LAWLESS SOLDIERS BRUTALISE POLICEMEN FOR SEIZING COLLEAGUE’S OKADA

Some soldiers attached to the Abalti Barracks, Surulere, Lagos State, have allegedly brutalized three policemen for arresting a yet-to-be-identified man, who was caught defying the state government’s ban on Okada…

SHUN RIVERS VOTES, LOSE POLL, WIKE TELLS PDP

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has warned the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, about the risk of shunning the votes from his state. He stressed that…

WHY MUSLIM-MUSLIM TICKET IS PROBLEMATIC FOR NIGERIA – PFN

The General Secretary, Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, Dr Cosmos Ilechukwu, has said same-faith ticket, either Christian-Christian or Muslim-Muslim, will not augur well for the unity and future of Nigeria. Ilechukwu…

STRIKE: NO ARREARS, NO RESUMPTION, ASUU DARES FG

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it would not call off its strike until the salary arrears of its members were paid. The university lecturers also said they…

BRITISH BILLIONAIRE MOVES TO BUY MAN UNITED

A British billionaire, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, has shown interest to buy Manchester United. News of the 69-year-old’s interest follows a Bloomberg report that the Glazer family are willing to sell…

EMIRATES SUSPENDS FLIGHTS TO NIGERIA FROM SEPTEMBER

Emirates Airlines have announced the suspension of its flight operations in Nigeria from September 1, 2022. It said the suspension became necessary following its inability to repatriate its funds from…

ASUU’S SIX-MONTH SALARIES DEMAND STALLING NEGOTIATIONS – FG

Meanwhile, The Federal Government has said that demands by the Academic Staff Union of Universities to be paid salaries for the six-month strike period are stalling its negotiations with the…

FG’S OFFERED MISERABLE, SAYS ASUU

The Academic Staff Union of Universities has said it rejected the Federal Government’s offer because it is “miserable”. ASUU President, Prof. Emmanuel Osodeke, said this in a statement Osodeke asked…