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By Debo Adewale Academic activities began fully on Monday at the Ondo State University of Science and Technology ((OSUSTECH), Okitipupa after a week-long nationwide warning strike. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the week-long warning strike by Non-Academic Staff Union (NASU) and the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) had grounded activitiesContinue reading "Ondo varsity resumes academic activities after warning strike"

Section 134 (1) to (3) of the Electoral Act provides that an election petition should be filed, heard and determined within 180 days. The section was inserted into the Electoral Act following a situation where election petitions took up to four years before being resolved, leading to the disruption of the political process in theContinue reading "Presidential Election: Buhari, Atiku knows fate Sept. 13"

More dignitaries have continued to commiserate with Senator Buruji Kashamu over the death of his mother, the late Alhaja Wulemotu Ebunoluwa Kashamu. They include former Lagos State Governor and All Progressives Congress (APC) stalwart Asiwaju Bola Tinubu; Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun and the immediate past Deputy President of the Senate, Senator Ike Ekweremadu. AsiwajuContinue reading "Tinubu, Abiodun, Ekweremadu commiserates with Kasamu over mother’s death"

Afropop star,, David Adeleke, "Davido",Afro-fusion singer, Burna Boy and South African musician Nasty C scored the most nominations for 2019 AFRIMA awards. News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the list was released by the International Committee of the All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) on Monday. The Continental categories are made up of the differentContinue reading "Davido, Burna Boy, Nasty C lead 2019 AFRIMA Continental Nominee’s list"

A Federal High Court in Abuja in Abuja has dismissed two suits filed by some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kogi State in relation to the disputes over the party’s leadership and its choice of mode of primary to be adopted for selecting candidate for the forthcoming governorship election. In two judgmentsContinue reading "Breaking: Court dismisses suits over Kogi APC’s leadership dispute, choice of primary"

Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka has cautioned the Federal Government against the use of force to curtail the peoples right to freedom of association. Notable activists, including Soyinka and Femi Falana (SAN) were denied access into the symposium venue in Oregun, Lagos. They were billed to talk on the detention of the African Action Congress (AAC)Continue reading "Stop using force to silence Nigerians, Soyinka tells FG"

A stray bullet from an unidentified police man, snuffed life out of a man, Sunday night, at Shogunle area of Lagos. The deceased, Waliu Dauda, was a chair renter. He had gone to park the chairs he rented out to a church, at about 8pm, when the unexpected happened. Eye witnesses said that the churchContinue reading "Breaking: Police stray bullet kills man in Lagos"

FBI’s 77-man list of suspected Nigerian fraudsters, was appointed into the inauguration committee of Emeka Ihedioha, governor of Imo state. There have been reactions since Thursday when the agency disclosed that many Nigerians were under investigation in connection with one of the largest scams in US history. Videos of some of the suspects spraying dollarsContinue reading "Revealed: Ihedioha appointed FBI suspected fraudster into inauguration c’tee"

Adebayo Shittu, former minister of communication, has expressed shock that President Muhammadu Buhari did not reappoint him. Shittu, who made the disclosure in an interview with journalists, said although he did not expect it, he took it as his fate. Majority of the 14 ministers reappointed by the president retained their portfolios. “Of course, IContinue reading "I was shocked Buhari didn’t reapoint me – Shittu"

Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno State at the weekend faulted the recent military strategy of establishing super camps in designated areas in the fight against terrorism in the state. Gubio and Magumeri local government areas in northern Borno and other localities in the state were under heavy attacks last week with the Secretariats, health centers,Continue reading "Bokoharam: Gov. Zulum faults military new strategy"