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Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has extended its warning strike for another two months. The decision to extend the strike was taken at the union’s National Executive Council, NEC meeting held in Abuja last night. Although the union has not made any public statement regarding the outcome of the meeting, a source told Vanguard that members resolved at the …

President Muhammadu Buhari, on Saturday, warned the other leaders of his party, APC, to get their acts together unless they want the party to suffer a fate worse than that of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The PDP governed Nigeria for 16 years before it lost the 2015 general elections to the APC. Mr Buhari issued his warning to leaders of the …

On February 2, 2022, the United Nations General Assembly convened in an emergency session, the first in a quarter of a century, to consider the Russian invasion of Ukraine. At the end of the debate, the states in the General Assembly voted to adopt a resolution condemning Russia’s conduct as an unlawful act of aggression “in violation of Article 2 …

The crisis rocking the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is yet to abate as High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), has restrained the party from proceeding with its planned national convention scheduled for March 26. This followed an order by Justice Bello Kawu, who restrained the party from going ahead with its national convention pending the determination of …

By Olu Fasan The two superpowers with which Nigeria, especially under President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration, has the strongest economic and military ties, as well as political and ideological sympathies, are China and Russia. Yet, both countries pose the greatest threats to the post-war international order, premised on the rule of law, principles of self-determination and prohibition of the use of …

The Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, said Sunday that he has not exonerated Abba Kyari, a suspended deputy commissioner of police, of complicity in the $1.1 million money laundering scheme spearheaded by Ramon Abbas, also known as Hushpuppi. Mr Malami, who was responding to a Punch Newspaper report that he was plotting to save Mr Kyari, said he had only advised the …

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has condemned the personal attacks by his Rivers State counterpart, Gov Nyesom Wike against his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Comrade Philip Shaibu, saying that the PDP is not his (Wike’s) personal property. In a statement released on Monday, Obaseki described Wike’s attacks as “most unfortunate and totally uncalled for.” He called on the leaders of …

An airstrike on a residential building in Ukraine’s capital killed at least one person Monday, the country’s emergency service said, as Moscow maintained its devastating assault ahead of a fresh round of talks. The strike, which injured at least a dozen people, came as Russian troops edged closer to the city and kept up their siege of the southern port …

House Majority Leader, Hon. Alhassan Ado Doguwa, and some chairmen of relevant committees of the House over the weekend asked for explanations from the Minister of Interior, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, on why the federal government is proposing to bring all major paramilitary agencies in the country under one governing board. The House members who hosted the Interior Minister are currently …

Former President Barack Obama Announced Sunday that he has tested positive for Covid-19. “I’ve had a scratchy throat for a couple days, but am feeling fine otherwise,” he said on his official Twitter account. Obama also said that his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, has tested negative. “Michelle and I are grateful to be vaccinated and boosted,” the former …