The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) will appeal the ruling of the National Industrial Court which ordered the lecturers to call off their ongoing strike. Mr Femi Falana, who is the counsel to the union, confirmed this to Channels Television on Wednesday hours after the ruling of the court, saying he was preparing the grounds of appeal at the time of this report. The industrial action by ASUU has continued to take a toll on the nation’s education, especially the tertiary sector as academic activities in most government-owned universities have been halted for over seven months. The…
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The attorney general for the US state of New York has filed a lawsuit against Donald Trump, accusing the former United States president of unlawfully inflating his net worth to obtain millions of dollars in loans and other benefits. The lawsuit, filed in a New York state court in Manhattan on Wednesday, accused the Trump Organization of engaging in “numerous acts of fraud and misrepresentation” in preparing Trump’s annual statements of financial condition from 2011 to 2021. It also named the Trump Organization, the former president’s sons Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump, and his daughter Ivanka Trump…
Two persons, Ademola Idowu Oloworiyibi, the Olofun of Irele, and Adeyemi Akinde, the Olu of Igodan Lisa, have been arraigned before an Akure Magistrate Court for illegally parading themselves as traditional rulers. The court had last week instructed the State Commissioner of Police, Oyediran Oyeyemi, to arrest both individuals and present them at the next court session. They were docked following a lawsuit brought before the court by Sir Charles Titiloye, the state’s Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice. The two traditional chiefs were accused in the lawsuit of violating Section 516 of the Ondo State Criminal Code…
The National Industrial Court has ordered the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to return to work. The federal government, in a suit, prayed for the order for ASUU to call off its seven months strike. The Minister of Labour and Employment, on behalf of the federal government, had filed the matter before the court by way of referral to resolve the issue of the ongoing strike by ASUU. (NAN)
The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has met with ex-militant leaders and key stakeholders from the six states of the Niger Delta over his road map for the development in the region. According sources close to the meeting, Tinubu assured the stakeholders of his readiness to sustain the Presidential Amnesty Programme, PAP, ensure proper implementation of Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, master plan for communities in the region. It was also gathered that he also unveiled a snippet of his economic blueprint, particularly taking the Niger Delta stakeholders on a journey of…
Members of the Wike Group in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have pulled out of the Atiku Presidential Campaign activities after a stormy session in Port Harcourt, Rivers State Arising from the meeting in the early hours of Wednesday, they insisted that the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu must resign his position as the chairman of the party if Governor Wike’s group must partake in the Presidential campaign activities of the party. Details later….
Singer, composer and performer, Oyindamola Johnson Emmanuel aka Dammy Krane has called out Davido to pay him for his contribution to his single ‘Pere’. In a Twitter post on Monday, Krane said despite co-writing the 2017 hit song, which featured Rae Sremmurd and rapper Young Thug, the DMW boss has not paid him his outstanding fee. Krane alleged that there would have been need to call out the Afrobeat star on social media if he responded to his private messages. He also said that he had reached out to people over the years to get his money without any…
The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress Ondo East Local Government Area of Ondo State, Frederick Otemuyiwa, is dead. The state Publicity Secretary of the party, Mr Alex Kalejaiye, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday. He, however, did not give the details of the sad incident. He described the deceased as a dedicated and committed party chieftain who strove relentlessly for peace and unity, of the party, especially at the local chapter. The statement read, “The party further describes the deceased as a very intelligent and articulate political figure, with apt and meaningful contributions during State…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities on Monday dismissed resumption notices by university authorities directing students to appear for lectures amid the seven-month strike. The organisation said its strike remained unshakeable as those institutions were still under lock and key. The Vice President of ASUU and its former branch chairman at the University of Jos, Dr. Chris Piwuna, said these in an interview with The PUNCH. He was reacting to the announcement by Public Relations Officer of Imo State University, Owerri, Ralph Njoku, that it had pulled out of the ASUU nationwide strike and consequently asked its…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says he hopes Queen Elizabeth II’s successor, King Charles III’s reign, will bring prosperity to Nigeria and the Commonwealth. “We are all looking forward to a wonderful reign, a reign that will bring prosperity, peace, not just to England, but to the Commonwealth and to all of us,” Mr Osinbajo said, according to his media aide Laolu Akande, in a statement on Monday. The vice president stated after attending the state funeral service of the late queen of England at Westminster Abbey, London. “One wishes King Charles very well indeed, and I think we…