Month: August 2022
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Wole Soyinka Knocks Pyrates Confraternity Members For ‘Dragging’ Tinubu in Viral Video (Watch Here)
Globally revered Nobel laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Monday knocked the Pyrates Confraternity for dragging the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Soyinka, distanced himself from such immature display , saying he was not involved in that public performance. The Nobel laureate in a statement captioned: “Interim Statement on…
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Flash: Sanwo-Olu Arrives Port Harcourt To Commission Project (Video)
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State alongside his team arrived Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital to commission flyover bridge executed by the governor of the state, Nyesom Wike on Monday. Sanwo-Olu in a video shared by his aide, Jubril Gawat was seen alighting from a bus, while his Rivers state counterpart was seen welcoming…
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Buhari’s Failed Ultimatum on ASUU Strike
Vanguard Editorial FROM the look of things, President Muhammadu Buhari’s sudden ultimatum to the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, to resolve the strike of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, within two weeks, was a mere delay tactic. The president gave the ultimatum on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. It expired on Tuesday, August 2,…
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Wike’s camp slams Atiku over divide-and-rule in PDP
The Nation Newspaper The gulf between Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike deepened at the weekend. The governor’s camp alleged that the former vice president was playing “a divide and rule” in the opposition party. The governor’s supporters alleged that Atiku has started by-passing Wike and…
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Strike: We Won’t Bow To Pressure To Enter Unimplementable Agreement With Any Varsity Union – FG
The Federal Government has said it would no longer bow to any form of unnecessary pressure or blackmail that will make it enter into agreement with any varsity unions that will be difficult to implement. The government’s position is coming on the heels of the face-off between it and the four university based unions that…
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WAEC Set To Release May/June 2022 Results Monday
The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) will tomorrow (Monday) release the results of May/June 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The school examination was taken by 1, 607, 985 school candidates in 20,221 schools nationwide and in three countries. WAEC acting Head of Public Affairs, Mrs. Moyosoal Adesina said the Head of National…
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Strike: Parents Give Condition To Beg ASUU
Following remark made by the Minister of State for Labour, Festus Keyamo urging parents to beg members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU to sheath their sword by calling off the ongoing strike, Parents, under the aegis of the National Parents Teachers Association of Nigeria, NAPTAN, have reacted to the Minister’s statement saying…
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Move To Impeach NANS President, Sunday Asefon Kicked-off
There are strong indications that some members of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) have kicked off the impeachment process of the President, Sunday Asefon over alleged unlawful tenure elongation. The members accused him of the inability to serve the primary purpose of the association, which is to protect the general interest of all…
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2023: Like Osun, APC Risks Suffering Same Fate in Lagos, Imo, Kano, 17 Other States – Report
Vanguard If the claim by the National Chairman of All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, that in-fighting in the Osun State chapter of the party led to its electoral defeat is anything to go by, APC risks suffering the same fate in 20 states. The reason is not far-fetched. Many state branches are enmeshed…
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PDP Crisis: Atiku, Wike agree on 14-member panel
Vanguard Newspaper As a result of the meeting between the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers Sate, a 14-member panel has been set up to consult and make recommendations which both men will consider. A top party source familiar with the development informed Sunday…