The Federal Government has commenced the payment of minimum wage arrears, which it owed lecturers under the aegis of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) and Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) as part of efforts to end ongoing…
Category: Politics
ASUU rejects appointment of first Female VC in FUTA
The Academic Staff Union of Universities, (ASUU) Federal University of Technology Akure chapter, has rejected appointment of Prof. Adenike Oladiji as the new Vice-chancellor of the institution. Prof. Oladiji’s appointment was rectified by Pro-Chancellor and Chairman of Council, Ambassador Godknows…
Don’t abandon me now – Atiku begs delegates
2023 Peoples Democratic Party presidential aspirant, former Vice President, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has pleaded with the party’s delegates in Katsina State to stand with him and not abandon him in the forthcoming presidential primaries. Atiku while noting that the Katsina…
Confusion among Kaduna APC delegates as El-Rufai presents Amaechi as Buhari’s benefactor
A presidential aspirant, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, yesterday visited Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai and delegates in the state to the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention, to canvass for support. Another aspirant, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, last week visited the…
Group Condemns Bomb Blast in Taraba, Writes to Governor
Taraba State Indigenes Development Association (TSIDA) in the Diaspora, South-west chapter, has condemned in its totality the recent bomb blast that occurred in Iware and Nukkai areas of the state. The association spoke through its Zonal Secretary/spokesman, Ezekiel Zik Kuni,…
Bandits kill six soldiers in Taraba
Bandits have attacked 93 Battalion of the Nigerian Army in Takum, Taraba State, killing six soldiers. Police spokesman Abubakar Usman confirmed the report, saying the soldiers were on their way to repel an attack on Tati village in Takum council…
2023: There’ll be no credible election, unless…. — Bishop Kukah
ABUJA — The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Mathew Kukah, has warned that the 2023 general elections will not be free, fair or credible, unless those at the helm of affairs were able to create a sense of common citizenship…
APC Ticket: Jonathan Gives Conditions, Sale of Forms Extended to May 12
Fresh facts have emerged from the recent meeting in Abuja between the former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, and National Chairman of the governing All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, which was held behind closed doors. The revelation from the…
2023: Jonathan Meets Adamu, Hours After Group Purchased Forms on His Behalf
The former president, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, yesterday met with National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, in Abuja, a reliable source informed THISDAY. The meeting, THISDAY gathered, took place few hours after a Fulani group, under…
2023: Tinubu expresses worry his presidential ambition could fail
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has expressed worry over his chances of becoming the next president. Tinubu who is arguably the most controversial presidential aspirant, followed by his Kogi State counterpart, Governor…
