ASUU Suspends Nine-Month Strike, Promise to Return to Strike If Gov’t fails Its Promises

EducationLabourNewsASUU Suspends Nine-Month Strike, Promise to Return to Strike If Gov’t fails Its Promises

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 23, 2020

The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU), has suspended its strike on Wednesday, ending the industrial action it started in March 2020. This was disclosed by the ASUU National President, Prof. Biodun Ogunyemi, during a media briefing of the union in Abuja. He added that the suspension of the strike will take place from Thursday, December 24th, 2020. On Tuesday, the Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige, had assured Nigerians that the prolonged strike...

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Buhari Explains Why Nigeria’s Border with Niger Republic Is Difficult to Man

Foreign PolicyNational SecurityNewsNigeriaBuhari Explains Why Nigeria’s Border with Niger Republic Is Difficult to Man

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 23, 2020

President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday explained why it is difficult for the country to man the Nigerian border with the Niger Republic. The President said this while receiving the former Vice President, Namadi Sambo, who is the Head of ECOWAS Election Mission to Niger Republic. According to a statement by the President’s Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, President Buhari said only God could effectively “supervise” Nigeria’s border with Niger Republic. The President...

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FG Restrict Religious, Sporting Gathering, Yuletide Parties to Curb Spread of COVID-19

CoronavirusLifestyleNewsNigeriaFG Restrict Religious, Sporting Gathering, Yuletide Parties to Curb Spread of COVID-19

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 22, 2020

The Federal Government has ordered the closure of all bars, night clubs, pus and event centers, and recreational venues for the next five weeks to curb the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Also affected areas included all restaurants, while schools are to remain closed till at least January 18, 2021. The government also ordered restriction of guests at all informal and formal festivity events, such as wedding, conferences, congresses, office parties, concerts, seminars, sporting activities...

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Senate Expresses Lack of Confidence in FG To Store ₦400bn COVID-19 Vaccines

CoronavirusNewsNigeriaSenate Expresses Lack of Confidence in FG To Store ₦400bn COVID-19 Vaccines

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 22, 2020

The Senate on Monday expressed lack of confidence in the ability of the Federal Ministry of Health to effectively store and distribute the COVID-19 vaccines when they arrive in the country. The Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, and his colleagues expressed their reservation when its leadership met with the Minister of Health, Osagie Ehanire, and his counterpart in the Ministry of Finance and National Planning, Mrs. Zainab Ahmed. The ministers were in the upper chamber to...

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We Are the Architects of Our Own Problems – Masari Tells Northern Groups

National DevelopmentNewsNigeriaWe Are the Architects of Our Own Problems – Masari Tells Northern Groups

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 22, 2020

The Governor of Katsina State, Aminu Bello Masari, has said that there cannot be any development without peace, adding that “we are the architect of our own problems.” Masari stated this on Monday while receiving the leadership of the Coalition of Northern Groups led by Alhaji Nastru Ashiru Sheriff at the Government House, Katsina. The Governor said, “We value politics and positions more than our people. I want you to propagate the fact that this...

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We Can’t Blame Nigerian Singers for Their Experience in Uganda – Dabiri-Erewa

EntertainmentMusicNigeriaWe Can’t Blame Nigerian Singers for Their Experience in Uganda – Dabiri-Erewa

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 21, 2020

The Chairman of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM), Abike Dabiri-Erewa, has said, Nigerian singers, Temilade Openiyi, popularly known as Tems and Stanley Omah Didia, known as Omah Lay, should not be blamed for their experience in Uganda. She disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television’s Hard Copy in Abuja on Friday. She said, “Some people said they committed a crime. In this case, I am sure if they had known, they would not have...

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Obama Lists Wizkid and Tems’ ‘Essence’ in His 2020 Favorite Music of 2020

EntertainmentMusicNewsObama Lists Wizkid and Tems’ ‘Essence’ in His 2020 Favorite Music of 2020

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 21, 2020

Former President of the United State, Barack Obama, on Saturday, shared a list of his favorite music for 2020. According to Obama, the list which was shared on Twitter is compiled with “valuable consultation from our family music guru, Sasha” who seems to have a considerable influence on her famous father’s music choices. The former Black American President picked ‘Essence,’ a single off Wizkid’s “Made in Lagos” album, where the singer featured Tems. Obama’s music...

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Okigbo Strangles His Wife, Attempts to Strangle 21-Year-Old Sons Before Hanging Himself – Texas Police

NewsPeopleOkigbo Strangles His Wife, Attempts to Strangle 21-Year-Old Sons Before Hanging Himself – Texas Police

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 21, 2020

Police in Houston Texas at the weekend gave an update on the death of a Nigerian couple, Dr. Benjamin Okigbo, and his wife, Theresa, a nurse. The police added that there was no shooting incident, affirming that Benjamin strangled his wife. On Saturday, the Police said their investigation revealed that Benjamin Okigbo strangled Theresa Okigbo to death. He attempted to strangle both of his 21-year-old sons before he eventually hanged himself. The sons survived the...

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NewsAgain, Boko Haram Abduct 35 persons

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 19, 2020

Three days after the release of the Kankara schoolboys, Boko Haram, a jihadist militant group responsible for the kidnap, again abducted about 35 commuters. The incident occurred at about 5 pm on Friday along Damaturu-Maiduguri road in Jakana Like in Kankara council area where about 300 boys where abducted, the jihadists attacked a large convoy of commuters before abducting 35 of them. The group appeared in military uniforms, and were said to have mounted a...

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The Prompt Rescue of Abducted Schoolboy is A Heart-Warming – Tinubu

Crime & SecurityNewsNigeriaPoliticsThe Prompt Rescue of Abducted Schoolboy is A Heart-Warming – Tinubu

Bada Yusuf Amoo (Correspondent)December 19, 2020

All Progressives Congress stalwart, Bola Tinubu, on Sunday, said the rescued of over 300 schoolboys abducted from the Government Science Secondary School, Kankara, Katsina State, vindicated President Muhammadu Buhari. Tinubu disclosed this in a statement titled, ‘Lauding Pres. Buhari, Gov. Masari over Rescue of Kankara Schoolboys’. He said, “The initial abduction of the over 300 Kankara schoolboys from their dormitory in broad daylight was unsettling and raises serious concern. However, their prompt rescue from their...

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