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THE circumstance surrounding the alleged resignation of a priest in the Diocese of Nnewi (Anglican Communion), Anambra State, Rev. Ogbuchukwu Lotanna, is not yet clear. While some people say his alleged resignation is based on his position on polygamy, and divine mandate to float a movement in support of polygamy, others say it may not be unconnected with alleged misconduct ... Read More »

…..Ooni’s new wife arrives palace Mariam Anako, the new wife of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi, late on Tuesday arrived at the palace of the monarch in Ile-Ife, Osun State. The new wife was ushered into the palace after brief rites at the entrance to the premises. She was thereafter led into the inner court of the palace to ... Read More »

Embattled Speaker of the Ogun State House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo has been remanded pending his fulfillment of an N300 million bail bond. Justice Daniel Osiagor of the Federal High Court in Lagos on Tuesday made the order following Oluomo’s arraignment by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over an allegation of N2.475 billion accrued from money laundering and ... Read More »

THE Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, has constituted a seven-man committee to defend the union’s position and refusal to suspend the ongoing strike that is getting to seven months. The committee is expected to respond to any criticisms in the media against the alleged adamant posture of the university teachers to suspend the strike. Recall that academic activities in ... Read More »

The Federal Government on Tuesday said it has done much for the education sector, especially, to the universities, which should enable the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) reconsider its position on industrial strike. Minister of State for Education, Goodluck Opiah, said this in a presentation to the Senate Committee (Tertiary Institutions and TETfund) during an oversight visit to the ... Read More »

…Union’s selfish, political —NANS …They should have considered our children’s plight —Parents ..We’ve solved 80% of ASUU’s demands—FG claims …State varsities’ ASUU membership voluntary, say pro-chancellors ..Back CONUA on liberalisation of academic unions AS members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, failed to call off their 196-day-old strike, yesterday, indications have emerged that the Minister of Labour and ... Read More »

Kaduna State University (KASU) said ASUU’s alleged description of the university staff as “quacks” was enough reason for its academic staff to pull out of the Union. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), reports that the National President of ASUU, Prof. Victor Osodeke, on Aug. 26, was reported to have referred to some state-owned varsities in Nigeria, including KASU as ... Read More »

Davido (middle) seen in the company of Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo state; Nyesom Wike of Rivers state; Samuel Ortom of Benue state; and Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state respectively. American-Nigerian singer-songwriter David Adeleke, popular as Davido, has had a timeout with some governors on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Europe. In a photo, which is ... Read More »

Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) President-elect Yakubu Maikyau; All Progressives Congress (APC) vice presidential candidate Kashim Shettima; NBA President Olumide Akpata; Chairman, Technical Committee on Conference Planning Tobenna Erojikwe; Guest Speaker Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie; Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar; Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki; Social Democratic Party (SDP) presidential candidate Prince Adewole Adebayo and Labour Party (LP) presidential ... Read More »

They say it takes a strong man to cry and Anthony Joshua proved them right as he covered his eyes and wept with the emotion of having fought like a warrior king yet failed to regain his crown. The morning was close to breaking but so was his heart. Joshua had not seen him like this before. Not even in ... Read More »