The Non-academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) have directed its members to proceed on a three-day nationwide protest. The directive was issued in a memo dated November 8 and jointly signed by Peters Adeyemi, the NASU general secretary, and Mohammed Ibrahim, SSANU national
FW de Klerk,South Africa’s former president is dead
FW de Klerk, South Africa’s last white president, has died aged 85, his foundation announced on Thursday. “It is with the deepest sadness that the FW de Klerk Foundation must announce that former President FW de Klerk died peacefully at his home in Fresnaye earlier this morning following his struggle again,” the statement said. AFP
Rivers pastor Amadi arrested for allegedly killing wife
Pastor Chris Amadi Pastor of Shalom Mercy Ministry based in Aluu, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State is now in police custody after he allegedly strangled his 30 – year old wife, Solution. Amadi had allegedly attempted to run away after he committed the murder, but he was arrested. Family sources told journalists that
Death Toll Rises To 45 In Ikoyi Building Collapse
Emergency workers have recovered two more bodies from the site of the collapsed 21-storey building in Ikoyi, Lagos State. The Commissioner for Information and Strategy in Lagos, Gbenga Omotoso, who confirmed this in a statement on Wednesday disclosed that the death toll from the incident has risen to 45. “Two more bodies were recovered from
Nnamdi Kanu’s US lawyer to petition ICC over ‘rights abuses’
Bruce Fein, the American lawyer of Nnamdi Kanu, has threatened to drag Nigeria to the International Criminal Court (ICC) over alleged gross violation of his client’s rights. Fein was in court on Wednesday to monitor the trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), but he was denied access into the courtroom.
‘Three killed, many injured’ as gunmen invade Imo market
Three persons were killed by gunmen who attacked Anara market in Isiala Mbano LGA of Imo state on Tuesday. TheCable reports that the incident happened around 10 pm on Tuesday. Many other people reportedly sustained varying degrees of injuries in the attack. Witnesses in the area disclosed that the gunmen invaded the market in a
#AnambraElection: Buhari Congratulates Soludo
I congratulate Prof. Charles Chukwuma Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) — and a member of the Presidential Economic Advisory Committee (PEAC) — on his victory in the Anambra State gubernatorial election. I commend the security agencies for their determination to ensure that the election went on as smoothly as possible,
Nigerians cry blood as Banks begin closure of accounts of Crypto dealers
The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN who recently was flagged for for plagiarising eNaira policy document has once again gone all out to hunt Nigerians who seem to be trading on Cryptocurrency. So many accounts of individuals are being blocked and asked to explain the reasons for the steady inflow in their accounts. The apex bank headed
UNIZIK High School Students Emerge Best Male And Female Chemistry Students In Nigeria
Master Victor Onwuka and Miss Onyinye Okafor both of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) High School Awka have emerged as the Best Male Chemistry and Best Female Chemistry Students in the Federation in a Chemistry Competition organized by the Chemical Society of Nigeria (CSN) on Tuesday, 9th November 2021 in Lagos. The development was made
BREAKING: Court Adjourns IPOB Leader, Kanu’s Trial
The trial of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu has been adjourned to the 19th and 20th of January 2022. Kanu had informed the judge, Justice Binta Nyako that the Department of State Services operative refused to grant his lawyer access to the court room, BBC Pidgin reports. He had earlier