrorists

4 More Kidnapped Train Passengers Released By Terrorists

July 26, 2022 5:44 am

About four more kidnapped Abuja-Kaduna Train passengers have been released by terrorists who kidnapped them alongside several others on Monday night. 

Three of them were released on Monday, according to a source privy to the negotiations leading to their freedom from terrorists’ den while the fourth person was released about six days ago.

The kidnap victims include Oluwatoyin Ojo, Hassan Lawan, and Pastor Ayodeji Oyewumi, while Mrs Gladys Brumen was earlier released days ago.

Hassan was one of the kidnap victims who spoke in the latest video released by the terrorists on Saturday, where he called on the international community …

2023 Total Registered Voters In Lagos Soars To 7 Million

2023: Total Registered Voters In Lagos Soars To 7 Million

July 26, 2022 5:33 am

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, has revealed that statistics show that the state currently has about seven million registered voters.

Agbaje disclosed this in an interview with reporters on Monday.

According to him, if the number of  new registrants so far in the ongoing  Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) is added to those in the register of voters before in the state, the number will be about seven million.

“In Lagos state as at Monday (July 18), those who registered online are 640, 560 but many of them have not completed registration. Those who …

Devastating Rainstorm Destroys 330 Houses In Katsina

Devastating Rainstorm Destroys 330 Houses In Katsina

July 26, 2022 5:20 am

No fewer than 330 houses have been destroyed and three persons killed following the recent rainstorm in seven local government areas of Katsina State.

The Spokesman of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Mr Umar Muhammad made this disclosure in an interview with reporters on Monday in Katsina.

He disclosed that 176 houses were destroyed and three persons lost their lives in the disaster in Kankara while 154 houses destroyed in Ingawa.

He listed the five other areas to include Musawa, Kusada, Sabuwa, Batsari and Batagarawa, adding that the agency was conducting damage assessment exercise in the affected communities.

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I'm Relying On A Political Miracle In 2023 – Obi Replies Atiku

2023: Miracles Have Always Worked For Me – Obi Replies Atiku

July 26, 2022 4:28 am

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi on Monday night responded to claims by his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), counterpart, Atiku Abubakar that only a miracle can make LP win the 2023 election.

Atiku, who spoke in an Arise TV interview recently, had said the Labour Party has no structure and as a result, can not win any elections.

In his response to the claim, Peter Obi who was featured on a Channels TV programme on Monday, said his political journey has always been characterized by the miracle of God.

Read Also: 2023: Soon, I Will Reveal What

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30 Confirmed Dead After Bus Plunged Into River In Kenya

30 Confirmed Dead After Bus Plunged Into River In Kenya

July 26, 2022 4:19 am

No fewer than thirty people were killed when a bus plunged into a river in central Kenya at a notorious accident blackspot, a local official confirmed on Monday.

Africa Daily News, New York gathered that the incident happened late yesterday as the bus was making its way from the coastal city of Mombasa to the town of Meru.

The bus dropped 130 feet (approximately 40 metres) into the Nithi River valley below after it fell off a bridge.

Reports stated that wreckage and bodies were scattered in the water and on the river bank, and images published in local media …

Why We Won't Be Rushed Into A ‘Quick’ Nuclear Deal - Iran

Why We Won’t Be Rushed Into A ‘Quick’ Nuclear Deal – Iran

July 26, 2022 4:03 am

Iran on Monday announced that it will never allow itself to be rushed into a ‘quick’ deal reviving its faltering 2015 nuclear accord with world powers even as negotiations remain deadlocked at the moment.

‘They demand that Iran makes a quick decision, (insisting that) time is limited and Iran must respond quickly,’ foreign ministry spokesman Nasser Kanani disclosed at his weekly news conference, referring to Western parties to the nuclear deal.

Kanani said the Islamic republic will ‘not sacrifice the country’s fundamental interests… with a rushed process’.

It was being put under “psychological pressure and unilateral expectations”, he said.

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Prof. MarkAnthony Nze Literary Prize A Shot at Your Dreams

Prof. MarkAnthony Nze Literary Prize: A Shot at Your Dreams

July 26, 2022 3:53 am

One of the worst nightmares most creative people dread is the fear of not having their creativity announced to the world. It’s a well-known fact that an unannounced talent is as good as the absence of a talent. It is neither useful to you as the carrier of the talent nor, the society which that talent was supposed to positively impact. 

It is worthy of note that talent is nothing until it becomes announced and sellable. This can be related to the proverbial candle that was lit and hidden under a table. The reality of the candle will be that …

2023 Atiku Has Heeded My Advice On Wike, Ortom Reveals

2023: Atiku Has Heeded My Advice On Wike, Ortom Reveals

July 26, 2022 3:48 am

Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom has revealed that the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, had accepted the advice he had earlier given to him regarding his disagreement with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike.

Africa Daily News, New York recalls that Ortom had during an interview two weeks ago berated Atiku for failing to pick Wike as his running mate despite a recommendation by a party committee.

He also went on to blame Atiku for failing to reach out to Wike and some other aggrieved members of the party after picking Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of …

Tinubu Is Best Person To Lead Nigeria - Fashola Adulates

Tinubu Is Best Person To Lead Nigeria – Fashola Adulates

July 25, 2022 11:00 am

The Minister for Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola has reiterated his earlier statements that the APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is actually the best and most qualified person to lead Nigeria in the 2023 general elections.

Fashola had made this statement on Sunday during an interview on Channels TV.

Read Also: 2023: You Have Lost Your Memory, Atiku Lambasts Tinubu

According to Fashola, the former governor of Lagos and his running mate Kashim Shettima, are equipped with the experience to serve Nigerians.

“They (the presidential candidates) should really recalibrate and get back to issues and that is what …

NLC Protest In Solidarity With ASUU Is Legal - Falana Quips

NLC Protest In Solidarity With ASUU Is Legal – Falana Quips

July 25, 2022 10:56 am

Renowned Senior Advocate of Nigeria and Interim Chair, Alliance on Surviving Covid 19 and Beyond (ASCAB), Mr Femi Falana has posited an open argument that the planned protest by the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) which was slated in solidarity with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is completely legal in every way.

This is coming on the heels of the position of the Federal Government of Nigeria who states that it is not.

Read Also: ASUU Strike: DSS Warns Unions Against Protest – FG To NLC

Falana said: “As a sequel to the failure of the Federal Government to …

Why Buhari Should Be Handling ASUU Crisis Personally – Obi

Why Buhari Should Be Handling ASUU Crisis Personally – Obi

July 25, 2022 5:47 am

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi has explained why he believes that President Muhammadu Buhari should be the one handling the ongoing negotiations with the Academic Union of Universities (ASUU) on a personal level saying that education must be prioritised. 

Speaking in this interview on Sunday, gave reasons why Nigerians should collectively work to salvage the country from an imminent collapse.

He stated called on the federal government to do everything within its powers to ensure that Nigerian students return to the classrooms warning of the implications of not doing so.

‘What we have …

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