FG in a Fix over COEASU, ASUP Strike, Says Wike
The federal government yesterday said it was “in a fix” on how to speedily resolve the lingering dispute between it and the members of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnic...
Chibok Protesters: Akinjide’s Statement Irresponsible, Says Williams
Lagos-based lawyer, Chief Ladi Williams (SAN), has condemned the Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory, Ms. Jumoke Akinjide, for her statement urging protesters against the abduction of the...
Ndume: Court Grants FG’s Request to Call New Witnesses
A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday granted the request of the federal government to call two additional witnesses to testify against Senator Aliyu Ndume, charged with allegation that he...
APC Pursuing Anti-people Policies, Says LP
The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has described the education policy of the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led government whereby students of higher institutions are subjected to exorbitant fees as...
Soyinka: Nigeria is at War
Considering the increase in bombing in some parts of Northern Nigeria, especially Nyanya, Abuja; Jos, Plateau State and Borno State, Noble laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, has said the country is...
NIGERIA: Court to Hear Suit against PENGASSAN Today
A Federal High Court in Lagos will today hear a suit by two members of the Petroleum and Natural Gas Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (PENGASSAN) seeking to stop the...
NIGERIA: Kwankwaso Storms Adamawa to Stave off Impeachment Plot against Nyako
The lingering crisis involving the Adamawa State Governor, Murtala Nyako, and the state House of Assembly has drawn the attention of the governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and...
NIGERIA: Court Fixes Hearing on Suit Challenging APC Registration for July 3
A Federal High Court in Abuja yesterday fixed July 3 for hearing in the suit filed by the African Peoples Congress (APC) seeking to declare as illegal the registration of...
NIGERIA: Ondo Assembly Elects First Female Speaker
Ondo State House of Assembly yesterday elected Hon. Jumoke Akindele representing Okitipupa Constituency II as the new Speaker of the assembly having defeated two other contestants, who vied for the...
Students behind high crime rate in Imo — Okorocha
OWERRI—GOVERNOR Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, has accused students of being the brains behind the high level of crime and criminality in the state. Chief Okorocha, who stated this yesterday...