August 3, 2022

Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip: Stop Provoking Us, China Warns U.S.

August 3, 2022 5:39 am

The government of China has condemned the trip of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi to Taiwan in strong terms calling on Washington to stop proving them.

A statement on Tuesday by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs which was sighted by Africa Daily News, New York described Taiwan as ‘China’s region’.

The government stressed that Pelosi’s trip was in disregard China’s strong opposition and serious representations.

China had described it a serious violation of the one-China principle and the provisions of the three China-U.S. joint communiqués.

‘It has a severe impact on the political foundation of China-U.S. relations, and …

ASUU Strike: No Lecturer Has Been Paid Since Feb – Osodeke

August 3, 2022 5:31 am

Against the backdrop of the extension of the ongoing strike action by the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the union on Tuesday revealed that none of its university lecturers has been paid since the union embarked on industrial action in February.

Speaking during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily which was monitored by Africa Daily News, New York reports ASUU President, Professor Emmanuel Osodeke, accused the Federal Government of using hunger as a tool to force the striking lecturers into returning to their classrooms.

While positing that their salaries have been held for the past six months, Osodeke …

2023 Why We Must Stop Peter Obi Now - APC chieftain

2023: Why We Must Not Dismiss Peter Obi – APC Chieftain

August 3, 2022 5:24 am

A chieftain of All Progressives Congress (APC), Hilliard Eta, has warned his party that the presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has become an emerging paradigm that must be dealt with in next year’s poll.

He equally described Obi as someone who has become a hero among the Nigerian youths.

Answering questions from newsmen, on Tuesday at the APC national secretariat, the former APC national chairman also warned that Nigerian youths are angry and rightly so, hence the ruling party must find ways to address the concerns of the youths ahead of 2023.

He said since Nigeria …