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The minister of education, Adamu Adamu, on Tuesday said he had been in a dark period of personal anguish and internal turmoil following the lingering strike by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. This was made known during the meeting with vice-chancellors and pro-chancellors of federal universities at the National Universities Commission in Abuja on Tuesday. “For me, the past …

The Coalition of Southern and Middle Belt Youth Leaders, COSMBYLA, yesterday, faulted the plot by the Miyetti Allah cattle breeders to establish vigilante security in all the states in the country. The umbrella body of all the youth groups in the South-East, South-South, South-West and Middle-Belt regions said that the move “confirms a plot to Fulanize the country under the …

• To recover 0.8mbpd from shut wells• Nigeria, others explore options for cheaper energy, inflation Contrary to the present practice where Nigeria depends on operators for production data to determine daily volume and oil earnings, the Federal Government, through the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), yesterday, said it would commence the installation of its own flow meters on oil …

Since the commencement of the industrial action, now indefinite, some columnists and commentators have accused ASUU of insensitivity and applauded the government’s “No Work, No Pay” stance. In a mass response approach, the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has taken on its critics, including Jide Osuntokun, an emeritus professor and Nigeria’s former Ambassador to Germany, and a columnist with ThisDay …

The Spokesperson for the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Daniel Bwala, has proven that the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, once sued the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, for alleged certificate forgery. Bwala, in an interview on Channels TV on Tuesday, noted that Keyamo had sued the Lagos Assembly in 2002 over Tinubu’s candidacy …

•Discusses his plans to tackle insecurity and how to build a just and fair society Whereas he said he tried to ensure a merger with another party, he would have loved to associate with, the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, as also a follower of Mallam Aminu Kano, the move didn’t materialise.  He claims to be a social democrat because he …

Says presidential order against terrorists yielding result Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has reassured Nigerians that the worst of insecurity in the country is over. He hinted that although there might still be pockets of attacks nationwide, he ßpointed out that the situation can never be worse. He made the submission at a joint press briefing with three …

The police in Rivers State have rescued 15 children kidnapped from various parts of Port Harcourt and its environs, and have also arrested a fake reverend sister. The state Commissioner of Police, Friday Eboka, disclosed this at a news briefing in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. Eboka said the suspect who claims to be a reverend sister would be charged to …

The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola has revealed how terrorists that attacked the Kuje Correctional facility, Abuja on July 5. The terrorists orchestrated the attack from Karishi, a community, which is about 65.6 kilometres away from the prisons. Recall that over 600 inmates of the custodial centre, including 64 high profile Boko Haram members, were set free by the gunmen, …

•Debunks allegation of violation of Electoral Act •Attending Church programmes has nothing to do with politics — Obi •Obi-Datti’ll remove Nigeria’s ‘stone of corruption’ — Sen Okonkwo The Obi-Datti Media Office has debunked the allegations that the Labour Party, LP, Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, who is currently on tour in Europe and America, is on a  fund-raising exercise. The …