On Wednesday, the National Association of Nigerian Students decided to put a halt to its planned statewide demonstrations. This came after the National Industrial Court of Nigeria had earlier in the day ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities to resume academic activities. In a circular issued by its President-Elect, Usman Barambu, NANS had previously … Read more
Olugbade Ojelabi, the chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), passed away in the Oyo South Senatorial District. Ojelabi passed away at the age of 59, according to gospelcable. The deceased was from Eruwa’s Anko neighborhood, which is now part of the Ibarapa East local government area. He passed away on Monday morning. Adebo Ogundoyin, … Read more
Abdulsalami Abubakar, a former head of state and chairman of the national peace committee, has said that candidates for the general elections in 2023 must sign a peace agreement. Following a meeting with the committee members on Thursday in Minna, Niger State, Abdulsalami said this. He claimed that politicians and their supporters foment violence during … Read more
The players from Lobi Stars, Rangers, Sporting Lagos, and Shooting Stars dominated the Nigeria Premier Football League matchday four Team of the Week. The quartet has two members in the lineup. Monday Akile and Amodu Liman of the Lobi Stars, as well as Rangers defender Ifeanyi Onyebuchi and forward Kazeem Ogunleye, made the list. Jonathan … Read more
The Taraba governorship primary election that resulted in Emmanuel Bwacha being the APC candidate in the 2023 election was declared invalid on Tuesday by a Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo. A disgruntled candidate named David Kente had taken the party and its nominee to court over the designation of Bwacha as the party’s candidate. … Read more
Samuel Ortom, the governor of Benue State, has urged Nigerians to put national advancement ahead of narrow-minded concerns. After receiving the state’s highest honor, the “Grand Service Star of Rivers State” GSSRS, Governor Ortom delivered the address on Saturday, December 3rd, 2022 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State. He claimed that all that was necessary to … Read more
Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate, has pleaded with his New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) and Labour Party (LP) rivals, Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, to support him in his bid to remove Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s president. Atiku made the request while speaking at a world press conference on Thursday … Read more
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, has described himself as a marketable individual. This claim was made by him on Monday during the Chatham House program “Nigeria’s 2023 elections: In conversation with Bola Ahmed Tinubu,” when he was describing the reason he declines interviews. I consider myself to be a … Read more
The roadways leading to the Murtala Muhammed International Airport in Ikeja, Lagos, were blocked by students on Monday as a show of support for the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) workers who are currently on strike. Security officers barred the South West zone of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) students from entering … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is already working to address potential problems with election results brought on by blind network spots, according to Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the commission’s chairman. The INEC chairman reportedly said this on Friday during a one-day strategic interactive session with journalists in Lagos, according to the News Agency of Nigeria … Read more