Category: News
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Pentecostal Pastor Jump Down From 2-storey Building, Kills Self, After Jilted by Lover
A man identified as a pastor of a pentecostal church, Pastor Prosper Obum Igboke has committed suicide in Nnewi, Anambra State. Sources said the man jumped down from a two storey-building after he was jilted by his lover. A relative of the deceased, who spoke to DAILY POST under anonymity, said the man had trained…
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Education Under Buhari Catastrophic – ASUU President, Gives Qualities Education Minister Should Possess
Vanguard News Professor Emmanuel Osodeke is the President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). In this interview, Osodeke says Nigeria’s education sector was catastrophic under the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari, warning on the new Minister of Education, Professor Tahir Mamman: “Such a minister should be somebody who knows what a university…
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U.S President Invites President Tinubu For ‘Exclusive’ Discussion
President of the United States of America, Joe Biden has extended an exclusive invitation to Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to discuss the political standoff in Niger Republic on the sidelines of the 78th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session in September. The invitation comes after the Nigerien military ousted President Mohamed Bazoum in a…
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Tinubu Has Two Chicago Certificates Signed by Different People – Atiku
Legal counsel to former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar in the US, Angela Liu says Chicago State University has provided two similar certificates indicating that President Bola Tinubu attended its institution. Liu said while the first certificate was signed by three people, the other one was signed by two people. She was speaking in response to a…
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You Breach NYSC Law – NYSC Hits Serving Tinubu’s Minster, as Lawyers React
The Director, Press and Public Relations of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), Eddy Megwa, has said that the Minister of Arts and Culture, Mrs Hannatu Musawa, who is currently doing her one-year youth service is occupying the ministerial position in breach of the NYSC Act. Speaking with our reporter over the phone, Megwa confirmed…
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Abduction of 8 Prospective Corps Members: Kidnappers Make Demand
Suspected kidnappers terrorising some parts of North West have demanded N4 million in ransom for the release of one of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members kidnapped in Zamfara State. On Friday, armed gunmen reportedly kidnapped eight members of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) along a highway in Zamfara State. The graduates were…
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How FUTA Final Year Student Slumps, Dies While Preparing For Exam
The death of a 500-level student of the Federal University of Akure, FUTA, Ayomide Akeredolu, has led to paralysis of academic activities following a protest by students of the institution over the death of their colleague. Akeredolu, was said to have slumped inside the hall of residence. The deceased, who was planning to write his…
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Putin Breaks Silence Over Wagner Boss’ Death, Yevgeny Prigozhin
President Vladimir Putin of Russia has broken his silence on the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of Wagner, a private military company. Daily Trust had reported how Prigozhin died in a plane crash that resulted in the deaths of 10 people. Prigozhin, who fought on the Russian side in the war against Ukraine, had rebelled…
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Tribunal Sacks Lagos LP Rep Sowunmi, Declares APC’s Ogunyemi Winner
The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Lagos has nullified the return of the Labour Party (LP) ’s candidate, Seyi Sowunmi as the House of Representatives member for Ojo Federal Constituency in Lagos State. Instead, the three-man panel led by Justice Abdullahi Ozegya declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lanre Ogunyemi,…
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ASUU Threatens To Shut Down Academic Activities in Varsities
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has threatened to paralysed academic activities in government-owned Varsities over federal government’s failure to release outstanding promotion arrears owed its members. This was contained in a statement issued on Thursday morning following a National Executive Council meeting held at the University of Maiduguri (UNMAID) in Borno state. ASUU…