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President Muhammadu Buhari has accused members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities of being part of the rot in the tertiary institution. The president spoke at the Fourth National Summit on Diminishing Corruption organised by the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC), Office of Secretary to Government of the Federation (OSGF) and Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB). The President said ASUU is no less complicit in the corruption in tertiary education He said: “This year’s summit will mirror how corruption undermines educational policies, investments and create an unfriendly learning environment for our youths. “Incessant strikes…
Some supporters of the presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress Bola Tinubu were injured in Ibadan the Oyo State capital on Tuesday during a rally organised to shore up support for the APC candidate. The party’s governorship candidate in the state Teslim Folarin accused Governor Seyi Makinde of sending the thugs to disrupt the rally. The attacks which took place at the Oje area halted the rally which had taken APC members through Bodija and Mokola snaking through major streets of the metropolitan centre. Folarin stated, “The statement read in part, “I’ve just been informed that Makinde’s thugs led…
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike on Tuesday asked that the media be part of the meeting between him and members of the Board of Trustees of the PDP who visited him in Port Harcourt. The governor during his opening remarks asked that press men be allowed to witness the meeting to avoid distortion of facts. He, however, conceded to the appeals of the chairman of the BoT, Adolphus Wabara who said he preferred that the media be briefed after the meeting. According to Wike, I respect elders, if that’s what you want I will see to that. “But ordinarily…
It does inside the eastern Ukrainian town of Lyman, retaken from the Russians at the weekend. The deserted debris-strewn streets are lined by boarded up or burnt-out buildings. Metal sheeting dangling from smashed roofs is buffeted by the wind. Few civilians venture out. We counted almost as many dogs as people – though the population was around 20,000 before the war. The handful of civilians we met seem shell-shocked by months of bombardment, and uncertain their ordeal is over. The only surge of life was a convoy of Ukrainian troops riding high on top of armoured personnel carriers, waving and…
Twitter shares have been suspended following a report that Elon Musk will proceed with a takeover of the social media platform. Mr Musk is set to buy Twitter at the original price he offered months ago before he walked away from a deal, according to Bloomberg News. Shares in Twitter were up almost 13% before trading was halted. Mr Musk was due to face Twitter in court later this month after he tried to pull out of the takeover. BBC
The winner of Big Brother Naija Season 7,Phyna, has received her N50 million cheque. Phyna received her cheque and a car from the show organizers on Tuesday. The 25-year-old reality star, whose name is Ijeoma Josephina, won the show’s N100 million grand prize at the finale held on Sunday after polling the highest votes. She became the second female housemate to win the reality show after Mercy Eke in 2019. The grand prize includes ₦50 million cash prize, a supply of Pepsi, a bitcoin from Quidax, soap and other goods from Unik, electronics from Nexus, dairy products from Dano,…
Operatives of Lagos State Police Command have rescued four suspected Shoplifters from being lynched by angry people in the area of Surulere, Lagos State. The suspects, Babatunde Ogunsemi, 48, Olatunde Ayinde, 50, Oludare Olusegun 49 and Sunday Ebifega, 41 were rescued by the men of police attached to Surulere Division upon receiving a distress call from members of the community. Benjamin Hundeyin in a statement on Tuesday noted that the suspects were caught while trying to steal from the supermarket. The statement further revealed that the suspects were once captured on CCTV last month shoplifting six bottles of Martell…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola claims Erling Haaland is beyond comparison and even better than the statistics suggest. Haaland has made a stunning start at the English champions, scoring 17 goals in just 11 appearances since his summer move from Borussia Dortmund. The Norwegian’s hat-trick against Manchester United on Sunday was remarkably his third in successive home English Premier League (EPL) games. The 22-year-old is averaging a goal every 54 minutes, has had 42 shots and has also laid on three assists, two of which came in the 6-3 derby demolition of Manchester United. On Wednesday he will hope to…
The Minister of Labour and Productivity, Dr. Chris Ngige on Tuesday made good the plan to break the ranks of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as he presented certificate of recognition to the rival Congress of Nigerian Academics. On hand to collect the certificate for CONUA was Dr. Niyi Sunmonu, a lecturer at the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. NPO Reported earlier that Sunmonu has been the national coordinator of the CONUA since it emerged from the OAU years ago. Also granted recognition on Tuesday was the National Association of Medical and Dental Academics.
A Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia, is to deliver judgment in the extraordinary rendition suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB). Aloy Ejimakor, Special Counsel to Kanu, had filed the suit before the court in March. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Kanu is asking the court to redress his infamous unlawful expulsion or extraordinary rendition from Kenya by the Federal Government. Justice Evelyn Anyadike fixed the date for judgment, after the adoption of addresses by the counsel to the plaintiff and the defendant. Counsel to the plantiff, in the…