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The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami’s extradition suit seeking to surrender Abba Kyari to the United States of America to face fraud charges. The judge, Inyang Ekwo, said Mr Malami was responsible for the failure of the case by instituting the extradition proceedings despite the pending criminal case …

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has converted its ongoing six-month strike to an indefinite industrial action. The decision was taken by the National Executive Council (NEC) meeting of ASUU, which ended earlier Monday morning. The implication is that public universities would remain shut. The NEC meeting, which involved principal officers, zonal coordinators and branch chairmen, decided to declare …

Kaduna state governor’s son, Bashir El-Rufai, has called for the removal of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. ASUU is a union of university academic staff in Nigeria, founded in 1978. It’s an offshoot of the Nigerian Association of University Teachers which was established in 1965. The union had since February 14th, 2022 embarked on indefinite strike. In order …

*Police arrest 10 suspects, say morgue building not certified *Edo govt gives all mortuary operators till Sept 30 for registration *Police allege evidence of ritual act Investigations led by Edo State Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Olawore Oluwole, have revealed that the operator of the controversial morgue, which the police had tagged ritualists’ den along Ekenwan Road axis of Benin …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki has described the late Enogie of Obazuwa-Iko, His Royal Highness, Ovbioba Edun Agharese Akenzua, as a great asset to Edo nation as he served as an encyclopedia on the Benin Royal family. The governor who was accompanied on a condolence visit to the family of the late traditional ruler by his Chief of Staff, …

• Lack Of Synergy Between NASS, Executive Undermines Its Implementation• Legislature Creates Over 200 Additional Agencies, Commissions • FG Indecisive, Insincere — Lawmaker• Non-implementation Of Report Impedes Governance Cost — SGF Cutting Nigeria’s huge cost of governance in the face of dwindling economic fortunes may remain a mirage or at best, mere platitudes, going by feelers from the seat of power in …

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has stated that he has no preferred candidate among those contesting the 2023 presidential election. Obasanjo, who stated this in Minna on Sunday when he paid former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar a visit, said he only had a national agenda not a preferred candidate. “I don’t have a special candidate, I have a national …

The National Executive Council of the Academic Staff Union of Universities will commence its meeting by 4pm Today, The PUNCH reports. ASUU leaders The NEC is the highest decision-making body of ASUU. The outcome of the NEC meeting will determine whether ASUU will call off its strike which began on Monday, February 14, 2022. “The meeting will start by 4pm,” a member …

….Promotes 2,111 primary school teachers Ondo state government, said weekend, that it has become an offence for any teacher in it’s public schools across the state to enroll their children in private schools. This, according to the state chairman ofUniversal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), Hon Victor Olabimtan, followedthe dwindling population of pupils in public primary schools across the state. The …

Dogara made the assertion while speaking at the Thanksgiving Service to celebrate the 90th birthday of Ihedioha’s mother, Dame Dorothy Ihedioha at St James Anglican Church, Asokoro, Abuja Sunday. “I want to say this with all humility that our brother here (Ihedioha) suffered a brazen daylight robbery, and I can be quoted but I thanked God that he didn’t bend …