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A former presidential aide and chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Ita Enang, has asked the federal government to take the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to court for contempt over its request for the payment of unpaid salaries, among other demands. Enang, who made this known in an interview yesterday in […]

A former Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai (rtd), has said military officers must see themselves as defenders of the nation’s democracy and custodians of its stability. He spoke on Tuesday in Abuja during the decoration of two senior officers of the Nigerian Army Corps of Military Police, Col. Ibrahim Bunza and Col. […]

House of Representatives has resolved to probe the abandoned $35 million modular refinery project in Brass, Bayelsa State, four years after the huge financial commitment. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance moved by Hon. Billy Osawaru (APC, Edo) at plenary yesterday. Osawaru said that sometime in 2020, the Nigerian Content […]

The Senate has charged the Federal Ministry of Works to expedite action on the re-award and completion of the Aniba-Dekina-Shintaku Road in Kogi State. The Red Chamber described the highway as a critical transport corridor linking the South-East, South-South and northern part of Nigeria. Senator Isah Jibrin (Kogi East), who moved the motion yesterday in […]

The two-day Africa Climate Forum 2025 (ACF 2025) ended yesterday in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, with the federal government calling for an inclusive climate transition for all member countries and their citizens. The minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo (SAN), attended the event. At it, African leaders and partners called for bolder, greener and […]

This week, the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) declared a two-week warning strike. This followed the expiration of its 14-day ultimatum to the federal government to address lingering issues such as unpaid Earned Academic Allowances, withheld salaries, and, most importantly, the government’s failure to implement the 2009 agreement. In what appears to be an […]

Kwara State, long celebrated as an oasis of peace in Nigeria’s troubled North-Central region, is experiencing a disturbing transformation. While neighbouring states like Plateau, Niger, and Benue have endured years of devastating violence from bandits and killer herdsmen, Kwara remained relatively secure, with security concerns limited primarily to occasional armed robbery incidents. That comforting reality […]

Raila Odinga was known on Kenya’s political landscape as a master political mobiliser and towering figure. He distinguished himself even if the most coveted seat of the president of the East African country eluded him after several attempts. Odinga ran for presidency of Kenya five times but did not succeed even though he disputed the […]

Former Prime Minister of Kenya, and foremost politician in the East African country, Raila Amolo Odinga, passed away in an Indian hospital in the early hours of Wednesday at the age of 80. Tributes have poured in for the irrepressible politician, who visited Nigeria for the last time in 2023 when he delivered the keynote […]