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Prof. Akanbi   The Vice Chancellor of Kwara State University (KWASU), Prof. Mustapha Akanbi, is dead. The KWASU Registrar, Mrs Kikelomo Salle, confirmed this in a statement issued in Ilorin on Sunday. She said Akanbi died on Sunday after a protracted illness. “We urge everyone to remember his immediate and …

Kwankwaso Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has said it’s a big mistake for any presidential candidate to assume the 2023 presidential election is a birthright. The former Kano governor spoke on Sunday when he was featured on Editors Forum, an initiative of …

Many Jos residents, majorly youths, who are supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, in their numbers on Wednesday trooped to the Rwang Pam Stadium, venue of the All Progressives Congress campaign flag-off, to engage in cleansing. Their action came barely 24 hours after the APC flagged off its presidential campaign …

Osodeke and Adamu Deborah Tolu-Kolawole, John Charles, Bola Bamigbola, Adeyinka Adedipe, Tukur Muntari and Armstrong Bakam The Federal Government and the Academic Staff Union of Universities may be preparing for another showdown as the Minister of Education, Adamu Adamu, has insisted the government will not pay full salaries to lecturers …

L-R: Governor Charles Soludo and Peter Obi The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Wednesday, said it never authorized any press release to the effect that Gov Charles Soludo of Anambra State had been dragged to two deities in Imo State over his recent statements against Mr Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of …

The improvement of the naira at the parallel market was reversed this week as the local currency depreciated to N790 per dollar. The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Abdulrasheed Bawa, on Wednesday stated that United States dollar might drop to N200 after the redesigning of naira. …

Peter Obi Mr. Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party, says if elected president, his administration will have and show zero-tolerance for corruption. The former Anambra State governor noted that corrupt practices have crippled Nigeria’s growth for too long. In a brief statement on Monday, Mr Obi said allowing …

Court The Federal Government has arraigned the crew of the Very Large Crude Carrier, (VLCC) MT Heroic Idun suspected of being involved in oil theft in Nigeria. Following their arrest, the ship’s 26 man crew, made up of Indian, Sri Lankan, Filipino, Brazilian, and Polish nationals were arraigned at the …

ASUU The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has called for a protest against what it termed as ‘the casualisation of intellectualism in Nigeria’. The academic union in a notice said the protest is billed to hold in different chapters of the union on Tuesday. Earlier, the union announced its …

Bello Turji The Defence Headquarters (DHQ) of the Nigerian Army has declared Bello Turji, a notorious terrorist in Zamfara, and 18 other suspected terrorists wanted. The names of the suspected terrorists are contained in a poster released by Jimmy Akpor, director of defence information, on Monday. The wanted terrorists are …