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Don’t Pay Varsity Lecturers On Strike, Federal Government Writes Vice Chancellors

The Federal Government has directed all Vice-Chancellors of federal universities to enforce the “No Work, No Pay” policy against members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) currently participating in the ongoing strike. In a circular dated October 13, 2025, and signed by the Minister of Education, Dr Maruf Tunji Alausa, which was sighted […]

Ex-PDP Acting Secretary Udeh Okoye Quits Party, Says It Has ‘Lost Moral Compass’

The former acting National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Udeh Okoye, has resigned from the party, citing what he described as the party’s loss of “moral compass and ideological direction.” In a resignation letter dated October 13, 2025, and addressed to the PDP Ward Chairman in Agbogugu, Awgu Local Government Area of Enugu […]

Cameroon’s Opposition Leader Bakary Makes Early Gains In Biya’s Strongholds

Preliminary results from Cameroon’s presidential election suggested that opposition leader Issa Tchiroma Bakary ws making unexpected gains in regions long considered strongholds of President Paul Biya, who has ruled the Central African nation for over four decades. Early tabulations from several commune councils across the country showed Bakary’s Front for the National Salvation of Cameroon […]

State Pardon: Germany, Australia, ASF France Seek Urgent Action Against Death Penalty In Nigeria

Following the outrage over the recent presidential pardon granted some victims by President Bola Tinubu, Germany, Australia and Avocats Sans Frontières (ASF) France (Lawyers without Borders), have called for urgent action against death sentence in Nigeria. The two countries and the lawyers commended President Bola Tinubu for commuting seven persons on death row to life […]

‘We Met All Their Demands, Strike Needless’, Education Minister Faults ASUU

Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, has faulted the decision of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to embark on a two-week indefinite strike action, describing the action as unnecessary and unjustifiable given the federal government’s extensive efforts to meet virtually all of the union’s demands. Speaking on Channels Television’s breakfast show, ‘The Morning […]